KUALA LUMPUR: The defamation suit filed by Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail against Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin was settled when the former PKR vice-president made a public apology to the Home Minister at the Sessions Court here Tuesday (Nov 14). Zuraida, 65, when reading the apology before Judge Norakhmar Mohd Sani, said she had made a defamatory...
PASIR GUDANG: Priority will be given to Johor in building the next airbase, which is in line with the government's plan to turn the state into a petrochemical hub. The Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Seri Abdul Wahab Mat Yasin (pic) said that currently, the department only had one airbase for the northern zone in...
KUALA LUMPUR: There is an organised move by the Unity Government leaders to woo Bersatu lawmakers with promises of financial assistance for their constituents to gain the opposition MPs’ support, alleges Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal (pic). The Bersatu Youth chief claims that such promises of financial gains were also given to the lawmakers for...
SAN FRANCISCO: Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic) arrived here Monday (Nov 13) for the 30th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM) from Nov 14 to 17. The aircraft carrying Anwar for his inaugural Apec meeting as the head of government landed at San Francisco International Airport, California, at 9.37pm (1.37pm Malaysian...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman has recorded the statement of Kepala Batas MP Siti Mastura Muhammad. The MP was seen entering the Bukit Aman compound at 11am on Tuesday (Nov 14). She exited at around 12.30pm. "Around 10 questions were asked. She has been summoned over a speech that was made during the Kemaman election campaign trail and we...
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister-elect Christopher Luxon will not attend APEC in San Francisco and instead the country's caretaker trade minister will represent the country, the political parties confirmed on Tuesday. A spokesperson for the caretaker government said Damien O'Connor, who remains the country's trade minister until a new government is sworn in, will...
PETALING JAYA: Kento Momota of Japan lifted the men's singles title in the Korean Masters in a convincing fashion after beating compatriot Koki Watanabe in the final on Sunday. The 29-year-old, who is playing in his first tournament in four months after losing in the first round of the Australian Open in August, fought for 51...
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post): The 38th edition of Golden Disc Awards, one of South Korea’s oldest and famed music award shows, is set to be held in Jakarta for the first time, marking Indonesia’s increasing relevance as one of the largest K-pop consumer markets in the world. The show will be held on Jan 6, 2024,...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has held a meeting with the King of Jordan King Abdullah II on the sidelines of the 8th Extraordinary Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) in Riyadh on Saturday (Nov 11). In a Facebook post, the Prime Minister said his meeting with King Abdullah took place in a...
