FOOTBALL fan Sivan John will celebrate his 44th birthday by travelling 5,916km to support Malaysia’s national team at the AFC Asian Cup in Qatar. The Klang native, who works in the insurance industry, said he was looking forward to motivating Harimau Malaya as they make their return to Asian football’s …

PETALING JAYA: There is a small segment of the police force that is delinquent, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has admitted. He said only about 2% of the police force have been found to have committed wrongdoings last year. Nevertheless, with a 137,000-strong police force, that means about 2,740 personnel …

QUITO (Reuters) – Forty-three prisoners remain at large after escaping a prison in northern Ecuador, the SNAI prisons agency said on Monday, as security forces continued operations throughout the country. President Daniel Noboa declared a 60-day state of emergency last week, including a nighttime curfew, and designated 22 criminal groups …

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday called for a constitutional amendment to change the status of South Korea as a separate state and warned that while his country doesn’t seek war, it didn’t intend to avoid it, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday. Kim said …

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s economy grew more than 5% in 2023 and growth will reach 8% this year, President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday during his annual address to the government-allied legislature. Venezuela’s economy has suffered a prolonged meltdown marked by triple-digit inflation and a mass exodus of millions of …

(Reuters) – Much of the United States remained gripped by an Arctic blast on Monday, cutting power to tens of thousands of customers in northern states and Texas and potentially dampening turnout in Iowa, where voters will cast the first ballots for a Republican candidate in November’s presidential race. The …

(Reuters) – Aid agencies are looking at delivering aid to Sudan on a new route from South Sudan as they struggle to access much of the country, a senior U.N. official said on Monday, nine months into a war that has caused a major humanitarian crisis. The war between the …

(Reuters) – Nottingham Forest and Everton face a points deduction after the clubs have been charged by the Premier League for a breach of their profitability and sustainability rules (PSR), the league said on Monday. Everton have already been handed a separate 10-point deduction this year over their finances in …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Highlights of the second day of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Monday, all times local (GMT +11): 1030 HADDAD MAIA SEE OFF FRUHVIRTOVA CHALLENGE Brazilian 10th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia beat Czech Republic’s Linda Fruhvirtova 6-2 3-6 6-2 to set up a second round clash …

(Reuters) – Russia has focused its recent air attacks on the Ukrainian military-industrial complex although the threat to energy facilities remains high, a senior military spy official was quoted as saying on Monday by the RBC-Ukraine news site. Ukrainian officials have warned for months that Russia may target its energy …