Loyalty the number one criteria for candidates in the coming Sabah polls, says Shafie

KOTA KINABALU: Warisan Plus will focus on selecting loyal candidates who are not likely to cross over after the elections, says Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal.

‘Let Sabah use postal vote’

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Bersih 2.0 is calling for the Election Commission (EC) to consider allowing Sabahans working in Sarawak and the peninsula to cast postal votes in the coming state election.

Party hopping won't end with Sabah's snap elections

Farms feeling the pinch

PETALING JAYA: The ongoing shortage of legal foreign workers has taken a toll on the vegetable, livestock and fish farming sectors.

Nine killed in Crimea minibus crash after driver falls asleep at wheel

MOSCOW (Reuters) - At least nine people were killed after a minibus crashed in Crimea in the early hours of Friday, authorities in the Russian-annexed peninsula said.

South Korean general sacked over defector's return

SEOUL (AFP): A South Korean marine major-general was relieved of his command Friday (July 31) after the military failed to prevent a man's illegal defection back to the North, officials said.

COVID creates north-south divide in Croatia's tourism fortunes

DUBROVNIK, Croatia (Reuters) - At the southern end of Croatia's Adriatic Coast, far fewer tourists are wandering the marbled streets of Dubrovnik than usual, while the number of visitors to northern beaches is much closer to the normal level for the time of year.

Russia detains alleged Ukrainian spy in its Black Sea fleet

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian security forces detained a serviceman from its Black Sea Fleet in the Crimean city of Sevastopol on Thursday on suspicion of spying for Ukrainian military intelligence, Russia's RIA news agency cited the Federal Security Service as saying on Thursday.

Lee Re goes from teasing Hyun Bin in 'Alhambra' to killing zombies in 'Peninsula'

The 14-year-old South Korean actress is making her presence felt in her latest starring role, 'Train To Busan: Peninsula'.

Fuel subsidy scheme shelved

THE targeted fuel subsidy programme that was introduced by the previous administration has been shelved, says Datuk Rosol Wahid.