Author: Bernama

Princess Diana’s car sells at auction for US$762,600

LONDON: A car once owned by the late Princess Diana sold at an auction in the UK on Saturday for £650,000 ($762,600). A British buyer bought the Ford Escort RS Turbo Series 1 at Silverstone Auctions, according to Anadolu Agency. Diana, princess of Wales, drove the car between 1985 and

Malaysia Airlines launches direct flights for Kota Kinabalu-Singapore route

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines marked another milestone in its network expansion plan by introducing a new direct flight route between Kota Kinabalu and Singapore, which commenced operations yesterday. The inaugural flight was commemorated with a welcome ceremony for passengers who arrived at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) at 12.25pm

Ringgit to trade on upward bias

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit is expected to trade on an upward bias against the US dollar next week due to apprehension towards the decision to further hike interest rates by the Federal Reserve (Fed), said an analyst. Putra Business School economic analyst associate professor Dr Ahmed Razman Abdul Latiff said

TM to finalise 5G network rollout with DNB

KUALA LUMPUR: Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) is in final negotiation with Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) as it moves towards rolling out the 5G network in the country. TM managing director and group chief executive officer Imri Mokhtar said arrangements for finalising the equity agreement and the wholesale agreement with DNB

Apple likely to release new iPhone, Apple Watch on Sep 7

WASHINGTON: Apple will hold a special event on Sep 7 in the Steve Jobs Theatre at its campus in Cupertino, California, where the multinational tech giant is widely expected to release the latest versions of its hardware. The event is scheduled for 1pm ET, where rumours suggest it will reveal

Ministry, women NGOs to prepare Gender Responsive Budget starting 2023

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Finance (MOF) and women-related non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have been entrusted with the responsibility to prepare a Gender Responsive Budget for the B40 group starting next year, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced. He said the budget initiative, which will be based on gender-disaggregated

Develop roadmap to improve access to assistive technology

KUALA LUMPUR: All related stakeholders should together develop a roadmap with concrete actions across the timeline and budget in order to improve access to assistive technology which can benefit a wide range of people. Speaking at the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) in Halifax, Canada, Senator Datuk Ras Adiba Radzi

PH to contest under one logo in GE15

KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Harapan (PH) has decided that its component parties will use the same logo to contest in the upcoming 15th General Election (GE15). PH Presidential Council in a statement today said the matter was agreed upon in their monthly meeting yesterday. “A new design of the logo is

903 killed by Pakistan monsoon rains, floods

NEW DELHI: Monsoon rains and floods have killed 903 people in Pakistan since June, the country’s Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman said. The death toll includes 326 children and 191 women, and the number of those injured is 1,293. “Record rains have caused a humanitarian crisis in the country,” Sherry

Magnitude 4.9 earthquake registered near Kuril Islands

YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK (Russia): A 4.9 magnitude earthquake was registered on Thursday near Russia’s Kuril islands, Elena Semenova, the head of the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk seismological station, told Sputnik. “The 4.9 magnitude earthquake was registered at 9.43am local time. “The epicentre was located at a depth of 55 kilometres, 32 kilometres east of the