DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh again closed all primary schools across the country and educational institutions in almost half of districts including the capital as a severe heatwave saw temperatures climb above 43 degrees Celsius (109 Fahrenheit) on Monday. Schools across the country that closed last week due to the heatwave …

KUALA LUMPUR: CIMB Group Holdings Bhd has achieved its Forward23+ targets despite external uncertainties, reaffirming its commitment to becoming the leading focused ASEAN bank, said chairman Datuk Mohd Nasir Ahmad. Speaking at the company’s 67th annual general meeting (AGM) virtually with shareholders today, he said that with the varied challenges …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and China have pledged a commitment to collaborate in research through the Second Malaysia-China Joint Research Project Group, focusing on key areas such as energy storage technology and human vaccines. Additionally, the focus also includes space technology, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and advanced materials technology. Science, Technology and …

ATHENS (Reuters) – A man was convicted of involuntary arson on Monday for his role in Greece’s deadliest wildfire in memory, and five former fire officials found guilty of misdemeanours linked to their response to the 2018 blaze, judicial sources said. As the court announced the convictions – and the …

MADRID (Reuters) – England rugby international Billy Vunipola was arrested by police in Majorca, Spain after being involved in a violent incident at a pub, reports in Spanish media said on Monday. According to a report in the Ultima Hora newspaper, Vunipola was tasered twice by police after threatening customers …

KOTA KINABALU: Thalassemia patients in Sabah will benefit from the 250 units of desferal infusion pump received from Yayasan PETRONAS on Monday. The medical device contribution is part of Yayasan PETRONAS’ Uplifting Lives programme carried out in collaboration with Yayasan Kebajikan Sabah (YKS) and Sabah Health Department to help ease …

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia-based renewable energy giant ACWA Power has expressed interest to invest more than US$10 billion (US$1=RM4.77) in Malaysia over a 10-year period in collaboration with Cypark Resources Bhd. This was conveyed by ACWA Power chairman Mohammad A. Abunayyan when he paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Datuk …

TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia faces more protests this week as lawmakers resume debate on a “foreign agents” law that opponents denounce as a Russian-inspired tool to crack down on freedom of speech. The bill would force organisations receiving more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as foreign …

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia-based renewable energy giant ACWA Power has expressed interest to invest more than US$10bil (RM47.6bil) in Malaysia over a 10-year period in collaboration with Cypark Resources Bhd. This was conveyed by ACWA Power chairman Mohammad A. Abunayyan when he paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Datuk Seri …

KLANG: There are 86 ‘high-density schools’ across the country that face overcrowding, compromising education quality, says Fadhlina Sidek. The Education Minister said the ministry is evaluating each school individually to decide on the best solutions necessary to reduce classroom congestion and improve education quality. She said conditions vary from school …