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NEW DELHI: As India readies for the United Nations to give a green light to deep sea mining and boost its economy, the environmental group Greenpeace said on Wednesday that drilling the seabed could cause irreversible harm and worsen climate change.

PASIR GUDANG: Pasir Gudang PKR member of parliament Hassan Karim has reiterated his call for the temporary closure of factories suspected of being responsible for the health scare here.

WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday proposed $4 billion in tariffs on a range of European Union products – including parmesan cheese and Scotch and Irish whiskey – over subsidies for commercial aircraft.

China’s Huawei said on Monday it is awaiting guidance from the U.S. Department of Commerce on whether it can resume using Google’s Android mobile operating system on upcoming smartphones.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Monday that talks on a trade deal with Beijing have resumed following a weekend truce struck with China’s Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit.

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak wanted to skip his court case today after pleading that he needed to attend Parliament instead.

THE government should set up a “nerve centre” to address challenges in controlling sugar intake among consumers in its quest to shape a healthier nation.

TOKYO: Japanese fishermen set sail on Monday to hunt whales commercially for the first time in more than three decades after Tokyo’s controversial withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) triggered outrage from environmental groups.

KUALA LUMPUR: Human Resources Minister M. Kula Segaran said the suggestion to source for African workers to work in Malaysian plantations will be dropped.

SHAH ALAM: As Selangor’s no plastic straw policy is due to take effect tomorrow, eateries are gearing up for life without the single use item.