KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) has not given the “green light” or approval to Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) members to join the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), to become one of its component parties. GPS chairman Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg (pic) said there has yet to be any meeting …

BELGRADE (Reuters) – Eight policemen were injured and 38 people detained during and after an opposition protest over election results, Serbia’s police said on Monday. Thousands gathered in the centre of Belgrade on Sunday to demand the annulment of parliamentary and local elections a week ago that international observers said …

IPOH: Malaysia’s beloved Royal Artist, Datuk Lat, was the proud recipient of the Cai Zhizhong Comic Prize at the 3rd Cai Zhizhong Comic Prize award ceremony held in Guangzhou, China, last Friday (Dec 23). The 72-year-old Lat, whose real name is Mohd Nor Khalid, said he was proud to be …

HANOI: Vietnam’s budget revenue met its target early this year, according to Mai Xuan Thanh, director-general of the General Department of Taxation. Thanh said that by Dec 21, the general department reported this year’s tax revenue at 1,396 quadrillion dong (US$57 trillion), exceeding the target by 1.7% as 29 out …

DUNGUN: For the first time in 40 years, residents in the Felda Kerteh cluster in Ketengah Jaya have finally experienced the ordeal of flash floods. Considered a tragic end to 2023 by the locals, the floods, which occurred in the blink of an eye following a very heavy rain at …

NEW YORK: Billions of dollars in hydrogen-industry subsidies from president Joe Biden’s signature climate law will come with stringent environmental safeguards, raising concerns that strict rules will stifle production of the nascent climate-friendly fuel. Under the proposed rules laid out last Friday, the new clean-hydrogen tax credit won’t benefit existing …

PETALING JAYA: Civil society organisations, political groups, as well as student and youth associations, are planning to gather outside the US embassy for six days starting Tuesday (Dec 26) to urge for an immediate ceasefire in Palestine. A total of 48 groups assembled under the Palestinian Solidarity Secretariat in a …

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – The Indian army has launched an investigation into the deaths of three civilians allegedly in military custody in Indian Kashmir, and moved senior officers from the disputed area, a military official said on Monday. Residents in the area, which is claimed by India and Pakistan, said …

PENANG: Malaysia is set to host the 45th International Advertising Association (IAA) World Congress 2024, marking a historic milestone as the first time this prestigious event will be held in South-East Asia. The event is scheduled to unfold in Penang from March 6 to 8, 2024. It would be co-hosted …

WASHINGTON: The United States has extended its claims on the ocean floor by an area twice the size of California, securing rights to potentially resource-rich seabeds at a time when Washington is ramping up efforts to safeguard supplies of minerals key to future technologies. The so-called Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) …