30 stations, 10 interchanges for MRT3

MRT Corp CEO Mohd Zarif Mohd Hashim says the stations and interchanges are expected to be finalised in three months’ time. PETALING JAYA: The MRT3 Circle Line project is expected to involve about 30 stations and 10 interchanges, covering the parameters of Kuala Lumpur and making one round from Bukit Kiara to University Malaya Medical […]

Allardyce calls for VAR overhaul after controversial goal denial

‘All parties should have an influential input into how VAR goes forward,’ says Allardyce. (AP pic) LONDON: West Bromwich Albion manager Sam Allardyce said the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system needs to be overhauled after his team were controversially denied a goal in Monday’s 3-0 Premier League victory over Southampton. West Brom’s Mbaye Diagne thought […]

Alibaba shares soar as it plays down hit from record US$2.78 bil fine

BEIJING: Shares in tech giant Alibaba surged 9% Monday as the e-commerce titan reassured investors that a record US$2.78 billion antitrust fine imposed by China would have little impact on its operations. Regulators slammed the tech giant with the penalty on Saturday after a months-long probe concluded it had been abusing its dominant market position. But […]

Najib never in doubt money was donation by Saudi royals, says lawyer

The Court of Appeal was told that Jho Low had arranged a meeting between Najib Razak and the Saudi king in 2010. PUTRAJAYA: Najib Razak always believed that the money in his Ambank accounts was remainder from donations from the Saudi royal family, the Court of Appeal heard in the former prime minister’s RM42 million […]