DOHA (Reuters) – Australia striker Mitchell Duke will miss their final Asian Cup group game against Uzbekistan with a hamstring injury while the starting lineup will see changes, coach Graham Arnold said on Monday. Australia have already qualified for the last 16 and are guaranteed a spot in the top …

PUTRAJAYA: Two former real estate agents were sentenced to 30 years in jail by the Court of Appeal for abducting a businesswoman in 2015 for RM2mil ransom. This follows the decision by the three-man bench comprising Datuk Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera, Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim and Datuk S.M. Komathy Suppiah …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines Bhd has rolled out its New Distribution Capability (NDC) platform, MHplus, globally to enhance communication capabilities and closer cooperation between the airline and its trade partners in key markets. In a statement today, the national carrier said MHplus would be available in six countries, including Malaysia, …

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated one of the holiest Hindu temples and his government has been spending millions of dollars to develop many others, boosting tourism and his appeal among the majority community ahead of elections. Apart from a $6 billion makeover of …

LABUAN: The RM125mil coastal road project from Membedai to Tanjung Aru was officially handed over to the Works Ministry. The coastal road was previously under the jurisdiction of the Federal Territories Department. Deputy Works Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan witnessed the handing over. The 4.8km coastal road provides an alternative …

KOTA KINABALU: The huge amount of trash collected during the city’s beach and underwater cleanup programme underscored a critical need for ongoing clean-ups and improved waste management strategies. Kinabalu Sutera Rotary Club Community Service chair Chaw Zie Der said they collected 480kg of trash during their recent clean-up programme at …

SKOPJE (Reuters) – The European Union’s 6-billion euro growth plan for the Western Balkans is a potential “game changer” that could double the size of regional economies in the next decade, an EU official said on Monday. Leaders of the six Western Balkan countries — Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North …

The use of cheques in the city could end as the Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) works out a road map this year to phase it out amid an irreversible shift to electronic payments. Electronic payment methods have taken off, said Luanne Lim, chairwoman of HKAB, pointing to PayMe, …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Czech teenager Linda Noskova does not need to look far for inspiration in a country with a proven track record of producing top tennis talent but the Australian Open quarter-finalist said she would always idolise American great Serena Williams. Noskova caused the upset of the tournament so …

KOTA KINABALU: Something is “just not right” with the controversial conversion of open spaces for sports and recreation into commercial development in Kepayan, says the Warisan vice president. Datuk Junz Wong said there was a significant shift in the Kota Kinabalu Local Plan for the two open space land plots …