20,000 people expected to attend Malaysia with Palestine Assembly, say organisers

KUALA LUMPUR: About 20,000 people are expected to join the Malaysia with Palestine Rally at Axiata Arena Stadium, Bukit Jalil here, on Tuesday (Oct 24) night. Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (Abim) president Muhamad Faizal Abdul Aziz said the gathering was scheduled to begin with Maghrib prayers, followed by a hajat prayer led by Palestinian Qari...

Solidarity, not rules, the main aim of pro-Palestine rallies, says Saifuddin

KUALA LUMPUR: Showing solidarity with the Palestinians was the main objective of Sunday's (Oct 22) rally at Dataran Merdeka, not the dos and don'ts at such events, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. The Home Minister said the lives of two million Palestinians were at stake, with the Israeli army massing at Palestine's borders. "The (priority) is...

Dropped cellphone leads to arrest in US killing

A Mon Valley teen dropped his iPhone after fatally shooting a 47-year-old man this March – and that, combined with surveillance footage of the crime, led to his arrest this week, Allegheny County Police said. Sanchez Spence, 18, of McKeesport, remained in Allegheny County Jail on Friday after being charged in the March 1 killing of...

FBM KLCI dips, ringgit hits new low

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia and the ringgit have taken a beating on Monday, in line with the weak sentiment in regional markets. The FBM KLCI fell 2.92 points, or 0.2% to 1,438.12. The market traded within a range of 8.81 points between an intra-day high of 1,443.86 and a low of 1,435.05. Some 743 counters declined compared...

RM2mil worth of drugs, equipment seized in Penang

GEORGE TOWN: Penang police have seized RM2.06mil worth of drugs and equipment in a series of six raids conducted over a span of four days. Penang police chief Datuk Khaw Kok Chin also said four local men aged 27 to 33 were arrested in various locations. Most of the drugs were seized from a double storey house...

Once disgraced, Indonesian ex-general tipped for presidency after makeover

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Dismissed from the military amid speculation of rights abuses, exiled in Jordan, and banned from travelling to the United States on account of his alleged dark past, Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto is now in pole position to be Indonesia's next leader. The two-time presidential loser announced on Sunday he will contest the post...

Android users will soon be able to link two WhatsApp accounts on one device

Meta is rolling out a new feature that enables Android users to manage multiple WhatsApp accounts on a single device. To access this feature, users must have either a second phone number and SIM card, or a phone that accepts multi-SIM or eSIM. This step is essential to associate the second WhatsApp account with a valid phone number,...

Seven dams in four states classified as high-risk

CYBERJAYA: Seven dams in Melaka, Kedah, Penang and Johor have been classified as high-risk in a report on how worsening climate change can affect public water supply, says National Water Services Commission (SPAN) chairman Charles Santiago. According to Santiago, these were the Pedu and Muda dams in Kedah; the Asahan, Jus and Durian Tunggal dams in...

MYAirline probe: Goh to be released, latest suspect remanded five days

KUALA LUMPUR: The latest suspect arrested in the MYAirline case has been remanded for five days until Friday (Oct 27). "The suspect was arrested at his home in Bangsar early Monday (Oct 23)," said Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf. He said the man, in his 40s, was taken...

Citizenship application: Most of the elderly fail Malay language test

KUALA LUMPUR: Most applicants for citizenship among the elderly fail the Malay language proficiency test, the Dewan Rakyat was told on Monday (Oct 23). Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the Malay language proficiency test is one of the requirements in the application for Malaysian citizenship. "In other countries, their Best Practices require a mastery...