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MACC-led task force seizes over RM1.6bil funds since 2024
PUTRAJAYA: More than RM1.6bil worth of funds and assets were seized by the Multi-Agency Task Force (MATF) since last year.Malaysian…
Melaka cops nab drug pusher, seize car used as storage
ALOR GAJAH: Melaka police have arrested an individual after discovering more than 2kg of drugs believed to be heroin and…
YouTube ramps up AI tools for video makers
NEW YORK: YouTube on Sept 16 boosted artificial intelligence tools for creators, saying it has paid out more than US$100bil to content-makers…
New life for old craft
IN the quiet longhouse of Rh Ruekeith Jampong, the weaving looms whir and thump, while colourful beads click-clack as they are strung…
Music in the forest – jazz for turtles
SEPILOK, about 23km from Sandakan, is known worldwide for its Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre and the Rainforest Discovery Centre.It is one…
One missing, two escape after floodwaters sweep utility workers in Keningau
KOTA KINABALU: A man is feared drowned after being swept away by strong floodwaters while attempting to cross a bridge…
Canada’s CPI rises 1.9 pct in August
OTTAWA, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.9 percent year over year in August, up from…
QuickCheck: Is it true that the silvery langur’s fur colour changes with age?
The silvered leaf monkey, also called the silvery lutung or the silvery langur, is one of Malaysia’s most recognisable primates.…
Four arrested after Trump, Epstein images projected onto Britain’s Windsor Castle
LONDON (Reuters) -Four people were arrested on Tuesday following a projection of images of Donald Trump alongside sex offender Jeffrey…
South Africa, 15 countries voice concern over Gaza-bound flotilla safety
JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Foreign ministers from South Africa and 15 other countries on Tuesday expressed concern over the…
News Analysis: Britain’s labor market further weakens amid high cost, support needed
LONDON, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The United Kingdom's labor market continued to show weakness as high labor costs discouraged companies…
Former President Bolsonaro ordered to pay damages for racist comments
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -A Brazilian Federal Court on Tuesday ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to pay 1 million reais ($188,865)in…
Tens of thousands protest Dundee’s Ecuador mine project near key water reserve
QUITO (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of residents and local leaders in Ecuador's central Azuay province took to the streets on…
Suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting charged with aggravated murder
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Tyler Robinson, the suspect accused of assassinating U.S. political activist Charlie Kirk, has been…
IAEA says shelling reported near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
(Reuters) - The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Tuesday its team at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in…
News Analysis: China-U.S. trade talks deepen, maintaining equal dialogue amid differences
MADRID, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and U.S. trade teams held a new round of talks in Madrid, Spain, on…
Sweden unveils record education budget, sweeping school reforms
HELSINKI, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Swedish government on Tuesday announced sweeping school reforms backed by a record 4.3 billion…
US FBI chief calls for ‘al Qaeda’ treatment for traffickers, after second strike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Drug trafficking organizations must be treated the way foreign terrorist organizations were treated after the Sept. 11, 2001,…
U.S. dollar ticks down | The Star
NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Tuesday. The dollar index, which measures…
Crude futures settle higher | The Star
NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices climbed on Tuesday. The West Texas Intermediate for October delivery went up…
EU’s von der Leyen, Trump discuss new steps to increase economic pressure on Russia
(Reuters) -European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen said on Tuesday that she had a call with U.S. President Donald…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro taken to hospital after feeling sick, son says
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been taken to a hospital in capital Brasilia after feeling…
Roundup: Salary delays worsen economic hardship for Yemeni families
ADEN, Yemen, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- In Yemen's southern port city of Aden and other neighboring cities, frustration is mounting…
Portugal’s energy company EDP begins green hydrogen production
LISBON, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Portuguese energy company EDP began producing green hydrogen Tuesday at its repurposed Ribatejo thermal power…
Iraq launches climate investment plan to tackle climate change
BAGHDAD, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Iraq announced on Tuesday the launch of the first phase of the Climate Investment Plan…
China holds Chinese modernization and human rights protection seminar
JINAN, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- A symposium on Chinese modernization and human rights protection was held on Tuesday in the…
China to showcase upgraded manufacturing at int’l industry convention
HEFEI, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The 2025 World Manufacturing Convention will be held from Sept. 20 to 23 in Hefei,…
U.S. carmaker Ford to cut 1,000 more jobs in Germany amid sluggish EV sales
BERLIN, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. automaker Ford announced Tuesday that it will cut an additional 1,000 jobs at its…
Lithuania teaches children to fly drones on border with Russia
TAURAGE, Lithuania (Reuters) -On the border with Russia, Lithuania's Defence Ministry has launched the first of what will be nine…