PARIS (Reuters) – French police will be on high alert for threats along the route of the 2024 Olympic torch relay, the interior minister said on Monday, with torchbearers protected by about 100 officers in a security bubble and anti-drone measures in place. The Olympic flame will arrive in Marseille …

TAIPING: A trio of bungling novice thieves’ attempt to steal expensive underground telecommunications cables in Padang Gajah here was foiled when police caught them red-handed. Taiping police chief ACP Mohamad Nasir Ismail said when the Op Telaga raid was in progress, the three men aged 26 to 27 were apprehended …

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Wales lost several experienced players in 2023 and head into the Six Nations Championship with a new-look young squad, but coach Warren Gatland has warned rivals not to write them off as they prepare to meet Scotland in their opener in Cardiff on Feb. 3. Retirement, injury, …

TAWAU: The High Court here was told that ehailing driver Nurman Bakaratu checked into a hotel on Jan 13, 2023 and subsequently left the hotel in the afternoon the same day. On the same date, Nurman, 61, was murdered in an oil palm plantation near Jalan Anjur Juara, Jalan Apas …

DOHA, Jan 22 — All international football comes with displays of pride and heritage, but for Hong Kong fans, it is more than that. “It’s like the last outlet to watch Hong Kong or support Hong Kong,” one fan told AFP in Qatar, where the team have reached the Asian …

JOHOR BAHRU: The father of one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit over the Sungai Kim Kim pollution told the High Court on Monday (Jan 22) that his son is still suffering from Myokymia after the 2019 incident. Myokymia causes tremors and weaknesses in various parts of the body. Idham …

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit closed lower today against the US dollar, as with other emerging currencies, as investors opted for the greenback on concerns over global economic prospects and ahead of US data later this week that may influence the interest rate outlook in the United States. At 6 pm, …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is taking all “necessary measures” to defend its citizens and key infrastructure from Ukrainian attacks, the Kremlin said on Monday, a day after Moscow accused Kyiv’s forces of killing 27 people in shelling of a Russian-held city in eastern Ukraine. Also on Sunday Russian company Novatek …

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Scotland have flushed out their deep frustration at a below-par performance against Ireland which saw them exit the World Cup in France in the pool stages, coach Gregor Townsend said at the launch of the Six Nations Championship in Dublin on Monday. Scotland met Ireland in Paris …

KUALA TERENGGANU: The new water tariff for domestic and non-domestic active water user accounts in Terengganu has been adjusted to eight sen to 18 sen per cubic metre (m³) according to usage rate, effective Feb 1. Syarikat Air Terengganu Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Abdul Karim Endut said the new …