PARIS (Reuters) – James Slipper, the most experienced player in Australia’s World Cup squad, could be in contention to play their second Pool C match against Fiji next Sunday, when the Wallabies will be looking to back up their comfortable opening win over Georgia. The loosehead prop, who has won …

ALOR SETAR: Police have crippled five migrant smuggling syndicates operating in Kedah with the arrest of 12 local and Myanmar agents through Ops Pintas from Aug 15 to Sept 7. State police chief Datuk Fisol Salleh said 47 Myanmar migrants, aged between 15 and 50 years old, were also detained …

WARSAW (Reuters) – The Catholic Church beatified on Sunday a Polish family of nine, including a new-born baby, who died at the hands of Nazi Germans during World War Two for sheltering a Jewish family from the Holocaust. The beatification service for Jozef and Wiktoria Ulma and their seven children …

KUALA TERENGGANU: Terengganu police denied claims that the “Ops Khas Motosikal” conducted on Friday and Saturday (Sept 8 and 9) had elements of sabotage against the RXZ Members 5.0 annual gathering, held in Kuala Nerus near here. State police chief Datuk Mazli Mazlan said the operation was carried out in …

KUALA LUMPUR: DAP and Umno grassroots members say they have mixed feelings about the cooperation between the two parties given as their friendship is still new. “Strange” and “uncomfortable” were some of the words used by Umno and DAP members when asked about their feelings about working with each other …

BORDEAUX (Reuters) – World Rugby promised to take action late on Saturday evening after what appeared to be thousands of fans were stuck outside the stadium ahead of England’s World Cup pool D victory over Argentina in Marseille. Reuters reporters saw long queues of fans milling around outside the stadium …

KUALA LUMPUR: Jom Latih Belia Digital Madani Carnival aims to provide exposure to housewives, especially single mothers, to develop their skills and subsequently generate more income. Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said that the carnival was organised after the Movement Control Order (MCO) and the COVID-19 pandemic affected …

KUALA LUMPUR: The victory of the unity government candidates in the Pulai parliamentary and Simpang Jeram state by-elections proves the political maturity of the Johor people, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The Deputy Prime Minister said it was evident that Johoreans were not easily swayed by political slander …

PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional will continue to support the unity government, which reflects the true face of Malaysia, says coalition chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Ahmad Zahid, who is also Umno president, said he hoped that the relationship between Barisan and Pakatan Harapan would spur the spirit of unity …

KOTA KINABALU: Initiatives to develop the state under the Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) plan will be speedier and more effective if there are no elements of corruption, says Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. The Sabah Chief Minister said if all civil servants and private sector employees carry out their duties with …