KOTA KINABALU: A deal between native-based Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) and Sabah STAR to work together for non-Muslim seats does not pose a threat to Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) or its other component parties. PBS deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Joachim Gunsalam said that signing the memorandum of understanding (MOU) …

WALL Street’s main indexes eyed a higher open on Thursday as chip stocks rebounded, while investors awaited commentary from Federal Reserve officials to ascertain the outlook for interest-rate cuts. Micron Technology rose 1.6% after a report that the memory-chip maker is set to get more than $6 billion in grants …

DUBAI (Reuters) – The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance said on Thursday the company is working very closely with Nigerian authorities following the detention of its head of financial crime compliance. A Nigerian court has adjourned until May 2 a case against the executive, Tigran Gambaryan, and another Binance official, …

(Reuters) – The Serie A title could be won in a Milan derby for the first time on Monday but hosts AC Milan will be determined to postpone Inter Milan’s inevitable Scudetto celebrations. The title was all but wrapped up by early March and since then Inter fans have had …

NONGRIAT, India (Reuters) -India was preparing on Thursday for the world’s largest general election, as polling officers clambered up hills, travelled deep into areas riven by violent insurgencies and crossed rivers to reach millions of voters across the sprawling nation. The first vote in the seven-phase election will be cast …

SINGAPORE: Yinson Holdings Bhd’s green technologies business unit, Yinson GreenTech (YGT) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) to collaborate towards cleaner and more sustainable maritime operations in Singapore. In a joint statement today, the parties said through the collaboration, YGT’s marine electrification business, marinEV …

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Thursday that any new U.S. military aid for Ukraine would not change the situation at the front where Kyiv’s forces were in a poor position and cast such aid as part of a “colonial” policy which enriched the United States. Mike Johnson, the speaker …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) is formulating strategies to navigate geopolitical challenges amid the Middle East conflict to safeguard the country’s trade performance. Its chief executive officer Datuk Mohd Mustafa Abdul Aziz said all 49 MATRADE offices abroad have been directed to conduct a thorough analysis …

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court dismissed an appeal by the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) seeking to overturn a Court of Appeal decision allowing the Parkville Residents Association (RA) to require non-paying members to operate boom gates themselves, without the assistance of security guards. A. Surendra Ananth, one of the RA’s …

(Reuters) – FA Cup replays will be scrapped from the first round next season as part of a six-year agreement with the Premier League to strengthen the domestic competition, the Football Association (FA) announced on Thursday. The FA added that all FA Cup rounds will be played on weekends from …