DHAKA (Reuters) -A Bangladeshi court’s decision to sentence exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death has done little to heal a nation scarred by her long rule and last year’s bloody crackdown against student-led, anti-government protests. Families of the victims want her immediate execution. The government demanded her extradition from India where she fled last...
KYIV (Reuters) -As winter looms and Russian forces adapt their tactics, Ukrainian troops need to double down on technological innovation and flood the front line with more drones to halt Moscow's territorial gains, a senior commander said. Oleksandr Pivnenko, head of Ukraine's National Guard, said Russia continued to have the manpower advantage after nearly four years...
ADDIS ABABA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has arrived in the capital city of Ethiopia here for an official visit to strengthen ties and cooperation – not just with this country but also with the African continent. The special flight carrying the Prime Minister and his entourage, which included Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri...
PETALING JAYA: A new pair giant pandas from China, Chen Xing and Xiao Yue, have landed safely at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 8.30pm on Tuesday (Nov 18). Chen Xing and Xiao Yue are set for a 10-year stay at Zoo Negara following the extension of the panda conservation agreement between Malaysia and China. In...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians have the right to hold peaceful assemblies but are reminded to comply with the latest regulations, including submitting a notice at least five days before any gathering, the Dewan Rakyat heard on Monday (Nov 17). Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said court decisions relating to peaceful assemblies are clear...
KOTA KINABALU: Former Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick wants DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke to explain to the people of Sabah the eight points the federal government wants to challenge concerning Sabah’s 40% claims. He said, according to the notice of appeal filed by the federal government, there were eight matters that it wanted...
GEORGE TOWN: A proposed foreign workers’ hostel in Teluk Kumbar sparked a lively exchange in the Penang State Assembly. Opposition Leader Mohd Fauzi Yusoff (PAS–Sungai Dua) renewed his stand that the project is unsuitable for the southern corridor. Debating the 2026 state budget, he said the planned hostel tied to the Penang LRT Mutiara Line had raised...
KOTA KINABALU: Gabungan Rakyat Sabah is confident that Sabah will finally realise its 40% revenue entitlement under the Malaysia Agreement 1963, following formal commitments from the Federal Government, says GRS deputy secretary-general Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali. He said the administration is guided by official parliamentary replies and Cabinet decisions, not political rhetoric. "If you look at past...
PETALING JAYA: Two men were charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with the murder of a saleswoman whose naked body, with her hands tied, was found near the Blue Water Estate roundabout, Seri Kembangan, in October. Information technology officer K.Kaarthiek, 26, and lorry driver A.Hariprasanth, 23, nodded after the charges were read out to them...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is on track to deliver higher dividend to its members, following its double-digit growth in investment income, according to an economist. The EPF recorded a total investment income of RM63.99 billion for the nine months ended Sept 30, 2025 (9M2025), an 11 per cent increase from the RM57.57 billion posted...
