JOHOR BARU: Two secondary school students were beaten up and forced to join the Hong Hong San and the Ngo Sek Kee secret societies in Muar, police said. The recent assault, captured in a 41-second video clip involving a fight between the two gangs at Jalan Marin 10 and Taman …

NEW YORK: Oil prices eased about 1% to a three-week low on a rising US dollar and after the US Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady as expected but noted it would keep the door open to possible future rate hikes due to a strong US economy. Interest rate hikes …

KOTA KINABALU: What was supposed to be a two-hour boat ride became a two-day journey for an elderly couple after they got lost and ran out of fuel while travelling off Sandakan. Md Asibih Tamang, 73, and his wife Fatima Ulo, 65, were travelling from Kampung Batu Putih to their …

(Reuters) -Chip designer Qualcomm forecast first-quarter sales and profits above Wall Street targets on Wednesday as a smartphone sales slump finally starts to ease and a renewed contract with Apple helps boost its outlook. The San Diego, California-based company forecast current-quarter revenue of $9.1 billion to $9.9 billion, with a …

JOHOR BARU: A Sessions Court Judge here could not contain her tears before sentencing a single mother and her female companion to seven years’ jail yesterday for child abuse and neglect. Nurul Asyiqin Mohamad Zahir, 27, and Singaporean Awiin Chua, 30, pleaded guilty to abusing and neglecting Nurul Asyiqin’s seven-year-old …

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton said he felt “incredibly proud” to see Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior receive this year’s Socrates Award at the Ballon d’Or ceremony and vowed to continue speaking out against racism. Brazilian Vinicius, who has been racially abused in LaLiga games in the last two …

NEW YORK: Morgan Stanley may pay between US$500mil and US$1bil to resolve a long-running US probe into how it handled private stock sales, Semafor reports, citing people familiar with the matter. The bank may also agree to tighten internal controls, as part of a potential settlement with the Department of …

KUALA LUMPUR: As chicken prices are floated starting this month, the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry has mobilised over 2,000 enforcement personnel to monitor prices. Acting minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said a total of 2,300 enforcement personnel and some 900 price monitoring officers have been deployed to …

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Ruling party lawmakers in Honduras elected an interim attorney general on Wednesday, but opposition legislators accused the allies of leftist President Xiomara Castro of engineering an unconstitutional power grab. Lawmakers with Castro’s Libre party muscled through the election of the new interim prosecutor, Johel Zelaya, with a …

PETALING JAYA: Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd will continue to invest and grow its portfolio of brands while staying focused and vigilant on both its revenue management and cost-optimisation initiatives. In a statement, Carlsberg said it entered into a memorandum of understanding with Sapporo Breweries Ltd for the exclusive manufacturing and …