Month: November 2024

President Joe Biden speaks during the G20 Summit at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro. (AP pic) RIO DE JENAIRO: US president Joe Biden announced a “historic” US$4 billion pledge for a World Bank fund that helps the world’s poorest countries, the White House said Monday, before Donald…

Police cordoned off the crime scene following a stabbing spree near the United Nations headquarters in New York. (AP pic) NEW YORK: A man went on a deadly stabbing spree in New York on Monday, police and the mayor said, killing two people and critically injuring a third. Police issued an…

Only 11 of the World Food Programme’s 109 trucks reached the warehouse via Kerem Shalom near the Egyptian border. (EPA Images pic) GAZA: Gaza’s Hamas-run interior ministry said Monday at least 20 people were killed in an operation targeting “gangs” that looted trucks bringing aid into the war-torn territory threatened with…

Barangan segar yang lebih murah Julai lalu termasuk timun, kacang buncis, cili padi, kubis, daging kambing, anggur merah, lada benggala, saderi dan limau kasturi. PETALING JAYA: Harga 20 barangan segar turun lebih 10% dari Jun hingga Julai lalu, kata Menteri Ekonomi, Rafizi Ramli ketika menolak dakwaan kenaikan harga barang. Menurutnya,…

Economy minister Rafizi Ramli said if people complain that the prices of goods have soared, then they should send him evidence so the authorities can act. PETALING JAYA: The prices of 20 fresh produce dropped by over 10% from June to July, says economy minister Rafizi Ramli in dismissing claims…

Aid workers stand near World Food Programme trucks bound for Gaza. (EPA Images pic) GENEVA/CAIRO: Nearly 100 trucks carrying food for Palestinians were violently looted on Nov 16 after entering Gaza, in one of the worst aid losses during 13 months of war in the enclave where hunger is deepening,…

The Sabah Electricity four-wheel drive vehicle crashed into an oil palm plantation when it was pursued by a man in a black car. PETALING JAYA: Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd today lodged a police report after a man attacked two of its employees disconnecting power supply at a house in Kampung…

Activists chant slogans during a protest outside the courthouse in Istanbul where dozens of Turkish healthcare workers including doctors and nurses go on trial for fraud and causing the deaths of 10 infants. (AP pic) ISTANBUL: Dozens of suspects went on trial in Istanbul Monday over the deaths of at…

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 18 — The Court of Appeal has reserved its decision on the appeal filed by the Malaysian Competition Commission (MyCC) challenging the High Court’s ruling, which quashed its proposed fine of RM86.77 million against Grab Inc. and its two subsidiaries for alleged anti-competitive practices in the e-hailing sector….

KOTA BARU, Nov 18 — The police will arrest any Malaysian crossing the Malaysia-Thailand border illegally, especially at Sungai Golok, from December 1. Kelantan police chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat said police would arrest Malaysians who do not use the Rantau Panjang Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) Complex to…