SHAH ALAM: Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor has been acquitted and discharged (AnD) from another sedition charge related to his remarks questioning Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s statement on the former King’s decree concerning the establishment of the unity government two years ago.

KOTA TINGGI: The 12th Working Group-ASEAN Economic Community (WG-AEC) Meeting concluded today after convening for two days at the Desaru Coast Conference Centre, near here.

KUALA LUMPUR: Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) club owner Tunku Mahkota Ismail Sultan Ibrahim appears to be expanding his sporting empire, as he hinted at major developments in the pipeline through a cryptic social media post.

KYIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that officials from his country and the US were working on concluding an economic deal to ensure that the accord worked and was fair to Kyiv.

ST Media, in collaboration with Drias Film Production, a Jakarta-based production company, together with the digital platform KipasKipas, presents ‘Anak Kunti’, the latest horror film directed by Indonesia’s Bambang Drias, with the screenplay written by Baskoro Adi.

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool moved seven points clear at the top of the Premier League as Luis Diaz ended his goal drought to spark a tense 2-1 win against struggling Wolves on Sunday.

MILAN: Jannik Sinner’s long doping saga came to an end on Saturday after he agreed to a three-month ban from tennis, the world No. 1 admitting “partial responsibility” for team mistakes which led to him twice testing positive for traces of clostebol in March last year.

KUALA LUMPUR: Hong Kong actress Selena Lee has announced her split from her fiance, fitness trainer Anson Cha, just days before Valentine's Day.

Nearly three decades ago, the World Bank unveiled a landmark report titled “The East Asia Miracle,” celebrating how nations in the region emerged from post-war poverty to become economic powerhouses.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Israel would hand over Gaza to the United States after fighting was over and the enclave's population was already resettled elsewhere, which he said meant no US troops would be needed on the ground.

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool manager Arne Slot says he is not a fan of in-stadium VAR announcements as he fears they will increase the pressure on referees.

BEIJING: Scientists in China have manipulated embryonic stem cells to create laboratory mice with two male parents that survived to adulthood — albeit with significant developmental abnormalities — in what they describe as a noteworthy achievement in mammalian genetic engineering.

NEW DELHI: India and China agreed in principle on Monday to resume direct flights between the two nations, nearly five years after the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent political tensions halted them.

KUALA LUMPUR: Fandi Ahmad couldn’t hide his disappointment towards Sri Pahang players who he said lacked in discpline and a failure to comply to instructions, as they drew KL City 1-1 at the Temerloh Municipal Council Stadium on Sunday night.

NEW YORK: Wall Street's main indexes rose on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow closing at their highest levels in more than a month as investors assessed Donald Trump's first actions as US president and were encouraged that he did not start his second term with blanket tariff increases.

The stock market has long been hailed as a key vehicle for wealth creation, but it is also fraught with volatility and risk. While many investment advisors advocate for remaining fully invested to maximise long-term returns, this strategy may not be suitable for everyone.

KUALA LUMPUR: Police are finalising investigations into former health minister Khairy Jamaluddin’s allegations that Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reforms) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said had conspired with others to conceal a royal addendum related to Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s house arrest.

BAKU: Russian air defences downed an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people, four sources with knowledge of the preliminary findings of Azerbaijan’s investigation into the disaster told Reuters on Thursday.

ASTANA, Kazakhstan: The Kremlin on Thursday cautioned against “hypotheses” over the crash of an Azerbaijani plane which had been due to land in Russia as experts pointed to possible evidence of a missile explosion.

SUVA, Fiji: Fiji doctors have decided to discharge five of the seven patients – including four Australians and an American – who were hospitalised after drinking pina coladas at a luxury hotel bar, the government said Monday.