KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will roll out an action plan to lure Australians to visit the state, says State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Christina Liew She said this includes educating travel agents, recognising them as “prime movers”. Liew added that the education will be through online training and familiarisation …

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit ended higher against the US dollar as weaker manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) flash estimates raised hopes for a dovish interest rate signal by major economies, especially the United States. A rising yuan due to a stronger-than-expected daily mid-point fix by China’s central bank also helped …

(Reuters) – Inter Milan are still pursuing defensive reinforcements as they look to build on a strong start to their Serie A campaign when they face their former coach Claudio Ranieri and his Cagliari side on Monday. Simone Inzaghi’s Inter began the season by beating Monza 2-0, with Lautaro Martinez …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd’s (MAHB) net profit for the second quarter (2Q) ended June 30, 2023 (2Q FY2023) rose to RM102.53 million versus a net loss of RM58.15 million in the same quarter last year. Revenue grew 78.6 per cent to RM1.23 billion from RM689.76 million previously, in …

LONDON (Reuters) – The presumed death of mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in a fiery plane crash leaves Russian President Vladimir Putin stronger in the short term, removing a powerful figure who had defied his authority and threatened to make him look weak. But it would also deprive him of a …

(Reuters) – Mykhailo Mudryk is the latest addition to a long list of injuries at Chelsea after the Ukrainian forward sustained an injury in training, manager Mauricio Pochettino said on Thursday. Chelsea were hit with several injury problems early in the season, including captain Reece James who suffered a hamstring …

KYIV (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hailed his nation’s spirit and defiance in holding out against Russian forces in a rallying speech on Thursday marking Ukraine’s Independence Day. The anniversary was celebrated quietly, and fell exactly 18 months after Moscow’s full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022 which has killed tens …

KUALA LUMPUR: MISC Bhd’s net profit for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023 (2Q 2023), surged to RM452.90 million against a net loss of RM19.10 million in the same period a year earlier. Revenue for 2Q 2023 also improved 10.5 per cent to RM3.55 billion from RM3.21 billion previously, …

PUTRAJAYA: The use of other languages as the medium of instruction in vernacular primary schools does not violate the Federal Constitution as the national language is taught as a compulsory subject in those schools, the Court of Appeal heard on Thursday (Aug 24). Senior federal counsel Liew Horng Bin representing …

(Adds dropped word “to” in first paragraph) (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump is due to surrender at a Georgia jail on Thursday to face charges he illegally tried to overturn the vote in the state in the 2020 presidential election which put Joe Biden in the White House. WHAT …