WITH school holidays coming up next month, tour agencies are getting many enquiries on travel packages and itineraries from holidaymakers. Apple Vacations group managing director Datuk Seri Koh Yock Heng said despite the sluggish economy, people are still willing to spend money on domestic or overseas travel. “Now with the …

(Reuters) – Ban or no ban, TikTok’s partners in the music and advertising world plan to stick with the massively popular short-form video platform until the bitter end, seven industry leaders told Reuters. The U.S. Senate passed a bill late on Tuesday that gives Chinese tech firm ByteDance up to …

PETALING JAYA: Former Manchester United star Dwight Yorke says the current English Premier League team would be no match for the legends squad. The legend’s team, who will be taking on the Liverpool Reds in an exhibition match on Saturday at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, said the seniors …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted the first EU-wide rules on combating domestic abuse and violence against women. HOW IT WORKS The new legislation – which passed with 522 in favour, 27 against and 72 abstentions – prohibits female genital mutilation and forced marriage. It also lays …

GEORGE TOWN: Commander Muhammad Firdaus Ramli was a hero in many ways, said his father Ramli Abd Hamid. Describing his son as a country hero and hero to the young people of Sungai Nibong, where Muhammad Firdaus was born and raised, he expressed his gratitude for the love Malaysians have …

(Reuters) – Upcoming quarterly reports from U.S. tech giants may show Microsoft is closing the gap on cloud-computing market leader Amazon.com as more businesses switch to its services, attracted by a clutch of generative AI features that are powered by OpenAI’s technology. The Redmond, Washington-based software giant has beaten rivals …

MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s Rafael Nadal said on Wednesday that he is not sure if he will be able to play at next month’s French Open after pushing through the pain barrier in his comeback from injury. The 37-year-old, a 22-time Grand Slam champion, said that he is far from being …

MUAR: The family of Commander Muhamad Amir Mohamad did not expect that this year’s Hari Raya would be the last time that the family would be gathering together. According to Muhamad Amir’s younger sister, Marhamah Mohamad, her brother had returned home about a week before Hari Raya to celebrate the …

THE S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were set to open higher on Wednesday, with Tesla leading gains among megacap stocks after its quarterly results, while upbeat earnings reports across other sectors also offered support. Tesla outpaced megacap stocks with an 11.5% jump in premarket trading after the electric-vehicle maker eased …

KULAI: Johor Health Department has issued almost RM600,000 worth of compounds given to smokers for smoking at restaurants within the first three months of this year. Its director, Dr Mohtar Pungut Ahmad, said besides smokers, compounds were also given to eatery owners for failure to adhere to the Tobacco Products …