MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Aryna Sabalenka overpowered Barbora Krejcikova 6-2 6-3 in a brutally swift quarter-final on Tuesday to keep her Australian Open title defence firmly on course and set up a showdown with U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff. After the first two quarter-finals on Rod Laver Arena had run for …

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit ended slightly higher against the US dollar today, tracking the higher Southeast Asian peers’ currencies following reports that China is seeking to inject funds to bolster markets and investor sentiments. At 6 pm, the ringgit improved to 4.7265/7290 against the greenback compared with Monday’s close of …

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez on Tuesday will urge a U.S. judge to appoint him a new lawyer and delay his drug trafficking trial, after arguing the Drug Enforcement Administration sent a rabbi to “infiltrate” his defense team. Jorge Bar-Levy, a Florida resident who told …

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah should register its claim over the payment of the 40% tax revenue owed by the Federal Government to the state through its state legislative assembly, says a state Opposition leader. Parti Kerjasama Anak Negeri (Anak Negeri) president Datuk Henrynus Amin said the party agreed with the call …

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia Bhd in collaboration with the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) today launched the SME X Platform to further support corporate fundraising and business investment opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The SME X Platform is designed to facilitate fundraising to support SMEs in their growth …

TAWAU: A senior police officer from Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur, told the High Court here on Tuesday that he had arrested three policemen at the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) office in Lahad Datu, Sabah, in connection with the murder of e-hailing driver Nurman Bakaratu. Insp Muhamad Nazmi Zulkafli, 33, …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Coco Gauff eked out a victory to reach her first Australian Open semi-final on Tuesday and while the victory was more graft than glamour the U.S. Open champion was just fine with that. The three-hour, eight-minute battle against Ukrainian world number 37 Marta Kostyuk took nearly as …

PARIS: Cybercrime is likely to be the biggest security threat for the Paris Olympic Games later this year, a senior figure at the international police organisation Interpol said on Jan 19. Lyon-based Interpol, which helps intelligence-sharing among security forces around the world, is working closely with French authorities to identify …

Chinese authorities are considering measures to stabilise a slumping stock market, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday citing people familiar with the matter, drawing a sceptical response from underwhelmed investors. Policymakers are seeking to mobilise about 2 trillion yuan ($278.53 billion), mainly from offshore accounts of state-owned enterprises, as part of …

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s parliament is widely expected to approve Sweden’s NATO membership bid on Tuesday, clearing the biggest remaining hurdle to expanding the Western military alliance. Turkey’s general assembly, where President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling alliance holds a majority, is set to vote on Sweden’s application about 20 months after …