KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Basketball Association (MABA) signed a joint venture agreement with Exsim Development Sdn Bhd to build a new head office cum hospitality development on its current Kuala Lumpur site of 1.328 acres. The 60-storey twin towers to be called MABA Suitez @ KL City Centre with an …

CARACAS/GEORGETOWN (Reuters) – Venezuelans will vote on Sunday in a referendum backed by President Nicolas Maduro’s government over a potentially oil-rich territory that is the subject of a long-running border dispute with Guyana. The five-question referendum includes a question rejecting International Court of Justice (ICJ) jurisdiction to decide to which …

(Reuters) – Kyiv officials accused Moscow of committing a war crime after a grainy video on social media appeared to show several soldiers shooting two surrendering military personnel who emerged from a dugout at gunpoint. The unverified video shows one soldier coming out of a foxhole on the battlefield with …

LONDON (Reuters) – Keir Starmer, leader of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party, has praised former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, a deeply unpopular figure among many Labour supporters, as he seeks to woo Conservative voters before an election expected next year. Starmer, whose left-wing party is ahead of Prime Minister Rishi …

JOHOR BARU: It has been almost five years since the Sungai Kim Kim pollution incident, yet some victims are still struggling with health issues brought on by exposure to toxic chemicals. Some victims are urging the government to reassess the penalties imposed on those accountable for the contamination, saying that …

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s ruling nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday appeared set to win three of four states in key regional polls, in a big boost for Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of general elections in six months. The heartland states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, and …

DUBAI (Reuters) – Ten of the world’s top development banks pledged to step up their climate efforts at the COP28 summit, yet failed to say anything about halting financing for fossil fuel projects, a document seen by Reuters showed. In a statement to be announced at the event in Dubai, …

DUBAI (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Sunday that it was essential for all world religions to unite in opposing the “rapacious” devastation of the environment. The 86-year-old pope had planned to preside at the opening of the Faith Pavilion at the C0P28 climate conference in Dubai but a lung …

KOTA BARU: The East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC) has recorded a realised investment of RM10.9bil in Kelantan over 15 years. The realised investment is through consistent efforts of the ECERDC in collaboration with the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and the Kelantan state government. ECERDC chief executive officer …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Payung Rahmah initiative has emerged as a standout brand for the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry under the Madani government’s one-year leadership, says Deputy Minister Fuziah Salleh (pic). She said the initiative now encompasses the Rahmah Package, Rahmah Baskets, Rahmah Sales and Menu Rahmah, with …