PETALING JAYA: P.A. Resources Bhd, Malaysia’s leading aluminium extruder company, recorded its highest ever quarterly revenue of RM150.7mil for the second quarter ended Dec 31, 2023 (2Q24). It is an increase of 16.4% compared to 1Q24. In a statement, the group said pre-tax profit stood at RM15.6mil, an increase of …

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva plans a bilateral meeting this week with Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro to discuss Venezuela’s upcoming general election and its border dispute with Guyana. Brazil has been trying to broker dialogue between its two neighbors since Venezuela revived its claim to …

(Reuters) -Streaming subscriber growth in the United States has halved in 2023, data from research firm Antenna showed, a sign that the boom might be over for the industry in its key market. Growth in the premium subscription-video-on-demand category slowed to 10.1% last year from 21.6% in 2022. But its …

KYIV (Reuters) – Russia will escalate an ongoing influence operation this spring aimed at destabilising Ukraine and scuppering international support for Kyiv in its two-year-old war with Moscow, Ukrainian intelligence warned on Tuesday. Ukraine is struggling to fend off Russian troops along much of the front line as Kyiv faces …

BERLIN (Reuters) – Borussia Dortmund have not succeeded in hitting top form in the Bundesliga this season despite their solid Champions League run but a top-four league finish remains the goal, Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke said on Tuesday. Dortmund dramatically lost the league title to Bayern Munich on the final …

TBILISI (Reuters) -A Russian man who publicly burnt a copy of the Koran was jailed for three and a half years on Tuesday in the Russian region of Chechnya. The case of Nikita Zhuravel drew international attention last year when Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov published a video in which his …

(Reuters) – OpenAI has asked a federal judge to dismiss parts of the New York Times copyright lawsuit against it, arguing that the newspaper “hacked” its chatbot ChatGPT and other artificial-intelligence systems to generate misleading evidence for the case. OpenAI said in a filing in Manhattan federal court on Monday …

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada and the United States fully agree on the urgent need to move forward with confiscating frozen Russian sovereign assets to help Ukraine, which has recently faced setbacks on the battlefield, Canada’s Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday. Freeland and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will …

KUALA LUMPUR: Sounds of laughter and joyous chatter filled the San Choon Hall at Wisma MCA here where MCA leaders and media practitioners came together in a spirit of camaraderie for a media appreciation night. Held just after the Chinese New Year celebrations, the night was also a time for …

(Reuters) – Manchester United have no plan to deviate from their usual approach when they take on Nottingham Forest away in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Wednesday despite their recent shock home loss to Fulham, manager Erik ten Hag said on Tuesday. Fulham won at Old Trafford …