Новости за 08.08.2024

KUALA LUMPUR: Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) unit Petronas Carigali Nile Ltd (PNCL) yesterday announced its withdrawal from the South Sudan.

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court here has commuted the death sentence of a former sawmill worker to 40 years in prison for killing and raping a nurse nine years ago.

PARIS: The United States edged closer to an unprecedented eighth straight women’s basketball Olympic crown on Wednesday, ending the historic run of Nigeria with a 88-74 quarter-final victory.

KUALA LUMPUR:  Police have arrested four individuals believed to be involved in an attempted robbery in front of a petrol station on the Shah Alam Expressway (Kesas), early yesterday morning. 

FOR Liverpool's biggest mosque, it's been a week of firsts. Most entrances have been blocked, men in high-vis jackets have been taking turns to patrol and a handful of worshippers have been sleeping inside at night — all necessary precautions, say officials at the Al-Rahma Mosque, during the UK's worst riots in years.

KUALA LUMPUR: Business tycoon Tan Sri Datuk Robert Tan Hua Choon is no longer a substantial shareholder of Paragon Globe Bhd after selling 37 million shares in the company on August 2, 2024.

PARIS: One of the two boxers who have sparked a gender eligibility row won again at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday to ensure she has a shot at a gold medal.

JOHOR BARU: The main suspect in the recent kidnapping case of a six-year-old girl arrived at the Johor Baru Court Complex today to face charges.

KUALA LUMPUR: Property developers will have to work smarter and harder to make their projects successful amid the new requirement that housing projects must have at least one block for low-income groups, an industry specialist said.

PARIS, Aug 7 (Bernama) – National track cycling ace Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang ended his campaign in the sprint event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in the 1/8 finals at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines National Velodrome.

WARREN Buffett once said, “The first rule of an investment is don’t lose [money]. And the second rule of an investment is don’t forget the first rule. And that’s all the rules there are.”

DHAKA: The Nobel Peace laureate tapped to lead an interim government in Bangladesh called for calm and boarded a flight on Wednesday to return home, a day before his new government is expected to be sworn in to replace ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Jerusalem: Israel vowed to eliminate new Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, the alleged mastermind of the October 7 attack, with regional tensions threatening to boil over as the Gaza war entered its 11th month on Wednesday.

TUNIS: Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani and appointed Social Affairs Minister Kamel Maddouri as his replacement, the Tunisian presidency said in a statement late on Wednesday.

Vienna: The Vienna leg of a tour by American mega-star Taylor Swift has been cancelled after Austria arrested a man in connection with an Islamist attack plot, the organisers said Wednesday.

AT 15, Jordan Ezra is now the youngest Malaysian to compose and produce a solo album, titled ‘Oddity In Duality’.