KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Forestry Department on Tuesday (Nov 28) refuted claims that questioned the legality of logging activities in Sipitang, which was published by a local daily on Monday (Nov 27). Chief Conservator of Forests Datuk Frederick Kugan said the activities were related to land clearing for agriculture development in …

KUCHING: Muslim countries need to enhance their collaboration to strengthen development and growth in sectors such as the halal industry and Islamic finance, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said there was huge potential to upscale Islamic financial services globally as well as halal production. “There is a …

(Reuters) -Britain’s competition regulator said on Tuesday Photoshop owner Adobe’s $20 billion buyout of cloud-based designer platform Figma could harm innovation for software used by the vast majority of UK digital designers. The deal would eliminate competition and remove Figma as a threat to Adobe’s flagship Photoshop and Illustrator products, …

BENGALURU (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur and Ange Postecoglou should not rein in the high-risk high-reward apporach that proved so successful in the first few weeks of the Premier League season despite recent defeats, former players Ossie Ardiles and Ledley King said. Spurs, unbeaten in their first 10 league games under …

HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland will close its entire border with Russia to travellers for the next two weeks in a bid to halt the unusually large flow of asylum seekers to the Nordic nation, which the government and its allies say is an orchestrated move by Moscow. Finland last week shut …

PUTRAJAYA: Top graft buster Tan Sri Azam Baki has clapped back at lawyer Muhammad Rafique Rashid Ali, saying that he was merely responding to Aman Palestin Berhad’s demand for their frozen accounts to be released. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief commissioner said he had not received a letter from the …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg urged members of the alliance on Tuesday to “stay the course” in supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia’s invasion as both the United States and European Union struggle to agree on further military aid. “It’s our obligation to ensure that we provide …

KUCHING: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Vice-President of Indonesia Dr Ma’ruf Amin are set to deliver their opening keynote speeches at the Gala Dinner Global Muslim Business Forum (GMBF) 2023 on Nov 28. Speaking to reporters at a press conference at the State Assembly here today, Sarawak Deputy …

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Latin American venture capital firm NXTP has raised $98 million for a fund targeting technology startups largely in Brazil and Mexico, it said on Tuesday. Despite current macroeconomic headwinds, there is an “enormous” opportunity to invest in Latin American startups, said NXTP managing partner Darly Bendo. …

(Reuters) – Real Madrid go into their Champions League tie against Napoli with plenty of injury problems, but manager Carlo Ancelotti said his side have proved they are strong enough to cope with these challenges. Real’s injury list includes Aurelien Tchouameni, Vinicius Junior, Eduardo Camavinga, while Luka Modric is a …