PUTRAJAYA: Tourism Malaysia is making efforts to promote domestic travel, achieving 25% of the target of 220 million tourists in the first quarter of this year, says Tourism Malaysia director-general Manoharan Periasamy. He said for this year, the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry had set a target of 220 million …

JEMPOL: A retiree has lost almost RM45,000 after being blackmailed by a woman who recorded him in a compromising situation during a phone conversation. Jempol police chief Supt Hoo Chang Hook said the government retiree’s troubles started on May 29 after the woman, believed to be a foreigner, contacted him …

MOSCOW: Wide-eyed, Willis Gibson, 13, covers his face, leans foerward and gasps for air, saying, “Oh my God,” over and over again. He’s the first person to beat Tetris, the puzzle video game invented by Alexey Pajitnov, a Soviet software engineer, back in 1985. Thanks to a new technique, Gibson …

MONTREAL (Reuters) – Daniel Ricciardo answered criticism from retired Formula One champion Jacques Villeneuve by qualifying fifth for the Canadian Grand Prix on Saturday. Villeneuve, the 1997 champion now working as a television pundit, had questioned on Sky Sports why the 34-year-old Australian was still in Formula One. “We’re hearing …

KOTA KINABALU: Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing (pic) is not backing down despite criticism by his Sabah counterpart Datuk Christina Liew over his decision to stop all licensed agents handling the Sabah-Malaysia My Second Home (Sabah-MM2H) programme. Instead, the federal minister urged the Sabah Tourism, …

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has resumed sending balloons carrying trash over the border to South Korea, officials and news reports said on Sunday, a week after it vowed to continue if anti-North Korea leaflets are flown from the South. Dozens of balloons with trash attached have been found in …

NIBONG TEBAL: Perikatan Nasional will use various methods and media, including social media, during the upcoming Sungai Bakap by-election campaign. “We’ll redouble our efforts,” Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, who is Perikatan’s election director for the by-election, after launching the coalition’s election machinery in Sungai Bakap on Saturday (June …

Ninja Theory pushed creative boundaries with Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice by focusing on an unconventional hero. Senua is a Pictish warrior who suffers from psychosis. She hears voices and has hallucinations, and her struggle with mental illness is at the heart of the original. The team crafted a cult classic because …

KAJANG: Inconsistent statements from Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin’s parents and other witnesses prompted the police to conduct further investigations into the case, says Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan. The Selangor police chief said the police are taking all necessary steps to ensure a thorough investigation following the granting of a …

MONTREAL (Reuters) – After their Monaco high Ferrari were coming to grips with a Montreal flop on Saturday after both cars slumped out of qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix, missing an opportunity to pile more pressure on championship leading Red Bull. Riding the momentum from Charles Leclerc’s Monaco victory …