Senegal opposition figure says will not cooperate with court

SENEGALESE opposition figure Ousmane Sonko has said he will no longer respond to court summonses without guarantees for his safety, a day before his appeal in a defamation case begins. Sonko – who came third in the 2019 presidential election and is running again next year – is facing two court cases that could have […]

Abu Samah Mohd Noor is acting KL police chief

KUALA Lumpur Special Branch chief Abu Samah Mohd Noor has been made acting Kuala Lumpur police chief effective today, replacing Yahaya Othman, who was appointed Pahang police chief. A handing-over of duty ceremony was held at the Kuala Lumpur police headquarters today, witnessed by Bukit Aman Management director Azmi Abu Kassim.

Alcaraz poised to retake no. 1 spot after Madrid Open defence

CARLOS Alcaraz celebrated “being almost at the door” of becoming the top-ranked tennis player in the world again after defending his Madrid Open title yesterday. The Spaniard earned his 10th career title with a hard-fought 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win over Jan-Lennard Struff and can reclaim the world no. 1 ranking from Novak Djokovic simply by playing a […]

Two friends charged with murder of businessman

KAJANG: An e-hailing driver and his friend were charged on Monday (May 8) with the murder of a businessman, whose body was found inside a luggage bag in a ravine in Hulut Langat, near here. Read full story

No more EPF withdrawals no matter what opposition says, says Anwar

THE government will not budge from its position to not allow anymore special withdrawals from the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) even if it presents the opposition with fodder for its campaign in the state elections. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he expected his rivals to play up the matter in the polls in six states.

Hong Kong’s bamboo scaffolders preserve ancient technique

MO Jia Yu wraps his legs around a pole to balance high above the ground and secure a joint, a skill he must master to become a bamboo scaffolder in Hong Kong. The metropolis is one of the world’s last remaining cities to use bamboo scaffolding in modern construction and building repair.