LONDON (Reuters) -The global response to AIDS is “under threat” because of an unprecedented backlash against human rights that is stigmatizing the groups most at risk of HIV infection, the head of the United Nations AIDS programme has warned. Winnie Byanyima, executive director of UNAIDS, said countries where there are …

IPOH: The tabling of the 2024 Supply Enactment Bill (RUU) for the state by Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad (pic) will be the focus of the Perak State Legislative Assembly sitting starting this Friday (Dec 1). Perak state assembly Speaker Datuk Mohammad Zahir Abdul Khalid said all state assemblymen …

ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) – Members of Russia’s LGBTQ community fear a court ruling due on Thursday will label them “extremists” and pave the way for arrests and prosecutions of those who speak out for gay and transgender people. Russia’s justice ministry asked the Supreme Court this month to recognise what …

PETALING JAYA: Press Metal Holdings Bhd will be strategically fortifying its position, as it navigates the potential challenges that may arise. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the aluminium company said it remains resolute in its commitment to financial discipline and optimisation, amidst dynamic market complexities due to trade tensions, …

KOTA BHARU: A total of 533 underage married couples were recorded in Kelantan in the past four years, state Kelantan Islamic Development, Dakwah, Information and Regional Relations committee chairman Mohd Asri Mat Daud said on Tuesday (Nov 28). He added that the state government retained the age of marriage without …

LONDON (Reuters) – Symphony, the markets infrastructure and tech firm, is teaming up with Google to ramp up its voice analytics offering to banks and investment firms, executives told Reuters, as regulators get tough on communications compliance. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has imposed more than $2 billion in …

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Talks to form a new Dutch government were set to start on Tuesday, almost a week after the upset election victory of anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders, with a former government minister picked to sound out workable coalitions. The appointment of Ronald Plasterk, a former Labour party minister, …

KOTA BHARU: A total of 27,000 auxiliary police positions have been approved out of the 60,000 vacancies that need to be filled by agencies or companies that have applied so far, says Bukit Aman Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department (JPJKK) director Datuk Seri Aidi Ismail. He said even if …

KUALA LUMPUR: KLCCP Stapled Group registered a net profit of RM185.34 million in the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2023 (3Q 2023) from RM176.59 million in the same quarter, attributed to the strong contribution from both the hotel and retail segments. Malaysia’s largest self-managed staped security comprises KLCC Property Holdings …

ATHENS (Reuters) – Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has cancelled a planned meeting with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis due to a diplomatic row over the status of the 2,500-year-old Parthenon sculptures housed at the British Museum. Greece has repeatedly asked for their permanent return to Athens, while Britain and …