(Reuters) – Joe Hart said it was the right time to hang up his gloves as he prepares to retire at the end of the season, with the former England goalkeeper receiving an emotional tribute during Celtic’s final home game of the season on Saturday. Hart, who joined Celtic on …

SIBU: Projects that have been approved for rural areas in Sarawak but have not been implemented will be looked into urgently, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. “As long as I am the Rural and Regional Development Minister, I am committed to bring this to the Federal Government and …

SEMPORNA: The Free-Space Optical Communication (FSO) technology used by Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) to provide high-speed Internet coverage to residents on Pulau Bum Bum here has the potential to be deployed in other parts of the country, says Fahmi Fadzil. The Communications Minister said that based on his observations of …

SAMARKAND: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim witnessed six Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) exchanges between Malaysia and Uzbekistan regarding cooperation between the two countries in various fields on Saturday (May 18). The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan (CCIU) signed an …

KUALA LUMPUR: The suspect who was shot dead after attacking the Ulu Tiram police station is not a member of Jemaah Islamiah (JI), says Tan Sri Razarudin Husain. The Inspector-General of Police said his initial statement that the suspect was linked to JI was based on information that the suspect’s …

KOTA BHARU: Fear of losing their husbands and becoming a burden to their families are among the reasons many women in Kelantan avoid early cancer screenings provided by the National Population and Family Development Board in the state. Director Zaharin Bakri said that as of April, only 130 women had …

TUNIS (Reuters) – Freedoms in Tunisia are being threatened under the rule of President Kais Saied and the authorities are using the judiciary and police to punish their opponents, 10 local rights groups said at a joint conference on Saturday. Police this month arrested 10 people, including lawyers, activists, journalists …

KLANG: A motorist abandoned his car and jumped into a monsoon drain to save himself from a mob that was coming after him following an accident. According to a statement issued by South Klang OCPD ACP Cha Hoong Fong, the man’s misadventure started at about 1.00pm on Friday (May 17). …

TASHKENT: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim visited the Hazrati Imam Complex here on Saturday (May 18), where the original manuscript of Caliph Usman Quran (Mashaf Uthmani) – the oldest in the world – is kept and displayed. Hazrati Imam Complex is the religious heart of Tashkent with several well-restored …

DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) – For Ukrainian gun commander Oleksandr Kozachenko, the long-awaited U.S. ammunition can’t come fast enough as he and his comrades struggle to hold off relentless Russian attacks. His unit’s U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer, which once hurled 100 shells a day at the encroaching enemy, is now often …