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HONG KONG, May 11 — An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted Northern Sumatra, Indonesia at 0857 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said, Xinhua reported.

TAWAU, May 11 — The Madani Government has successfully implemented 144 development projects in Sabah to date, involving a total allocation of RM14 billion, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KOTA KINABALU, May 11 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he did not discuss the possible dissolution of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly during his meeting with Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Musa Aman today.

TAWAU, May 11 — Malaysia’s civil servants must champion professionalism and play a strategic role as ambassadors of excellence, particularly as the nation takes centre stage as Asean Chair this year, said Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar.

PHNOM PENH, May 11— Millions of Buddhists throughout Asean are celebrating Wesak Day, a significant occasion that commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and passing of Lord Buddha.

TOKYO, May 11 — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba reiterated on Sunday that he will aim for the elimination of all tariffs in trade negotiations with the United States.

MOSCOW, May 11 — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in the Turkish city of Istanbul that he said should be aimed at bringing a durable peace and eliminating the root causes of the war.

DUBAI, May 11 — Top Iranian and US negotiators will resume talks on Sunday to address disputes over Tehran’s nuclear programme, in a push for progress as Washington hardens its stance ahead of US President Donald Trump’s Middle East visit.

SHENZHEN, China, May 11 — China’s car sales in April rose for a third month, up 14.8 per cent from a year earlier, as government-subsidised auto trade-ins mitigated the impact of US tariffs on consumer sentiment.

SEOUL, May 11 — South Korea’s former prime minister and acting president Han Duck-soo ended a short, ill-fated attempt to win the conservative party’s presidential nomination on Sunday after days of internecine disputes just days out from the election.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 — Malaysia’s maritime sector, including its ports, is not immune to the fallout from the tariff war, which can potentially deal a death blow to small companies if the cost of shipping cargo increases exorbitantly.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 — If financial woes, declining fan interest, the dominance of a single team and the threat of club withdrawals are seen as symptoms, then the real problem plaguing the Malaysian League (M-League) stems from a much deeper root.

LONDON, May 11 — The British government outlined plans on Sunday to end what it called the “failed free market experiment” in mass immigration by restricting skilled worker visas to graduate-level jobs and forcing businesses to increase training for local workers.

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI, May 11 — Nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday after US pressure and four days of fighting, but within hours, explosions rang out in border cities and towns and India accused Pakistan of violating the pact.

The US tariffs has turned trade policy into a geopolitical earthquake, affecting beyond American ports or Chinese factories

GENEVA/WASHINGTON, May 11 — US President Donald Trump hailed talks with China in Switzerland on Saturday, saying the two sides had negotiated “a total reset ...

PUTRAJAYA, May 11 — Malaysia has remained free of anthrax since the last reported case to the World Organisation for Animal Health in 1976.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 — A total of 550 trainees will begin the National Service Training Programme (PLKN) 3.0 Series 2/2025 today, undergoing 45 days of training until June 24.

By Ufairah Tarmidzi PORT DICKSON, May 10 — School leavers from low-income (B40) families who have completed their Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examinations with excellent results have promising opportunities to pursue studies in professional fields. Yayasan Peneraju's Transformation Office...

GENEVA, May 10 — Chinese Vice Premier He Lipeng began talks with United States (US) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent early on Saturday in Geneva in a tentative first step towards defusing a trade war disrupting the global economy.