AYODHYA, India (Reuters) – Thousands of Indians danced in the streets, wearing saffron garments and waving saffron flags as they chanted religious slogans ahead of Monday’s opening of a grand temple to the Hindu god Lord Ram on a site they believe to be his birthplace. The ceremony in the …

PETALING JAYA: A probe will be launched into the RM3.46bil Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) toll collection system (MLFF) under the Works Ministry, says Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman said that the committee members have unanimously agreed to initiate proceedings regarding the management of the MLFF’s …

ALOR GAJAH: The Melaka state government will announce its new water tariff on Wednesday (Jan 24) by prioritising the interests of consumers and stakeholders, says Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh. He said the water tariff adjustment would not burden the consumers too much, thus helping the sustainability of …

PUTRAJAYA Malaysia has pledged to explore all available avenues to assist Palestine, end the atrocities in Gaza, and bring Israel to justice, says the Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra). This comes as Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan is set to participate in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Ministerial-Level Open …

SAN FRANCISCO: Forty years after igniting a PC revolution, Apple’s Mac is stronger than ever and could reach new glory due to AI computing – or be left behind. Apple launched the Macintosh in 1984 with a history-making television ad pitching the machine as an anti-establishment blow against a dystopian …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Qualifier Dayana Yastremska continued her fairytale run into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Monday with a 7-6(6) 6-4 upset of twice former champion and 18th seed Victoria Azarenka. The Ukrainian world number 93, who stunned Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova in the first round, had to …

Luis Silva, the chief executive officer and founder of Brazilian payments startup CloudWalk, has lofty ambitions. After launching the firm a decade ago, he’s now taking tap-to-pay and other technologies to merchants in the US with plans to expand globally – and then into outer space – in an unusual …

Compiled by FATIMAH ZAINAL, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN MALAYSIAN deejay and actor Jack Lim (pic) went after a man who took upskirt photos of an actress during an event in Kuala Lumpur, China Press reported. During the incident on Friday, Lim and his colleagues were attending a Chinese New …

Nikola Jokic scored 42 points on 15-of-20 shooting and pulled down 12 rebounds, and the visiting Denver Nuggets beat the struggling Washington Wizards 113-104 on Sunday night. Jokic, who had eight assists, is shooting 74.6 percent from the field in the last 12 games, leading Denver to eight wins in …

As a kid growing up in poverty in rural Bolivia, Roly Mamani built his own toys. Now a 34-year-old engineer, he 3D prints limbs for Indigenous compatriots scarred by life-changing accidents. Mamani funds the endeavour with the money he makes from selling robotic toys he makes – his other passion, …