SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain (Reuters) – Soon after Maria Rosa Sanchez reported her neighbour for renting her building’s rooftop in Tenerife as a campsite on Airbnb, police officers carried out an early morning raid and local authorities opened an investigation. The closure of the campsite, which offered tents for …

JAKARTA: The Indonesian rupiah on Tuesday tumbled to its weakest in four years as the market reopened after the Eid al-Fitr holidays, prompting the central bank to intervene in the market to stem its slide. The rupiah declined as much as 2.27% to 16,200 per U.S. dollar, its weakest level …

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s resolute efforts to reunite the family of Cinta Gaza Malaysia chief executive officer (CEO) Muhammad Nadir Al-Nuri Kamaruzaman shows the Prime Minister’s deep concern for the welfare of the people. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar (pic) …

SAN FRANCISCO: Samsung regained its position as the top smartphone seller, wresting back the lead from Apple as Chinese rivals close the gap on both market leaders, industry tracker International Data Corporation (IDC) reported on April 15. South Korea-based Samsung overtook Apple as worldwide smartphone shipments grew nearly 8% in …

GEORGE TOWN : The High Court here has ruled that the conversion of a Catholic woman to Islam four years ago was illegal. Justice Quay Chew Soon, in his ruling on Tuesday (April 16) , said that the conversion was deemed invalid due to non-compliance with Penang’s state Islamic laws …

SINGAPORE: Asian stocks sank and the dollar climbed to more than five-month highs on Tuesday as stronger-than-expected U.S. retail sales for March further reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve is unlikely to be in a rush to cut interest rates this year. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East kept risk …

Meta Platforms Inc wants to bring its virtual reality headset into classrooms. Students as young as 13 years old could take a trip to ancient Rome or tour the Metropolitan Museum of Art from a classroom in the Midwest, according to the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, as it …

(Reuters) – Kelly Slater, the greatest professional surfer of all time, said “everything must come to an end” after his final season of full-time competition on the World Tour came to a close with defeat at the Western Australia Margaret River Pro on Tuesday. Slater’s loss to current ratings leader …

PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin requested, on Tuesday (April 16), that a five-member Court of Appeal panel to hear his final legal bid to restore his discharge and acquittal (DAA) on four abuse of power charges relating to the Jana Wibawa scandal. However, the court then …

KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI tumbled to its lowest in over two weeks while the broader market was a sea of red as the rout in global equities deepened following a shift in risk sentiment. As the market entered the lunch break, the blue-chip index was down 5.71 points to …