KUALA LUMPUR: Media agencies and public relations establishments have been asked to work hand-in-hand to douse fake news and disseminate news with accuracy and adopt responsible communication. Institute of Public Relations Malaysia (IPRM) president Jaffri Amin Osman said society needs to understand what is ethical or otherwise and avoid complete …

SEMPORNA: More than 100 ‘lepa’, traditional Bajau community boats, will participate in the decorated boat competition in conjunction with the Regatta Lepa Festival in Semporna this year. Regatta Lepa and Sea Sports Committee chairman Abd Manan Indanan said that thus far there are 10 entries for traditional carved lepa while …

Parents in China are paying thousands of yuan (hundreds of US dollars) to gene test their children in the hope of finding a unique natural talent against the advice of experts who say the process is bogus. Mainland parents have been flocking to gene testing companies with samples of their …

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban Idalberto Echavarria maneuvered his wife Olga in a wheelchair to the front of the line at Terminal 2 of Havana’s airport, dodging luggage and a sea of people bidding farewell to friends and family. The crowded terminal, a launch point for Cubans making their way by …

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed hope that China would join forces to ensure the Palestinian-Israeli conflict can be resolved quickly so that humanitarian aid could be sent to Gaza without restrictions. According to Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir, the matter was conveyed by …

KUALA LUMPUR: The supply of onions in the Malaysian market at the moment is sufficient and can be sustained, says Fuziah Salleh. The Deputy Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister said that although the supply of onions has not been affected, the government is trying to get supplies of …

LISBON (Reuters) – Nearly 70% of Portuguese voters want an early election following the abrupt resignation of the Socialist prime minister, a survey showed on Thursday, as President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was due to announce his decision on the matter later in the day. Antonio Costa stepped down on …

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) -An EU tribunal made legal errors when it ruled in favour of Apple over a 13-billion-euro ($14 billion) tax order and should review the case again, an adviser to Europe’s top court said on Thursday, in a potential setback for the iPhone maker. The tax case against Apple …

KUCHING: The Sarawak government will assist Sarawakian students in tertiary institutions to purchase textbooks and other equipment, says Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. The Premier said the assistance would be announced in the state budget to be tabled in the upcoming Sarawak legislative assembly meeting. “In our budget for …

CARACAS (Reuters) – The Venezuelan government will be in a strong position to increase social spending to woo voters in 2024 as relief from some U.S. sanctions allows more oil income to flow into government coffers, analysts say. The United States in October temporarily rolled back some oil industry sanctions …