WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration is close to approving the shipment of longer-range missiles packed with cluster bombs to Ukraine, giving Kyiv the ability to cause significant damage deeper within Russian-occupied territory, according to four U.S. officials. After seeing the success of cluster munitions delivered in 155 mm artillery rounds in recent months, the U.S. is...
ANKARA (Reuters) - An American caver who had become trapped more than 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) underground in southern Turkey has been moved closer to the surface and is expected to be rescued by Tuesday morning, rescuers said. Mark Dickey, 40, was on an international exploration expedition in the Morca cave in Mersin province's Taurus mountains...
KUANTAN: Pahang Barisan Nasional will not take the challenge for the Pelangai state by-election lightly despite retaining the seat for a long time, says its chairman Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail. "In any situation, we have and will continue to work hard... we can't take it for granted," he said when met after launching a...
SIBU: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah was appreciative to the people of Bintulu and Sibu for their warm reception. "Thank you to the people of Bintulu and Sibu for giving us a rousing welcome. I am very touched and with a very sincere heart, this is a manifestation that the people of...
ALOR SETAR: Nine enforcement agency officials have been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Monday (Sept 11) over allegedly soliciting and accepting bribes from fishing vessel owners and runners from 2018 to 2021. According to a MACC source, the enforcement officials were suspected to have received bribes as a reward for protecting and not...
PETALING JAYA: There is talk swirling around that several Umno members will be kicked out of the party including myself in an upcoming meeting this week, says Isham Jalil (pic). The Umno supreme council member on Monday (Sept 11) said that even though his name was in the list, he was not dissuaded by the rumour. "It...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States waived sanctions to allow the transfer of $6 billion in Iranian funds from South Korea to Qatar, a step needed to carry out a previously announced U.S.-Iran prisoner swap, according to a U.S. document seen by Reuters on Monday. The broad outlines of the U.S.-Iran deal under which five U.S....
KUALA LUMPUR: Four female Myanmar nationals, who were exploited to work at a shophouse turned entertainment outlet in Bandar Puchong, were rescued following an operation on Monday (Sept 11). The raid was conducted by Bukit Aman CID's Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (Atipsom) unit (D3) at about 10.40am on Monday following information and intelligence...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Member of Parliament (MP) for Muar, Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, will be seated in the opposition bloc of the Dewan Rakyat beginning on Tuesday (Sept 12) following his decision to withdraw support for the Unity Government. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul said he had received a letter from the Malaysian...
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim received a courtesy visit from superstar Rajnikanth on Monday (Sept 11) at his office in Putrajaya. In a Facebook post, Anwar said he met the Indian actor, whom was not only on the arts stage in Asia and around the world. "I am honoured by the appreciation given to...
