MELBOURNE, Jan 27 — Aryna Sabalenka won a second Grand Slam title at the Australian Open today by marrying her undoubted tennis prowess with a more relaxed mentality and the discipline to stick with her strategy. Following her breakthrough at Melbourne Park last year to clinch a first major, the …

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A powerful Hindu group said several mosques in India were built over demolished Hindu temples, apparently hardening its stance in a decades-long sectarian dispute just days after a huge temple was inaugurated on the site of a razed mosque. The comments from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh …

GUA MUSANG: Kota Bharu has recorded the highest number of poor and extremely poor registered through the eKasih programme as of January this year. Kelantan State Development Office director Jasri Kasim said according to the latest eKasih statistics, 15,282 families in the district were successfully registered. According to him, the …

FULLERTON, California (Reuters) – A generation of children who learned to write on screens is now going old school. Starting this year, California grade school students are required to learn cursive handwriting, after the skill had fallen out of fashion in the computer age. Assembly Bill 446, sponsored by former …

KOTA KINABALU: Sabahans should embody the traits of the dragon and drive progress as well as development in the state, says Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor The Chief Minister said 2024 is known as the Year of the Dragon according to the Chinese zodiac, adding it was associated with power, greatness …

(Reuters) – Factbox on Australian Open finalist Daniil Medvedev, the third seed, who beat Alexander Zverev 5-7 3-6 7-6(4) 7-6(5) 6-3 in the semi-finals (Prefix numbers denote seeding). Age: 27 Nation: Russia ATP Ranking: 3 Seeding: 3 Grand Slam titles: 1 (U.S. Open 2021) ROAD TO FINAL First round: beat …

PORT DICKSON: The Malaysian Army will soon set up a board to investigate a drowning incident involving two victims at a training pool of an army camp in Temerloh, Pahang, that happened on Friday (Jan 26). Army Chief General Tan Sri Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan said the board would investigate various …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Factbox on Australian Open finalist Jannik Sinner, the fourth seed, who beat defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-2 6-7(6) 6-3 in the semi-finals (Prefix numbers denote seeding). Age: 22 Nation: Italy ATP Ranking: 4 Seeding: 4 Grand Slam titles: 0 ROAD TO FINAL First round: beat Botic …

JOHOR BARU: The Education Ministry should ensure the newly built SJKC Poay Chai can start operating when the new school term begins, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The MCA president said it would make more sense for the school – relocated from Singkir, Kedah, to Bukit Indah, Johor …

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic) says politicians or government employees who receive several pensions should fulfil their moral responsibility by choosing just one pension scheme. He said this was because there were former ministers, menteri besar and government officers who were entitled to three to four …