Govt offers RM850 per square foot for Kg Baru land

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has offered to buy land in Kampung Baru here at RM850 per square foot as compensation to landowners and heirs in return for the redevelopment of the area, says Federal Territories Minister Khalid Samad.“

Efforts to fight female illiteracy, boost gender equality lauded

PSI up to 103 on second day of S’pore F1 weekend

SINGAPORE: The haze that lifted on Friday returned yesterday, the second day of the Formula 1 weekend.

Red Bull seat between Albon and Gasly, says Marko

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Red Bull will decide after next month's Mexican Grand Prix whether to partner Max Verstappen with Alexander Albon or Pierre Gasly in 2020, motorsport head Helmut Marko said on Saturday.

DOE: Cloud seeding successfully brought down Sri Aman API from 400 to 125

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The cloud-seeding operation in Sri Aman, Sarawak, on Friday (Sept 20) successfully reduced the Air Pollutant Index (API) readings from a hazardous level of over 400 to unhealthy air quality at 125 as of 10am Saturday (Sept 21).

Battered Trudeau gets brief reprieve amid Canada blackface scandal

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got his first day out of the spotlight on Saturday after being hammered for images showing him in blackface, which have threatened to derail his re-election campaign.

Stable labour market

The labour market in Malaysia remains healthy.

Tonga more than just a physical threat, says Underhill

SAPPORO, Japan (Reuters) - Much of the conversation around England's World Cup opener has centred around how they will deal with Tonga's physical threat but flanker Sam Underhill says the Pacific islanders bring more to the table than just smash-mouth rugby.

U.N. aviation agency head says open to meeting climate activist Greta Thunberg

MONTREAL (Reuters) - The secretary general of the U.N. aviation agency said on Friday she is open to meeting with Swedish teenage activist Greta Thunberg, who will lead a Montreal climate protest next week in part targeting emissions from flights.

‘Oil price unlikely to remain high’

The drone attacks on major oil installations in Saudi Arabia early this week caused panic in the global oil markets. But the price surge that followed didn’t last long.