PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a warning of thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds across multiple divisions in Sarawak, effective until 1pm on Thursday (Jan 8). MetMalaysia, in a statement at 9am, said the severe weather is expected to affect Kuching (Kuching), Serian, Samarahan, Sri Aman (Sri Aman), Betong, Sarikei (Sarikei), Sibu...
ANKARA: Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was on Wednesday (Jan 7) conferred the Order of the Republic, Turkiye’s highest state honour, in recognition of his role in strengthening bilateral ties between Malaysia and the republic. The decoration was presented by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a ceremony held at the Presidential Complex here,...
Jan 7 (Reuters) - The British government said on Wednesday Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke with United States President Donald Trump this evening and also set out his position on Greenland. Both leaders discussed the joint operation to intercept the Marinera tanker, recent progress on Ukraine and the U.S. operation in Venezuela, the statement said. Starmer had...
MELAKA: A RM1.8bil modern shipyard to be developed here will be named after Panglima Awang, also known as "Enrique de Malacca", the famed navigator believed to have circumnavigated the globe in the 1500s, under a strategic collaboration with Turkiye. Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh said he lobbied for the shipyard to be named...
SEREMBAN: Immigration has detained 77 undocumented foreigners in raids conducted at 13 locations here and in Nilai. State Immigration chief Kennith Tan Aik Kiang said 395 foreigners were screened during the operation held on Jan 6. "Of the 77, 55 were caught during a raid at a soap manufacturing factory in Nilai. Of the total, six were...
Jan 5 (Reuters) - Nicolas Maduro, the president of Venezuela captured in a U.S. military raid, faces criminal charges in Manhattan, where federal prosecutors have targeted him for years. Here is a recap of the indictment unsealed on Saturday against Maduro, his wife, his son, and other co-defendants. WHAT CHARGES DOES MADURO FACE? The indictment alleged Maduro and...
KUALA LUMPUR: Police busted 97 online scam cases and seized more than RM5mil, in a series of integrated operations conducted in the capital throughout last year. Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Fadil Marsus said a total of 1,070 individuals were arrested, comprising 600 locals and 470 foreigners, while 2,845 units of telecommunications equipment, used to contact...
LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Monday that Greenland belonged to Denmark and that the NATO alliance could discuss strengthening its protection if necessary. Wadephul was speaking after U.S. President Donald Trump made renewed threats to take over Greenland, a prospect that alarmed NATO allies and has taken on a...
BUDAPEST, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. decision to topple Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro should have a positive impact on world energy markets, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday, adding that the U.S. and Venezuela would control up to half of global oil reserves. In the biggest U.S. intervention in Latin America since the...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia must take action through international platforms, including the UN General Assembly, to hold the United States to account over its controversial military action against Venezuela, says Bersatu. Its secretary-general, Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali, said the United States’ incursion to apprehend Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro amounted to a unilateral and unlawful use of...
