KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim stressed that efforts to empower the country's economy will not be complete if they are not accompanied by strengthening culture, art and values that are the pillars of the integrity of the multi-racial society. As such, the Prime Minister said that efforts to drive the country's economic growth must be...
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux called on Wednesday for the annulment of the case against former President Jair Bolsonaro's due to what he called an "absolute lack of jurisdiction" for the five-judge panel hearing the case. The high court still seems likely to convict Bolsonaro of plotting a coup to remain in...
PETALING JAYA: Wisma Putra is advising all Malaysians in Poland to stay vigilant following several "violations of Polish airspace". "Due to a series of recent incidents following violations of Polish airspace, we are urging all Malaysian citizens, particularly those residing in the Podlaskie, Mazowieckie and Lubelskie Voivodeships, to remain highly vigilant," it said in a statement...
PETALING JAYA: It is more important to find solutions to the issues surrounding Edward Wong Yi Xian's inability to enter his chosen university, says Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir. In a video statement on Wednesday (Sept 10), the minister said that the ministry sympathises with the situation. "This issue should be addressed through...
KUANTAN: Irreplaceable objects of cultural heritage went up in smoke when several shops in a two-storey row of Colonial-era building on Jalan Mahkota caught fire on Tuesday (Sept 9) night. Chairman of the Kuantan Kwong Siew Association, located on the upper floor, Cheong Lai Chee, 65, said notably a set of century-old chairs and a rare Chinese typewriter with...
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump told European officials he’s willing to impose sweeping new tariffs on India and China to push President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table with Ukraine - but only if EU nations do so as well. Trump made the ask when he called into a meeting with senior US and EU officials in...
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's influential former premier Thaksin Shinawatra arrived back in Thailand on Monday, his political party said, a day before a Supreme Court verdict that could potentially send the tycoon to prison. Thaksin left Thailand unannounced on Thursday, prompting frenzied speculation he had fled into exile to avoid possible jail amid a scramble for...
MELAKA: Preparations for the 19th Asean Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC) are well underway, with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim set to inaugurate the five-day event on Tuesday (Sept 9), according to a statement from the Home Ministry. The meeting was scheduled to take place from Sept 8 to 12 and will gather Asean...
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Monday it could cut the number of visas granted to countries that do not accept the return of migrants with no right to remain, after talks with allies including the United States on how to assert more control over borders. Britain's new interior minister Shabana Mahmood said counterparts from the United...
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Unrest killed at least 19 people in Nepal on Monday, authorities said, as police in the capital fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters trying to storm parliament in anger at a social media shutdown and corruption. Some of the mainly youth protesters forced their way into the parliament complex in Kathmandu...
