LISBON (Reuters) – The new leader of Portugal’s ruling Socialist Party (PS) Pedro Nuno Santos pledged on Sunday to increase the minimum wage and boost economic competitiveness through more incentives to select sectors, if he wins an election in March. Socialist Prime Minister Antonio Costa, in office since 2015, resigned …

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities in the violence-plagued southwestern state of Guerrero said they were investigating a gruesome massacre that took place in a part of a remote desert where two rival criminal groups have been fighting for control. Police investigators had found five burned bodies stacked onto a …

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Phil Foden scored twice as holders Manchester City cruised into the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 5-0 win over Huddersfield Town on Sunday, with playmaker Kevin De Bruyne making a welcome return after four months out with a hamstring injury. Fielding a strong side, …

KOTA KINABALU: Two-year-old Parti KDM led by Datuk Peter Anthony is facing a crisis as top leaders from its Beaufort division on Sunday (January 7) quit the party to throw their support behind Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (Gagasan Rakyat). KDM vice-president and Beaufort division head Datuk Johair Mat Lani announced …

KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Zulkarnain Mahdar who has refused to apologise for alleging Parti Warisan is connected to a busted Sabah drug cartel is now threatening to sue Datuk Azis Jamman for defamation. Zulkarnain, who is Gerakan Kuasa Malaysia (G57) chairman, said he was prepared to sue Azis, who is Sepanggar …

IPOH: A seafood restaurant in Teluk Nipah on Pangkor Island has been slapped with anti-profiteering notices for allegedly over-charging its customers. Perak Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry director Datuk Kamalludin Ismail said after two days of investigations at the restaurant and several other premises in Teluk Nipah, the …

KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is heading for Sabah to calm a brewing political storm. “I will be flying off to Sabah today (Jan 7) immediately after this event. “I will be issuing a good statement in Kota Kinabalu on Monday (Jan 8),” the …

KOTA KINABALU: Six states have been allocated some RM225mil in funds under the Federal Government’s Essential Goods Distribution, LPG (liquefied natural gas) and Community Drumming Programme for this year, says Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali. The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister said the states were Sabah, Sarawak, Kelantan, Terengganu, …

SEREMBAN: R. Shivaani and her family can barely contain their excitement that the 10-year-old girl can return to school this coming March after missing out the previous year due to her nationality status. Her father, P. Rajheswaran, 44, expressed his gratitude to the Education Ministry over its concern in resolving …

PEKAN: The floods in Felda Chini Timur 3 on Saturday (Jan 6) have been described as the worst ever to have occurred in the area. Muhammad Syazwan Mat Suhaimi, 29, said although his house had been hit by floods before, the water only entered the lower part of the house …