World

In Mexico, flagship Mayan tourist train leaves trail of broken pledges

VIDA Y ESPERANZA, Mexico, April 22 (Reuters) - Deep in Mexico's Maya jungle, brilliant white lights blaze ⁠improbably in the wilderness: a maintenance depot for a flagship multi-billion-dollar train line.

World

European health chief says EU must flex regional muscle to ensure drug access

BARCELONA, April ⁠22 (Reuters) - European Union authorities need a broader remit to ⁠secure access to newly approved drugs, including collective ‌procurement negotiations for several countries, the head of European Medicines Agency Emer Cooke said on Wednesday.

World

EU envoys poised to adopt 20th package of Russia sanctions, diplomats say

BRUSSELS, April 22 (Reuters) - European Union ⁠envoys are set to adopt a 20th package of sanctions against Russia, with Slovakia and Hungary expected to ⁠drop their opposition to the move following the repair of the Druzhba oil pipeline, EU diplomats ‌said on Wednesday.

Nation

Court of Appeal acquits ex-photographer over video against police

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has acquitted and discharged a former photographer charged with uploading an offensive video against the police on YouTube four years ago.

Technology

Software makers' best may not be good enough as AI fears mount

April 22 (Reuters) - Salesforce will likely report its fastest quarterly revenue growth in ⁠three years, but analysts say that may not be enough, as fears ‌that artificial intelligence would decimate software makers have sapped investor confidence in the industry.

Nation

Genting family will saga: Lawyer-cum-trustee says she had no knowledge of Dikim Foundation's value

KUALA LUMPUR: The lawyer who drafted two wills for the estate of the late Lim Siew Kim, daughter of Lim Goh Tong, has told the High Court she had no knowledge of the value of Dikim Foundation – named as the main beneficiary of Siew Kim's estate – which is allegedly worth more than RM1bil.

AseanPlus News

Trump, Iran and the Strait of Hormuz: here’s what happened overnight

A two-week ceasefire is about to expire, and it's not clear if Tehran will show up for a second round of talks

Thailand

Lyrids meteor shower to peak over Thai skies after midnight

BANGKOK: Skywatchers in Thailand are being urged to look up on Wednesday (April 22) night as the Lyrids meteor shower returns, with the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) saying the annual display will be visible from about 10pm on Wednesday (April 22) and is expected to peak at around 2.40am on Thursday (April 23), with an average maximum rate of about 18 meteors an hour

Football

Soccer-Rosenior's tough words raise stakes as Chelsea misery deepens

LONDON, April 22 (Reuters) - Managers are usually ⁠reluctant to eviscerate their players in public so Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior's stinging rebuke to his team after ⁠Tuesday's humbling 3-0 defeat at Brighton and Hove Albion smacked of the words of a man at the ‌end of his tether.

Tennis

Tennis-Sinner's mastery mindset makes him man to beat as clay swing intensifies

BENGALURU, April 22 (Reuters) - Jannik Sinner was once ⁠viewed as an explosive talent custom-built for hardcourt tennis but the four-times Grand Slam champion's assiduous work on his patience and ⁠control has made him the man to beat on clay heading into the French Open.

Corporate News

TAS Offshore promotes Lau Choo Chin to MD

PETALING JAYA: TAS Offshore Bhd has redesignated its deputy managing director, Lau Choo Chin, as managing director with effect from April 30.

Nation

'Dilarang Ponteng Parlimen': An activist's mission to hold truant MPs accountable

PETALING JAYA: When the government failed to get enough votes in Parliament in March to pass the PM term limit Bill due to many MPs being absent, Roshinee Mookaiah had had enough.

World

Turkey's foreign minister to visit Britain for talks on Iran, Ukraine, source says

ANKARA, April 22 (Reuters) - Turkish ⁠Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will make an official visit ⁠to London this week for talks on the wars in ‌Iran and Ukraine, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Wednesday, adding that he will also discuss cooperation between the NATO allies.

Entertainment

Rapper Ice Spice got into heated fight at McDonald’s in Los Angeles

Ice Spice's attorney called the incident an 'unprovoked attack' and told TMZ the matter was reported to authorities.

Technology

India's central bank in talks with global regulators, banks to review Mythos risks, sources say

MUMBAI, ⁠April 22 (Reuters) - India's central bank is in talks with global regulators, Indian lenders and government officials ⁠to understand the potential risks posed by Anthropic's new artificial intelligence model Mythos, three sources ‌said.

Nation

MCMC forwards 463 fake news takedown requests to platforms

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has received 463 requests to remove fake news on social media platforms regarding the global supply crisis.

Letters

Malaysia needs stronger e-waste regulation beyond enforcement

A letter from ASSOC PROF DR MARIANI ARIFFIN, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Living

Bright ideas go dim: Seoul to dim digital billboards after complaints

Hopes of making Seoul city dazzle more than New York's Times Square in the United States have hit a setback.

Family

Did your kid accidentally swallow medicine? Here's what to know and do

Parents should contact a specialist right away so they can determine how dangerous the swallowed medication is for the child.

Corporate News

JAG Capital sells 30% stake in oil palm management firm for RM44.3mil

PETALING JAYA: JAG Capital Bhd is disposing of its 30% stake in oil palm management firm Sinong Sepadu Sdn Bhd (SSSB) to Sinong Enterprise Sdn Bhd for RM44.3mil.