TOKYO: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who will be arriving in Tokyo tonight, is set to work on enhancing ties with Japan and attracting more Japanese investors to Malaysia. Malaysian ambassador to Japan Datuk Shahril Effendi Abd Ghany said Anwar, on the first day of his five-day working visit, …

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistan court has banned media from reporting on proceedings in a closed-door trial of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of leaking state secrets, raising concerns about transparency ahead of national elections in February. The 71-year-old former cricket star has been at the centre …

A medical equipment manufacturer is investigating after a patient was shot by her own gun triggered by an MRI machine, according to a Food and Drug Administration report. GE Medical Systems was alerted to an injury sustained by a patient while she was using one of its nuclear magnetic resonance …

GEORGE TOWN, Dec 15 (BK) — Mount Everest sherpas will continue to search for the hearing-impaired Malaysia Everest 2023 climber, Muhammad Hawari Hashim, who has been missing since May 19, in the next climbing season. Nivesh Karki, 35, said his company in Nepal has assured that they would continue the …

NOGALES, Arizona (Reuters) – Her daughter’s school shut down, Yomara said, after a shootout between rival gangs competing for control of drug and migrant trafficking routes in their southern Mexican town of Chicomuselo. Then, she said, produce vendors cleared out of the market after they faced demands to affiliate with …

KOTA KINABALU: Umno’s Kinabatangan MP Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin claims he turned down an offer to be in the Federal Cabinet as he wanted to focus on the Sabah election that could be held as early as next year. “Yes, I was offered (a post) but I declined because …

KUALA LUMPUR: Priceworth International Bhd (PWI) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Maxland Energy Sdn Bhd have purchased the entire 100% equity interest in forest and plantations maintenance works company Meluz Azim Sdn Bhd for RM46.67mil. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, PWI said Melur Azim and and its subsidiaries are the …

IPOH: A 12-year hiatus from the pageant world didn’t stop Celine Phong Sze Ling from making Malaysia proud after being crowned as the Tourism category winner at the Mrs Asia International 2023 event. The competition held in Thailand in early December saw Phong defeat 23 other participants in the category. …

KUALA LIPIS: Corporal Mohd Azman Mat Yaacob felt uneasy after seeing his wife Nor Faizah Ridzuan’s real-time location – shared via the WhatsApp application – was not moving, despite checking his smartphone several times. Mohd Azman, attached to the Petaling Jaya police station in Selangor, said he immediately contacted his …

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia ended higher on Friday, continuing its five-day winning streak, boosted by buying across the board amid improving global confidence, a dealer said. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) gained 6.19 points to 1,462.45 compared with yesterday’s closing of 1,456.26. The index barometer …