DOHA (Reuters) – Australia and India have two of the longest-serving coaches at the Asian Cup and Saturday’s Group B opener between the teams promises to be a battle of styles between the pragmatic Aussies and an Indian side attempting to shed a defensive mindset. Australia come into the Asian …

PETALING JAYA: Dewan Rakyat speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul says that he has not received any no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim so far. He said even though the first meeting of the third term will start next month, the Opposition could submit a motion to be …

Citigroup on Friday reported a $1.8 billion loss for the fourth quarter as it recorded charges to refill a government deposit insurance fund and carry out a sweeping internal reorganization. CEO Jane Fraser called the results “very disappointing,” but expects this year to be a turning point. “We made substantial …

ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Hosts Ivory Coast will have to do without striker Sebastian Haller in Saturday’s Africa Cup of Nations opener against Guinea Bissau as he continues his recovery from an ankle injury, coach Jean-Louis Gasset said. The availability of the 29-year-old Borussia Dortmund striker for their second game in …

MELAKA: Datuk Seri Abd Rauf Yusoh announced an “ang pow” to locals by rescinding the time limit of the road closures along the streets under the Vehicle-Free Zone initiative in Banda Hilir. The Melaka Chief Minister said the closures will be shortened to 18 hours starting next week in conjunction …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A senior ally of President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that Moscow would regard any move by Britain to deploy a military contingent to Ukraine as a declaration of war against Russia. Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, made the comments …

KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank Investment Bank’s (Maybank IB) projection of 4.4 per cent growth for Malaysia’s economy in 2024 (2023: 3.9 per cent) is a mean reversion as the economy grew slower in 2023 due to the extraordinary base effect when growth surged almost nine per cent in 2022 with the …

KUALA LUMPUR: A retired civil servant has filed a judicial review against the Malaysian government to expedite pension adjustments. Aminah Ahmad, who retired as a civil servant with the Foreign Affairs Ministry, filed the application on Friday (Jan 12) in her capacity and on behalf of 56 retired members of …

(Reuters) – Audi’s Carlos Sainz led the Dakar Rally on Friday as Sebastien Loeb claimed his second stage win in the Saudi Arabian desert and Nasser Al-Attiyah’s hopes of defending his title disappeared in the dunes. Spaniard Sainz, a triple Dakar winner, completed the 549km 48-hour Chrono sixth stage with …

KUALA LUMPUR: The government should bring down the budget deficit to three per cent or less the earliest by 2026 or latest by 2028, in line with the fiscal reforms in the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA), according to Maybank Investment Bank. Maybank group chief economist Suhaimi Ilias said the government …