DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (AP) – Mitchell Starc became the most expensive signing in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) yesterday, topping the record figure paid for Australia teammate Pat Cummins at the competition’s auction a few hours earlier. Starc, a left-arm pacer who was last in the IPL eight years ago, was […]
RIYADH (AFP) – Gulf and Southeast Asian leaders yesterday condemned attacks on civilians in the Gaza Strip and called for a permanent ceasefire, according to a statement published after a summit meeting. The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the 10-member ASEAN also called for the release of some 200 hostages held by Hamas, as […]
AP – In pockets of Europe’s Alpine mountains, glaciers are abundant enough that ski resorts operate above the snow and ice. Ski lifts, resorts, cabins and huts dot the landscape – and have done so for decades. But glaciers are also one of the most obvious and early victims of human-caused climate change, and as […]
GEORGE TOWN (BERNAMA) – A total of 126 summonses were issued for various traffic offences during Op Samseng Jalanan at Persiaran Tunku Kudin in Gelugor, Malaysia, early yesterday. Timur Laut district police chief ACP Soffian Santong said the integrated illegal racing prevention operation, which began at 11.30pm on Saturday and ended at 4am yesterday, was […]
JAKARTA (AFP) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo said new regulation on social media commerce could be passed as soon as today, as Jakarta aims to rein in sales on tech platforms it said are harming local businesses. Indonesian users spent more money on TikTok than anywhere else in Southeast Asia over the past year, as […]