ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) -Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was granted bail in Islamabad on Wednesday on land corruption charges but will have to stay in jail to serve time in two other cases, his lawyer said. Read full story
FILE PHOTO: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan pauses as he speaks with Reuters during an interview, in Lahore, Pakistan March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo
(Reuters) - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was injured in a shooting after a government meeting, news agency TASR reported on Wednesday. Read full story
Security officers move Slovak PM Robert Fico in a car after a shooting incident, after a Slovak government meeting in Handlova, Slovakia, May 15, 2024. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa
ALOR SETAR: Three law enforcement officers were arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in Kedah on suspicion of soliciting and accepting bribes amounting to RM36,000 to protect the seedy side of massage parlours around the state last year. Read full story
REMBAU: The Undang Luak of Rembau, Datuk Lela Maharaja Datuk Muhamad Sharip Othman was laid to rest in the Kampung Mungkal Sepri Cemetery here at 7.20pm on Wednesday (May 15). Read full story
ASTANA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s two-day inaugural official visit to Kazakhstan starting Thursday (May 16) is expected to forge closer synergy in various sectors between the two countries after 32 years. Read full story
JAKARTA: The Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS) is actively trying to attract students from Indonesia to continue their studies in Malaysia with the target of increasing the current 10,000 students by 20 per cent. Read full story
PETALING JAYA: There have been no discussions on opening Universiti Teknologi Mara’s (UiTM) enrolment to non-bumiputra students, says Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir. Read full story
BISHKEK: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim describes his visit to the Kyrgyz Republic as very important, emphasising Malaysia's keenness to work with the landlocked country in various areas that could be developed together. Read full story
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (left) and Kyrgyz Republic President Sadyr Japarov exchanging a document after signing a joint statement at the four-eyed meeting in conjunction with Anwar's two-day official visit to the republic at the Ala Archa State Residence. - Photo: Bernama
TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian judge on Wednesday ordered the imprisonment of two prominent journalists pending trial, their families and lawyers said, reinforcing fears of a widespread campaign aimed at silencing dissent and curbing free speech. Read full story
KANGAR: Perlis Tourism, Culture, Arts and Heritage Committee chairman Wan Badariah Wan Saad is currently receiving treatment after being admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Hospital Tuanku Fauziah (HTF), here, on Tuesday (May 14). Read full story
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol as well as diesel will remain unchanged at RM3.47, RM2.05 and RM2.15 per litre, respectively, from Thursday (May 16) until May 22. Read full story
KUCHING: A salary review for the Sarawak civil service to ensure competitive pay will be completed soon, says Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg. Read full story
Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg arriving at the Sarawak Legislative Assembly complex on Wednesday (May 15). - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star
Malaysia will ask Meta Platforms to explain the removal of posts from Facebook related to media reports of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s publicised meeting this week with a Hamas leader, its government said on May 15. Read full story
Anwar meeting with Hamas’ top political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Doha on May 14. Malaysia’s communications regulator had received complaints regarding the removal of the Facebook posts, Fahmi said. — Bernama
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine plans record high electricity imports on Wednesday after significant energy infrastructure damage from recent Russian strikes on its energy system, the energy ministry said, warning that there could still be shortages in the evening. Read full story
A view shows a thermal power plant damaged by recent Russian missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an undisclosed location in the west of Ukraine May 2, 2024. REUTERS/Roman Baluk/ File Photo
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had his own reasons for retaining Tan Sri Azam Baki as the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner, says Fahmi Fadzil. Read full story
The company’s new model, called GPT-4o (the o stands for “omni”) will let ChatGPT talk to users in a much more lifelike way – detecting emotions in their voices, analysing their facial expressions and changing its own tone and cadence depending on what a user wants. Read full story
The company’s new model, called GPT-4o (the o stands for ‘omni’) will let ChatGPT talk to users in a much more lifelike way – detecting emotions in their voices, analysing their facial expressions and changing its own tone and cadence depending on what a user wants. — AP
SEREMBAN: The Negri Sembilan government has agreed to buy a fleet of Toyota Camry's for all state executive council members, says Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun. Read full story
Negri Sembilan Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun. —filepic
KYIV (Reuters) - Russian forces were establishing positions inside the Ukrainian border town of Vovchansk in the northeastern Kharkiv region on Wednesday and fighting there was intense, the local police chief said. Read full story
A local resident evacuates to Kharkiv due to Russian shelling, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Vovchansk in Kharkiv region, Ukraine May 14, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer/ File Photo
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