CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan’s army on Wednesday rejected a call to return to peace talks with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces following a conversation between General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Thousands of people have been killed and more than 9 million have fled their …

PETALING JAYA: Recognising ‘Parallel Pathway’ students and opening up Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) to non-bumiputra are two different issues, says Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir. “Some groups are trying to take advantage of the situation, but the real issue is that these students have yet to be confirmed or …

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman will gamble on the fitness of key midfielder Frenkie de Jong and forward Memphis Depay after including the duo in his final 26-man selection for the European Championship in Germany on Wednesday. Both have been struggling with injuries of late but with UEFA having …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), has taken the lead in combating cybercrime across Southeast Asia. MCMC, in a statement on Wednesday (May 29), said this commitment was reiterated at the UNODC Joint Policy Dialogue …

PETALING JAYA: The issue of whether Selangor’s Demand-Responsive Transit (DRT) project was awarded as a contract or a proof of concept should be properly clarified, says the MCA Youth division here. MCA Petaling Jaya division youth chief Andy Teoh Tuck Wah, when met at the police headquarters here on Wednesday …

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran fires the starting gun this week on an election to replace President Ebrahim Raisi, whose death in a helicopter crash could complicate efforts by the authorities to manage a task of even greater consequence – the succession to the supreme leader. Once seen as a possible …

KUANTAN: Pahang has succeeded in eradicating hardcore poverty in line with the government’s aspirations, says Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (pic). He said 1,946 household heads who were recorded as being in the hardcore poverty group have increased their income and exited the category. However, he noted …

(Reuters) -Greenland hopes a membership of CONCACAF, the governing body for soccer in North and Central America and the Caribbean, will boost national pride in the vast and sparsely populated island, the chairman of Greenland’s football association said. The football-crazy Arctic island, a sovereign territory under Denmark but geographically part …

KUALA LUMPUR: Some 820 companies or 81.3 per cent of the total 1,009 public-listed companies (PLCs) on Bursa Malaysia are Shariah-compliant as at May 27, 2024, said Bursa Malaysia Bhd chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar. He said the exchange has facilitated the growth in the Islamic capital market through …

KUDAT: An attempt to smuggle turtle-dried meat to foreign markets has been foiled by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) during Ops Pluto Timur/Op Tiris in the waters off Kampung Tajau Laut. Approximately 1,000 turtles were believed to have been killed to meet the demand in foreign markets. Kudat Maritime …