COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Nordic and Baltic seismologists said that they had detected blast-like waves on Sunday when a Baltic Sea gas pipeline ruptured but that the data was not strong enough to determine whether explosives were involved. Authorities in Finland and Estonia, whose state-run companies own and operate the Balticconnector …

PARIS (Reuters) – Form clashes with pedigree when Ireland look to bury their World Cup jinx forever against New Zealand at the Stade de France on Saturday in one of the most eagerly anticipated World Cup quarter-finals for many years. Six Nations champions Ireland have already beaten defending champions South …

KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s disaster management ministry on Friday revised downward the death toll from multiple earthquakes to around 1,000 from an earlier figure of over 2,400, a spokesman said. Multiple earthquakes struck in the western province of Herat on Saturday and Wednesday, destroying entire villages in the war-battered country, …

KUALA LUMPUR: The unity government through the Malaysia Madani Budget 2024 has provided an allocation of RM1.1bil to resolve water supply issues, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Presenting the budget, themed ‘Madani Economy: Empowering the People’, in the Dewan Rakyat on Friday (Oct 13), he said the government …

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has allocated RM2.47bil to implement people’s housing projects (PPR) next year, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, said this included a special RM1bil guarantee fund to encourage responsible developers to rebuild abandoned projects which have been identified. He …

PARIS (Reuters) – Antoine Dupont’s face is for everyone to see as the mercurial scrumhalf is the Rugby World Cup’s poster boy, and 80,000 pairs of eyes will be on the France captain as he takes to the field for their quarter-final clash against South Africa on Sunday. Coach Fabien …

Tan Sri Leong Hoy Kum Founder & group managing director Mah Sing Group Bhd THE outlook of the property sector remains optimistic, with Bank Negara Malaysia’s announcement in September to maintain its overnight policy rate (OPR) at 3% and expectations that the OPR will remain unchanged this year. Stable OPR …

KUALA LUMPUR: These are the highlights of Budget 2024 tabled in Dewan Rakyat on Friday (Oct 13) by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Click here to view the full text of his speech Themed “Reformasi Ekonomi, Memperkasakan Rakyat” (Economic Reform, Empowering People), Budget 2024 involves an allocation of RM393.8bil …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders meeting later in October will demand “decisive progress” on using Russian assets frozen by sanctions to help Ukraine, according to their draft statement, addressing a matter that has been stuck for months. The United States and Britain last month signalled support for an EU …

PETALING JAYA: Budget 2024 falls short of aspirations to revitalise the housing industry, say industry players. The Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) president, Oliver Wee Hiang Chyn, noted that while specific projects had been allocated funds to enhance public infrastructure and support contractors in the G1 to G4 categories, the …