JAKARTA: There should be no double standards when it comes to addressing conflicts and championing human rights like that of Palestinians, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said that he had stressed the matter throughout the 43rd Asean Summit when he met with all the dialogue partners, as well as calling them to reject Islamophobia. "While they...
GEORGE TOWN: Eight double storey shophouses along Datuk Keramat Road here are ablaze as the fire and rescue department tries to do damage control as the fire spreads. The department in a statement said so far the fire has caused 90% damage to the heritage shop houses. "We were alerted of the fire at 8.04pm on Thursday...
PETALING JAYA: After being told to have professional conduct, Muda president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (pic) hit back at Nga Kor Ming and DAP over alleged hypocrisy and lack of principles. Syed Saddiq also took it further by describing DAP as a "lapdog" to Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi who was recently granted a...
KUALA LUMPUR: The death of three people in a closed apartment unit is believed to had been from suicide, police says. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan, in a statement Thursday (Sept 7), said that the police received a call regarding the deaths at 7.31am. Investigations by a police team dispatched to the scene at...
KUALA LUMPUR: The opposition needs to play its role constructively in the system of a democratic country and stop playing with sentiments of government transition, says Umno Secretary-General Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki (pic). He said this was because such sentiments would not bring any benefit to the country and the opposition should give the 19...
MUAR: With less than 48 hours until polling day, Simpang Jeram voters have been urged to call their family and friends to cast their votes when the time comes. Speaking to a crowd in a ceramah here, DAP vice-chairman Nga Kor Ming said that the results of the by-election is important as it is a reflection...
JOHOR BARU: The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) has lodged a police report against Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi over allegedly trying to influence voters at a people’s housing project (PPR). Bersih chairman Thomas Fann said the decision to lodge the report was made from a video clip during the...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has allowed the revision application made by Kinabatangan MP Datuk Seri Bung Moktar and his wife Datin Seri Zizie Izette Abdul Samad to reverse an order for them to enter their defence in an RM2.8mil corruption case. Judge Azhar Abdul Hamid said that it was a fit and proper case...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Human Development Index (HDI) made an impressive leap of 26% from 1990 to 2019, says Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar. "Malaysia has posted an impressive performance from a mere 0.643 on the HDI in 1990 to 0.810 in 2019," he said in his keynote speech at the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) National Conference...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pic) has filed an application to strike out all of the 17 money laundering and tax evasion charges she is currently on trial for. In an application filed at the High Court here on Wednesday (Sept 6), she said the the charges against her are baseless, defective and premature. Rosmah added...
