KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah have wished Hindus throughout the country a Happy Deepavali. Their Majesties shared their greetings in a poster on Istana Negara’s Instagram account on Sunday (Nov 12). ALSO READ: PM wishes Hindus a Happy Deepavali "May this festival bring the...
JOHOR BARU: The Rafah border between Gaza and Egypt should be opened to allow more humanitarian aid to be given to the Palestinians. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia senior lecturer Dr Mohamad Darwish said the ban on entry to Gaza has also caused the hospitals to suffer a healthcare crisis. “Since there is no electricity, the hospitals have to...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Iran are ready to improve bilateral relations including in the fields of economy, education, science and technology, as well as explore opportunities for new cooperation, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic). Anwar, who is also Finance Minister, said this was discussed during his talks with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on...
KUALA LUMPUR: Royal Malaysian Navy Eastern Fleet deputy commander First Admiral Dr Najhan Md Said has been appointed the vice-chairman of the Sub-Committee Undersea Features Name (SCUFN) for the 2024-2028 term. His appointment came at the recently-concluded 36th meeting of SCUFN in Wollongong, Australia. "Najhan's appointment was done through a voting process involving 12 permanent members from...
PETALING JAYA: Former policeman Sirul Azhar Umar, 51, who was sentenced to death for the 2006 murder of Mongolian model Altantunya Shaariibuu has been released from an immigration detention centre in Australia. This was confirmed by his lawyer William Levingston to the British newspaper The Guardian; he said that Sirul has been released among dozens of...
IPOH: Discussions will be held among ministries on the call to raise the ceiling price for rice, says Datuk Mohamad Sabu. The Agriculture and Food Security Minister said the discussion would take into consideration all parties involved in the rice supply chain, especially farmers. “The current ceiling price was last reviewed in 2008 and there have been...
RIYADH: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived here Saturday (Nov 11) to attend the 8th Extraordinary Islamic Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to discuss the ongoing Israeli aggression in Palestine. The special aircraft carrying the prime minister landed at the Royal Terminal, King Khalid International Airport, located about 35 kilometres (km) north...
PETALING JAYA: The four Bersatu MPs who have pledged support for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim have been told to resign immediately to pave way for fresh by-elections. Bersatu information chief Datuk Razali Idris branded the quartet as 'traitors' for giving their support to Anwar. "They should resign and re-contest on the ticket that they really...
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's premier Antonio Costa, who resigned this week, told foreign investors on Saturday the country was open for business and wanted to remain attractive despite an ongoing corruption probe into "green" energy projects. Costa stepped down on Tuesday over an investigation into alleged illegalities in his government's handling of lithium and hydrogen projects,...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has launched an anti-corruption educational mobile game called Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Augmented Reality (MACC AR) on Saturday (Nov 11). Its community education division director, Nazli Rasyid Sulong said in a statement that the digital game was developed to educate and drum up public support for MACC’s anti-corruption fight. "The game...
