PADANG BESAR: The government has decided that its institutions, such as the military, police, schools, hostels, and hospitals, will use imported white rice from April onwards to enable the people to obtain local rice. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the people could get a sufficient supply of local …

(Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min has emerged as a natural leader after high-profile departures at the Premier League club and consistently delivered fine performances this season, manager Ange Postecoglou said on Monday. Son, Spurs’ top scorer this campaign with 15 goals and eight assists, took the captain’s armband …

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cloud communications company Twilio has appointed a partner at Sachem Head Capital Management to its board, it said on Monday, as it faces pressure from several activist investment firms to make significant changes. Twilio added Andy Stafman and expanded the size of the board by one …

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s local elections on Sunday were competitive and gave citizens many options but took place in a “starkly polarised environment” where more needs to be done to ensure freedom of expression, a European group of observers said on Monday. Turkey’s opposition logged a thumping victory over President …

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association’s (MMA) Section Concerning House Officers, Medical Officers and Specialists (Schomos) has launched a survey to gather information on the working conditions of doctors at public hospitals and clinics facing manpower shortages. “MMA Schomos is very concerned about the manpower crisis affecting many government hospitals …

KYIV (Reuters) – Recent Russian attacks have caused significant damage to the Ukrainian power system, but a total collapse is unlikely, the head of Ukraine’s national grid company Ukrenergo Volodymyr Kudrytskyi said on Monday. Since March 22, the Russian forces have been attacking Ukrainian thermal and hydropower stations as well …

KANGAR: The Federal Government has approved a total of RM14mil for the Wang Kelian Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) project. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said this after attending a closed-door meeting with Perlis government officials. “During the visit, Perlis Mentri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli requested additional allocations …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Monday dismissed a report that Russian military intelligence may be behind the mysterious “Havana syndrome” ailment that has afflicted U.S. diplomats and spies globally. Insider, a Russia-focused investigative media group based in Riga, Latvia reported that members of a Russian military intelligence (GRU) unit …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation through the Energy Commission (EC) will offer a solar quota of 2,000MW through a competitive bidding process under the next phase of the large scale solar (LSS) programme. The bidding process for the fifth round of the LSS or LSS-Energy …

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -A Pakistani court on Monday granted former Prime Minister Imran Khan an appeal of his conviction for graft and suspended his 14-year jail sentence, his lawyer said, a relief for his embattled party which had won most seats in February’s national polls. Just a week ahead of the …