SEPANG: The departure of giant panda cubs Yi Yi and Sheng Yi for China will leave a long-lasting impression on one of its guardians, Azrennizam Ibrahim. During the process of unloading the two pandas at the animal hotel situated at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Cargo Complex here, Azrennizam, …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian telecommunications (telco) firms have signalled their commitment to ensuring the success of the 5G Rahmah package and Rahmah Civil Servant Postpaid Incentive that the government launched today. The package and incentive announced were made available by five telcos, CelcomDigi Bhd, Maxis Bhd, TM, U Mobile Sdn Bhd …

GENEVA (Reuters) – United Nations officials said on Tuesday that sanctions on Niger were blocking vital humanitarian aid such as food and medicine, saying that requests for exemptions had been submitted to regional bloc ECOWAS. Trucks with food and humanitarian aid have been piling up at Niger’s land borders since …

PUTRAJAYA: The government will reactivate the Inter-Faith Harmony Committee (Harmony Committee) to act as a medium of discussion between religious leaders to resolve issues related to religion and race, says Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar. The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) said the committee would be jointly …

KUALA LUMPUR: Pecca Group Bhd is confident that it will continue benefiting from strong demand for its upholstery products in the automotive. The automotive upholstery maker noted that the automotive sector is projecting another historical record for Malaysia’s total industry volume (TIV) in 2023. In addition, the group is making …

(Reuters) -Sudanese military ruler General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan met his Egyptian counterpart on Tuesday in his first trip abroad since the April outbreak of war in Sudan, a day after rejecting calls for fresh negotiations. The two discussed President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s offer to mediate the conflict during a short …

PUTRAJAYA: It is the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states’ collective responsibility to counter Islamophobia by encouraging dialogue, raising awareness and disseminating a positive message of Islam to the world, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pic). The Deputy Prime Minister said addressing Islamophobia entailed various levels of …

WALL Street’s main indexes were set to open subdued on Tuesday as investors refrained from placing big bets ahead of key economic data this week, including job openings figures due later in the day that will provide further clues on the state of the economy. Multiple sets of economic data …

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google unveiled a swath of fresh artificial-intelligence technology and partnerships on Tuesday that were geared toward bringing more of the growing technology to large businesses. The batch of announcements from its Google Next conference in San Francisco included new customers for its cloud software such as …

DURBAN (Reuters) – Australia will hand debuts to opening batter Matt Short, all-rounder Aaron Hardie and fast bowler Spencer Johnson in the first Twenty20 International against South Africa at Kingsmead, with captain Mitchell Marsh excited to see them in action. The match on Wednesday is the first of three fixtures …