MELBOURNE, Jan 13 — Iga Swiatek will be the hot favourite to win a first Australian Open when it begins tomorrow, but could face a stiff challenge from reigning champion Aryna Sabalenka. AFP Sport highlights five women to watch at first Grand Slam of the year: This photo taken on …

GOMBAK: The proposed Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed railway project will not be affected despite reports that some Japanese companies opted out of participating in the request for information (RFI) process, says Anthony Loke. The Transport Minister said just because some quarters pulled out didn’t mean the project should be halted altogether. …

BALIK PULAU: Some villagers in the southwest district of Penang are still waiting for their water supply to resume. Households and business premises located in the end-of-line and higher ground areas are still depending on stored water and static tanks placed by the authorities. At Kampung Kongsi here, about 50 …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – John McEnroe has described the Australian Open’s move to add an extra day to the schedule as a “money grab” but Novak Djokovic and other players hope the change will mean evening matches will no longer drag on until the early hours of the next morning. Organisers …

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern married her longtime partner Clarke Gayford in a private ceremony on Saturday, finally tying the knot after cancelling ceremonies during strict COVID-19 controls she imposed on the country. Ardern, 43, and Gayford, 47, got engaged in May 2019 and were …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Carlos Alcaraz would like nothing better than to take the title away from Novak Djokovic in the final of the Australian Open in two week’s time, the Spaniard said on the eve of the start of the year’s first Grand Slam. The 20-year-old said Djokovic’s record of …

IPOH: A prostitution ring has been shut down by the Immigration Department during a special operation at five premises here. Immigration Department deputy director-general (operations) Jafri Embok Taha said the operation, which was conducted at two prostitution dens and three entertainment outlets on Friday (Jan 12), saw the arrests of …

GOMBAK: Commuters can ride on KTM Komuter trains for free on Thaipusam day (Jan 25) and the service will run for 24 hours per day from Jan 23-36, says Anthony Loke. The Transport Minister said commuter trains on the Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang-Batu Caves route and the Batu Caves-Port Klang-Batu Caves …

GEORGE TOWN: Consumers in areas under the second phase of water supply restoration have fully received supply as of 6am on Saturday (Jan 13), says the Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP). In a statement on Saturday, PBAPP said that the second phase of water supply restoration involved 495,065 consumers or …

PETALING JAYA: It is unlawful and an abuse of power for the government to consider banning The Netflix documentary “Man on the Run”, says Lawyers For Liberty (LFL). LFL director Zaid Malek said that the government does not have the power to remove the documentary on the 1Malaysia Development Berhad …