SINGAPORE, July 30 — A recurring left shoulder injury has forced national diving queen Datuk Pandelela Rinong to withdraw from the women’s 10m platform individual event at the World Aquatics Championships here today.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — RON97 will be cheaper by four sen, at RM3.17 per litre, from tomorrow to August 6.

PUTRAJAYA, July 30 — Malaysia has secured RM2.97 billion in confirmed digital investments from leading Chinese technology players, paving the way for the creation of over 6,800 high-value digital jobs nationwide, said Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo.

MOSCOW, July 30 — A state of emergency has been declared in the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy after a powerful earthquake, with all services now on high alert, Mayor Yevgeny Belyaev said on Wednesday, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.

MOSCOW, July 30 — A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula triggered four-metre tsunami waves and sparked evacuation orders in Hawaii and across the Pacific on Wednesday.

PUTRAJAYA, July 30 — Telemedicine and e-health services are set to be introduced in selected rural areas of Sabah and Sarawak by the end of this year, said Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.

PUTRAJAYA, July 30 — The Health Ministry (MOH) is open to reviewing the proposal to list 'etomidate' under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 following reports of its frequent abuse, said its minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

PHNOM PENH, July 30 — Peace and tranquillity, which had eluded northern Cambodia for five days, returned at 12am on Monday (July 28), easing the tense atmosphere along the hostile borders with Thailand.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — The Automatic Fuel Adjustment (AFA), the new adjustment mechanism for electricity tariffs in Peninsular Malaysia, is aimed at ensuring tariff reviews are more transparent and in line with the global fuel market reality, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — The New Pantai Expressway (NPE) and Sungai Besi Expressway (Besraya) will be temporarily closed from 1am to 11am on August 3 for the IJM Duo Highway Challenge Run 2025.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — Eleven manufacturing projects worth RM11.3 billion have been approved and have begun operations nationwide under the Madani government’s leadership.

JAKARTA, July 30 — Indonesia will raise taxes on cryptocurrency transactions, with a higher rate on trades hosted by overseas bourses, starting from August 1, according to a new Finance Ministry regulation.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) will provide two additional Electric Train Service (ETS) trips on the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route, in conjunction with the second-term school holidays and National Day, Maulidur Rasul and Malaysia Day.

BANGKOK, July 30 — Thailand’s military have accused Cambodian forces of breaching a ceasefire agreement at three separate locations along the disputed border, warning that continued aggression could compel Thai forces to respond more decisively.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — The Education Ministry (MOE) has finalised the Guidelines for Vertical School Development Planning, which take into account basic principles for school design, such as supervision and student safety.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — Malaysia is stepping up efforts to strengthen bilateral tourism cooperation with Vietnam as part of its strategic preparations for Visit Malaysia 2026.

LONDON, July 30 — The United Kingdom yesterday said it would recognise Palestine’s statehood in September unless Israel takes steps to relieve suffering in Gaza, where starvation is spreading, and reaches a ceasefire in the nearly two-year war with Hamas.

BRUSSELS, July 30 — The United Nations’ climate bureau held an urgent meeting yesterday over concerns that sky-high accommodation prices for this year’s COP30 climate summit in Brazil could price poorer countries out of the negotiations, according to diplomats and a document seen by Reuters.

MOSCOW, July 30 — United States President Donald Trump said the US will impose tariffs and other measures on Russia “10 days from today” if Moscow makes no progress in ending its war of over three years in Ukraine.

By Danial Dzulkifly SHAH ALAM, July 30 — The federal government has decided to scrap the previously proposed high-value goods tax (HVGT), Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said in a written parliamentary reply yesterday. Anwar, who is also prime minister, said in response to a...