Mr Khairy was among a number of UMNO members who have been expelled for breaching party disciplinary rules during November’s general election.Continue Reading
The two conflicts are not completely analogous but it’s striking how much Ukraine has galvanised the international community, in contrast to Myanmar, say academics.Continue Reading
PRAGUE: Czech president-elect Petr Pavel on Monday (Jan 30) vowed to boost his country’s ties with Taiwan after holding a phone call with the island’s president and foreign minister. President Tsai Ing-wen congratulated Pavel on his win in Saturday’s presidential run-off over populist billionaire Andrej Babis. “I thanked her forContinue Reading
What continues to be the result? The report offers sparked a huge sell-off in shares in Adani’s firms, wiping out more than US$68 billion in their market value, according to Bloomberg Information. Trading in some stocks was temporarily stopped. Adani’s private wealth has dove by around US$40 billion and heContinue Reading
The Indonesian government has strongly condemned the burning of the Quran by Paludan and summoned Swedish Ambassador Marina Berg last week, said Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Teuku Faizasyah. “This act of blasphemy has hurt and tarnished religious tolerance,” the ministry said in a statement on Jan 22. “Freedom of expressionContinue Reading
PESHAWAR: Police were among 61 people killed and 150 wounded in a blast at a mosque inside a highly sensitive Pakistan police headquarters on Monday (Jan 30), prompting the government to put the country on high alert. The attack happened during afternoon worship in the provincial capital of Peshawar, closeContinue Reading
PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A blast at a mosque inside a police headquarters in Pakistan on Monday (Jan 30) killed at least 25 worshippers and wounded 120 more, officials said. The attack happened during afternoon prayers in the northwestern city of Peshawar, close to former tribal areas that border Afghanistan where militancyContinue Reading
BEIJING: China said on Monday (Jan 30) that the COVID-19 situation in the country was at a “low level”, and that fever clinic visits due to the coronavirus during Chinese New Year dropped about 40 per cent from before the week-long holiday. “The overall epidemic situation in the country hasContinue Reading
Mr Abdul Rahman also confirmed that the progress of the LCS project has been good, adding that the supplementary agreement on the project will be signed soon. This, he said, will enable the following process to take place and the construction to be carried out as planned. “It is okay now.Continue Reading
JAKARTA: Indonesian police said on Monday (Jan 30) a local trader of industrial-grade chemicals sold them as pharmaceutical-grade, leading to their use in medicated syrups that authorities suspect may have caused deaths of more than 200 children across the country. Authorities have said two ingredients, ethylene glycol (EG) and diethyeleneContinue Reading