(Reuters) -Casper Ruud overcame a stern test from ailing second seed Holger Rune on Friday to secure a 3-6 6-3 6-4 win and reach the Mexican Open final where he will face defending champion Alex de Minaur. De Minaur earlier returned to the title clash when Briton Jack Draper retired …

PUNCAK BORNEO: The government has agreed in principle to implement the Licensed Release of Prisoners (PBSL) through home detention for prisoners serving jail sentences of four years and below as an effort to reduce overcrowding in prisons. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (pic) said that his ministry is …

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah tourism authorities have engaged a string of airlines with the aim to revitalise and expand route networks to the Land Below the Wind. Leading the Sabah Tourism Board (STB) team on these proactive engagements was its newly minted chief executive officer Julinus Jeffrey Jimit at the recently …

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has strongly condemned the Israeli regime’s recent attack on Palestinians who were awaiting aid in Gaza, resulting in the loss of over 100 lives and leaving around 700 others wounded on Feb 29. According to a statement by the Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) on Saturday (March 2), the …

When it comes to AI conversational agents, are there really any credible alternatives to ChatGPT? With the emergence of US rivals Gemini and Claude, and the arrival of France’s Le Chat, competition has never been stronger. For over a year now, ChatGPT has been the go-to when it comes to …

WATER levels at all seven dams in Selangor are satisfactory, says state infrastructure and agriculture committee chairman Izham Hashim. “Water levels at three of the dams are at over 90% capacity, while the remaining four are above 85%,” he said. “The situation at the moment is not critical. We will …

KUALA LUMPUR: Saudi Arabia’s Education Minister Dr Yousef Abdullah Al-Benyan has expressed his commitment to increasing the Saudi government’s scholarships for Malaysian students, says Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir (pic). The Malaysian Higher Education Minister said further discussions on this matter would be held. He said this was among …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Friday said the U.S. government was taking seriously an internal watchdog report that the U.S. ambassador to Singapore threatened his staff and failed to submit about $48,000 in travel expenses on time or with proper documentation. Ambassador Jonathan Kaplan, a political appointee, had …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Trade Organization’s moratorium on customs duties on digital transmissions, a key pillar of internet development for decades, won a last-minute reprieve on Friday, but the deal will force companies to confront its expiration again in 2026. The WTO’s 13th ministerial meeting in its final hour …

RESIDENTS around Taman Tasik Titiwangsa in Kuala Lumpur want authorities to ensure commercial premises are not allowed near the recreational area. They thanked authorities for demolishing an illegal food court there on Feb 29, but said better monitoring and enforcement were needed around the lakeside park. Laif Mohd Fisal said …