The Federal Court has declared section 498 of the Penal Code that punishes the act of man enticing married woman with a two year jail term as unconstitutional since it goes against Article 8(2) of the Federal Constitution. “We are of the view that the provision is incapable of any modification as it will change…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed that the Russia Ukraine war will continue until he achieves his objectives. Only after that can peace resume. “There will be peace [in Ukraine] when we achieve our objectives”. Those “objectives do not change,” he said, reported BBC. He said the above in a four hour programme where he…
About 40-45% of the 29,000 air-to-ground munitions Israel Defence Forces used are “dumb bombs” – unguided bombs, used in their war against Hamas in Gaza, according to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, said CNN in an exclusive report. The 29,000 unguided have been used on Gaza since October 7. These unguided bombs…
Oleh NORAINI NORDIN Dalam rombakan Kabinet yang diumumkan Perdana Menteri (PM) Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim kelmarin, terdapat dua kementerian yang dipecahkan menjadi empat untuk diberi peranan yang lebih khusus. Dua kementerian terbabit ialah Kementerian Komunikasi dan Digital yang kini menjadi Kementerian Komunikasi dan Kementerian Digital. Kementerian Sumber Asli, Alam Sekitar dan Perubahan Iklim pula menjadi…
Oleh AHMAD MURSI Jika seruan menjauhi ulama su’ dikatakan kempen bencikan ulama, al-Quran dan Hadith lebih keras berkempen. Al-Quran samakan ulama yang menunggang ilmu agama untuk dunia dan hawa nafsunya seperti anjing (Al-A’raf:176) Nabi Muhammad SAW pula beri amaran bahaya ulama su’ lebih daripada Dajjal. Imām al-Ghazālī dalam Bab 6, Ihya’ Ulumuddin ‘berkempen’ bahaya ulama…
India’s parliament witnessed chaotic scenes after at least two men intruded into the chamber, shouting slogans and spraying coloured gas. Images show MPs and security officials trying to catch one of the intruders, who is seen jumping from table to table, reported BBC News. Reports say the men were overpowered by security officials and taken…
Newly appointed Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development R Ramanan still retains the position as the Special Committee chairman of the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra). “Status quo for now,” he told the media when asked to comment on the position after scanning his time recorder card at the Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Ministry…
Every view and proposal can be discussed without ignoring the Federal Constitution, parliamentary democracy, and constitutional monarchy, said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar said this included Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar’s suggestion that more responsibilities be given to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, including direct oversight of MACC and Petronas. “We can discuss it…
Yesterday the pro-tem chief of Urimai, P Ramasamy lamented the lack of Indian representation in the cabinet reshuffle even though Gobind Singh Deo (PH-Damansara) was made Digital Minister. He viewed the new line up that dropped V Sivakumar who held the Human Resources Minister portfolio and Gobind’s appointment as a “big disappointment.” “Surely, if Anwar…
The Ministry of Human Resources (KSM) has taken appropriate action to ensure that cyber-attacks targeting the infrastructure of the Social Security Organisation (Perkeso) do not recur. Its minister, V. Sivakumar said follow-up action would also be taken as soon as the mastermind responsible for hacking Perkeso’s system, information base and website since the beginning of…
