MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s most prominent jailed opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, heaped ironic praise on Tuesday on the polar conditions at the prison north of the Arctic Circle where he was moved to shortly before Christmas. Navalny, 47, was tracked down to the IK-3 penal colony in Kharp in the …

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Water Department is pushing hard to provide sufficient water to Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) where frustrated students protested during a visit by the Higher Education Minister on Monday. Deputy Chief Minister III Datuk Shahelmey Yahya said records showed that there was an increase in demand for …

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit extended yesterday’s gains to close higher against the US dollar on Tuesday amid more investors returning to emerging currencies, dealers said. At 6 pm, the ringgit appreciated to 4.6405/6445 versus the greenback from Monday’s close of 4.6495/6535. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam …

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea (Reuters) – Sri Lankans Siyam Mohamed and MJ Nimshan Dananjaya hadn’t realised how close South Korea’s Yeonpyeong Island is to North Korea when they arrived in November to work catching crabs. They had a rude awakening on Friday, however, when alerts sounded on their phones – …

PETALING JAYA: The Communications Ministry said it is taking measures to reduce dropped call rates recorded among users in Malaysia. “For information, during a period of Jan 1 to Dec 13, 2023, MCMC audit recorded 1,837 dropped call cases including out of coverage cases,” minister Fahmi Fadzil said during a …

BUTTERWORTH: “Stick to your plan, keep to schedule”! This is the advice Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow gave to Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) on the day before repair works are due to be conducted at the Sungai Dua water treatment plant here. Chow outlined three items in a “to …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) will formulate a strategic plan to increase green investment and make Malaysia a major regional green investment hub and destination. Its Minister, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, said the plan aims to achieve net zero carbon as early …

KUALA LUMPUR: After more than a month since Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin was murdered, the police are now looking at all information gathered during the course of the investigation. Police have completed more than 90% of the investigation from the aspects of forensics, pathology, witness statements and combing the area …

KUALA LUMPUR: Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor Bhd’s (KPS) wholly-owned unit Bold Approach Sdn Bhd and Yeoh Jin Hoe have signed a conditional share sale agreement with AI Dream (HK) Ltd for proposed divestments of shares in Kaiserkorp Corporation Sdn Bhd for RM265.48 million cash. In a filing to Bursa Malaysia today, …

SHAH ALAM: Employers and foreign workers were excited to meet Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail who visited the Selangor Immigration Department on Tuesday (Jan 9). The Home Minister had gone to the ground to check for himself how things were done under the Second Labour Recalibration Programme (RTK 2.0). He …