KUALA LUMPUR: The head-to-head record favours Vietnam, but Harimau Malaya head coach Peter Cklamovski believes his men are ready to tear the formbook to pieces when the two teams meet in their second Group F match of the 2027 Asian Cup Qualifiers at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil here
MUNICH: A football fan died during Portugal’s Nations League final win against Spain in Munich on Sunday, the European football body UEFA has confirmed, German Press Agency (dpa) reported. Police said a man fell from the second tier of the main stand of Allianz Arena onto the lower tier during
BEIJING: In the first five months of this year, the customs of two major airports in Beijing processed departure tax refund applications for overseas travellers totalling approximately 478 million yuan (about US$66.52 million), up 91.61 percent year on year, setting a new record high for the same period in history,
KUALA LUMPUR: Telco companies have reaffirmed their commitment to protecting customer data and privacy, following the use of mobile phone data (MPD) for official statistical purposes by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). U Mobile Sdn Bhd, in a statement yesterday, affirmed that customer data and privacy are its
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit is likely to trade around RM4.22 to RM4.23 this week, said an analyst. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said that this week multiple United States (US) economic data will be out, namely the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer
GEORGE TOWN: The government has postponed the implementation of the e-invoice system after weighing the concerns of business owners, particularly the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), said Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying. She said with this postponement, the government hopes companies will have more time to adapt to
MAKKAH, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia’s General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has called on pilgrims to observe preventive health and safety measures to ensure a smooth and secure tawaf experience during this year’s hajj season, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Among the guidelines
HANOI, Vietnam: Vietnam welcomed more than 9.2 million international tourists in the first five months of 2025, up 21.3 per cent from the same period last year, with Malaysia among its top 10 source markets. In May alone, the country recorded 1.53 million international arrivals, a 10.5 per cent year-on-year increase, Vietnam
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Japan and the European Union (EU) are set to launch a ‘Competitiveness Alliance’ aimed at boosting corporate resilience and deepening trade and economic security cooperation, Kyodo news agency quoted diplomatic sources on Saturday. The initiative is expected to be announced at a summit in July, which will likely see
BOGOTA, Colombia: Colombian Senator, Miguel Uribe Turbay, was shot in Bogota on Saturday, according to the government and his party, with no immediate confirmation from the authorities on the status of his condition. The 39-year-old senator is a member of the opposition conservative Democratic Centre party, founded by former Colombian President, Alvaro Uribe. The two men are not