Beyonce to Donate $4 Million to Kamala Harris’ Campaign: Report

According to a new report, the 'Halo' singer has 'set aside' the money for Kamala's campaign because she 'feels the stakes are too high' in this election. Beyoncé is helping Vice President Kamala Harris in her race to the White House. The 42-year-old “If I Were a Boy” hitmaker will donate a large sum of money to Kamala’s campaign...

UK riots have Malaysians there on edge

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian community in the United Kingdom has been gripped with fear and anxiety in the midst of the riots there. Rahmah Ghazali, who lives in Sheffield, said the place has always been a multicultural city, known as the City of Sanctuary as it houses thousands of asylum seekers and immigrants. ALSO READ: The places that...

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was arch foe of ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina

DHAKA (Reuters) -Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, the pioneer of the global microcredit movement who could shepherd Bangladesh's new interim government, was an arch foe of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who has resigned and fled the country. Known as the "banker to the poor", Yunus and the Grameen Bank he founded won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize...

Chinese temple performance in open area, so non-Muslim exemption does not apply, says T’ganu exco rep

PETALING JAYA: The Terengganu government has never barred any parties from conducting cultural, heritage or religious performances, provided they follow the existing guidelines, says Datuk Wan Sukairi Wan Abdullah. The state local government and health committee chairman said male and female non-Muslim performers were allowed, but it has to be in a closed area. "The exsiting guidelines...

Kamala Harris picks Minnesota’s Tim Walz for vice president, sources say

(Reuters) -Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, choosing a progressive policy champion and a plain speaker from America's heartland to help win over rural, white voters, according to sources familiar with the matter. Campaign officials did not respond to requests for comment. An official announcement...

Singapore , Man , Jailed , Trying , Rape , Own Mother

PETALING JAYA: Representatives from Meta Platforms Inc (Meta) met with the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to explain the removal of several posts on the Prime Minister's Facebook and Instagram accounts In a statement on Monday (Aug 5), the PMO’s media and strategic communications division said that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission chairman, Tan Sri Mohamad...

Man who tried to sexually assault his 81-year-old mother gets 14 years’ preventive detention

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): When her son had to move out of his flat after he punched his wife for refusing sex, an 81-year-old woman agreed to take him in, even though other relatives tried to dissuade her from doing so. For her kindness, she was repaid with a violent attack by her own flesh and...

Malaysia must capitalise on the potential of the rare earth elements industry, says PM

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has urged to fully exploit the significant potential of its rare earth elements (REE) industry, particularly from local sources, according to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic). In chairing the National Economic Action Council (MTEN) Meeting Number 6 for 2024, Anwar stressed that collaboration with international players possessing expertise must be aimed...

Training aircraft loses control during landing at Melaka Airport, pilot unharmed

PUTRAJAYA: A Piper PA28-181 training aircraft, registration 9M-SKF, reportedly veered off the runway at Melaka International Airport at 4.09pm on Monday (Aug 5). Confirming the incident, Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) chief executive officer Datuk Captain Norazman Mahmud, said the aircraft, operated by the Malaysian Flying Academy (MFA), lost control during landing and veered off...

Bangladesh army to form interim government after PM Hasina resigns and flees country

DHAKA (Bloomberg): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned Monday after weeks of deadly protests, while the nation’s army chief announced he would help form an interim government. Army Chief Waker-Uz-Zaman made the announcement in a televised address, saying he’d invited political leaders to a meeting and will also meet with President Mohammed Shahabuddin on the matter....