BUKIT MERTAJAM: Two policemen are among four suspects detained for impersonating as police officers to rob foreign workers at a workers quarters located at a construction site in Simpang Ampat, here last Saturday (Dec 2). Penang police chief Datuk Khaw Kok Chin said the four suspects, aged between 24 and …

(Reuters) – Discussions between the U.S. securities regulator and asset managers hoping to list bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have advanced to key technical details, in a sign the agency may soon approve the products, industry executives said. Thirteen firms including Grayscale Investments, BlackRock, Invesco, and ARK Investments, have pending applications …

(Reuters) – The game of cat-and-mouse at the top of Serie A continues this weekend when Juventus can go top once again with a win over Napoli on Friday before Inter Milan take on Udinese on Saturday. Inter still lead the way in what is increasingly looking like a two-horse …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Thursday accused President Joe Biden of seeking to demonise Russia in order to wring more funds from Congress to keep the war in Ukraine going, something Moscow likened to burning U.S. taxpayers’ money in a furnace. Biden pleaded with Republicans on Wednesday for a …

LONDON (Reuters) -A defiant British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appealed to his Conservative Party on Thursday to unite behind his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, warning colleagues that if he toughened it any further the whole scheme could collapse. Sunak is facing the biggest challenge to his year-long …

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit ended lower against the US dollar for the third consecutive day despite signs that a weak labour market in the United States (US) could tilt the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) monetary stance towards an easing bias. At 6 pm, the ringgit decreased to 4.6720/6765 against the …

SHAH ALAM: The widow of bank manager Syed Muhammad Danial Syed Syakir, who died in a road rage incident on the Kuala Lumpur-Seremban bound North-South Highway (PLUS) was seen sobbing at the High Court here today, while reading out her victim impact statement. Qistina Ayu Rozhan, 32, who is also …

(Reuters) – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and 48 other Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday urged top payments companies to resume work on implementing a sales code for gun merchants, according to letters seen by Reuters, citing how states have passed conflicting requirements on the issue. In March, the payments companies Visa, …

(Reuters) – Aston Villa started the season prioritising a top-four Premier League finish but inspiring performances under manager Unai Emery have catapulted them to third and within reach of title rivals and his former club Arsenal who they host on Saturday. Emery has brought European football back to Villa Park …

PETALING JAYA: An officer with the Education Ministry has been transferred after he reportedly barred two Tamil songs from being performed at a Tamil language carnival. “The issue of banning ‘Tamil Valthu’ and ‘Kadavul Valthu’ has been investigated and appropriate action taken by the ministry where the responsible officer has …