KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government has identified the state’s east coast as a place of interest to become the new economic growth hub, due to its proximity to the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippine East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA). Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said state agencies, such as POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd, …

KOTA KINABALU: China remains as Sabah’s significant trade partner with its trade volume registering an increase of 1.2% to RM6.56bil for the first half of this year, says Chief Minister Hajiji Noor. He said that as the economic and trade cooperation between Malaysia and China continued to progress, the state …

SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) – George Russell put his Singapore Grand Prix crash behind him on Thursday and said he would not make such a costly mistake when Mercedes were again fighting for Formula One championships. The Briton crashed on the final lap of Sunday’s race while in third place and, …

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine agreed to license its grain exports to Slovakia on Thursday and pushed for a deal with Poland to end restrictions by its neighbours on grain that it has been forced to send overland since Russia’s invasion last year. Slovakia, Poland and Hungary imposed national restrictions on …

IPOH: A total of 258 school cooperatives have been registered in Perak so far, with a total membership of 36,917 people, says Salbiah Mohamed. The state Women, Family, Social Welfare, Cooperative and Entrepreneur Development Committee chairman said the school cooperatives recorded a total revenue of RM26.54mil last year. “This shows …

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -The International Criminal Court is operating with strong limitations on its digital systems after a hacking incident, sources and lawyers who work at the war crimes court said on Thursday. Two lawyers at the court, and a source close to it who asked not to be identified, …

BENTONG: The government aims to build 5,045 units of Rumah Mesra Rakyat (RMR) this year with the additional RM123mil allocation approved in August. Local Government Development Minister Nga Kor Ming said that, so far, 4,250 units of houses have been built by Syarikat Perumahan Nasional Bhd (SPNB), surpassing the target …

LONDON (Reuters) – In the space of a few short weeks Ange Postecoglou has banished the gloom that had descended over Tottenham Hotspur, ushering in a vibrant playing style in keeping with the club’s ethos. Four wins and a draw from his first five Premier League games represents the team’s …

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Socialists would win a new general election by a narrow margin and fall short of a parliamentary majority, beating the conservative People’s Party (PP) that secured the most votes in July’s inconclusive ballot, a survey showed on Thursday. The country could face a repeat election in …

KUALA LUMPUR: A member of the Dewan Negara suggested on Thursday (Sept 21) that the government set up an agency, body or government-linked company (GLC) to supervise and manage all rare earth related issues in the country. Senator Datuk Mohd Hisamudin Yahaya said the government could coordinate the resource and …