Новости за 08.07.2024

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani has urged the party to stop blaming others for its declining popularity, saying it was counterproductive.

KUALA LUMPUR: UOB Global Economics & Markets Research today said it continues to expect a bumpy path for capital flows into Malaysia after it saw a reversal of flows in June, and posted a net outflow of capital of RM700 million.

SYDNEY: The Australian dollar hovered near a six-month high on Monday, drawing support from favourable yield differentials, although it lost some ground on the kiwi ahead of a central bank policy meeting in New Zealand.

SAN FRANCISCO: An early Sunday mass shooting in Detroit left two dead and 19 wounded, according to preliminary reports from the Michigan State Police.

KUALA LUMPUR: Permodalan Nasional Bhd’s (PNB) micro-investing and fintech platform, Raiz, will shut in Malaysia, after four years of operations.

SEMPORNA: Over 20 tonnes of waste was collected in a clean-up effort on Mabul Island, renowned for its world-class diving sites.

PARIS: French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said on Sunday he will hand his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron on Monday morning, adding he will carry out his functions as long as required.

KUALA LUMPUR: A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale was detected near Bonin Islands, Japan Region, at 4.01 am today.

JAKARTA/SINGAPORE,: Indonesia’s President-elect Prabowo Subianto wants to give school children free meals, but the plan and his pledge to be ‘daring’ on spending have the country’s debt and currency markets on edge.

TROYES, France: Tour de France overall leader Tadej Pogacar voiced frustration with Jonas Vingegaard’s defensive tactics on Sunday, claiming the defending champion was “scared” as little-known Frenchman Anthony Turgis won stage nine.

RAMALLAH: Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer had a phone conversation on Sunday, where Abbas congratulated Starmer on his Labour Party’s victory in the recent parliamentary elections.

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday called on all sides to exercise “caution” on the border between Israel and Lebanon, in his first telephone conversation since he was elected with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

LONDON: Rather than despairing at the carnage left behind in the women’s draw at Wimbledon, the evidence shows that the entertainment value has never been better, Coco Gauff declared after becoming the latest Grand Slam champion to perish in the first week.

PENAMPANG: "Even after getting into the boat, my four cats were still traumatised (after being caught in the flood that struck my home) and had also scratched me. But after I hugged them tight they seemed to have calmed down," said Dr Phoebe Ann Zepher Andrew Lucas.

ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said UEFA’s two-game ban on Turkiye defender Merih Demiral for making a ultra-nationalist salute was “political” and overshadowed the championship.

MUNICH: Goal-shy France will be looking to silence the critics when they take on Spain in their Euro 2024 semi-final clash on Tuesday in Munich, while their opponents hope to keep their impressive campaign going even without key players.

MUNICH: Spain full back Marc Cucurella has been one of the brightest spots of Spain’s Euro 2024 campaign and credited his performances to his diligent work ethic during an underwhelming spell at club side Chelsea.

Here’s what may come next after France’s election on Sunday looked set to produce a hung parliament, with a leftist alliance in the lead but without a absolute majority.

PARIS: France faced potential political deadlock after elections on Sunday threw up a hung parliament, with a leftist alliance unexpectedly taking the top spot ahead of the far right but no group winning a majority.

HULU SELANGOR: Jonid Ahmad was one of many Malaysians who moved house last month, but while others packed their belongings and had them transported to a new place, the 73-year-old did something different altogether.

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VETERAN filmmaker Datuk Yusof Haslam is back in the director’s seat with a new drama series about his favourite topic, the Royal Malaysia Police.