MELAKA: The owner of a bulk sewing company, Mariyah Holdings Sdn Bhd, Mariyah Yaakob on Thursday (Dec 7) pleaded not guilty to a charge of making racist remarks against the Malay community in the Ayer Keroh Sessions Court here. The Cambodian woman, 47, made the plea after the charge against …

KUALA LUMPUR: The public portion of ACE Market-bound Critical Holdings Bhd’s initial public offering (IPO) has been oversubscribed by 88.08 times. In a statement with Bursa Malaysia today, Malaysian Issuing House Sdn Bhd (MIH), on behalf of Critical Holdings, said that the public issue comprising 74.35 million new ordinary shares …

A 15-year-old girl who was kidnapped, taken across state lines and sexually assaulted reached out for help twice in 2020, before finally reaching family, leading to her rescue. Her kidnapper was sentenced to 50 years in federal prison on Dec 4. Wilmer Rivera-Hernandez, 33, of Honduras, pleaded guilty Aug 24 …

KOTA KINABALU: The Federal Government is prepared to consider putting up another terminal at Kota Kinabalu International Airport in view of the booming Sabah tourism industry. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said tourist arrivals are expected to pick up as Sabah’s natural beauty and the friendliness of its people …

KUCHING: Sarawak’s Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) has set up an advisory council to promote mutual respect and provide advice in responding to religious issues. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said the council was mooted some time ago but its formation was delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic and a …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will hold a presidential election on March 17, 2024 at which President Vladimir Putin is likely to run for another term that could keep him in power until at least 2030. WHEN? The election will be held on March 17 and the winner will be inaugurated …

Warehouse workers could soon face new competition from robots: GXO Logistics Inc is testing a humanoid model at its facility in Flowery Branch, Georgia. The robot, nicknamed Digit and made by Agility Robotics, a Corvallis, Oregon-based startup, is a little slow grabbing the Spanx apparel and putting it on a …

OPEC and its allies announced additional supply cuts for early 2024 as part of their efforts to prop up the market, but the lukewarm price response so far points to the fact that the oil sector is drawing conclusions from rising production outside the bloc, economic sluggishness as well as …

KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says his Madani government has worked faster during its term so far to restore the rights of Sabah and Sarawak under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) compared to past governments. The Prime Minister said the MA63 was an agreement inherited from the nation’s forefathers …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said that a planned visit by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Russia had been changed at the last minute, prompting the Kremlin chief to visit Riyadh for talks with the leader of the world’s biggest oil exporter. Mystery surrounds Putin’s hastily arranged …