While Israel has not taken responsibility for the assassination of Hamas top leader Ismail Haniyeh, reports have emerged that the assassination was carried out in Tehran to put Iran under the spotlight. Sources in the Middle East had told the media that Tehran was chosen as the spot because Haniyeh was under Iran’s security. They…
Three major recommendations have been put forth in the Malaysian Indian Community Transformation Unit’s Action Plan Roadmap. Among them is the establishment of the National Council for Indian Community Affairs, a Mitra trust account and the restructuring of Mitra’s organisational structure. “The creation of a Mitra trust account is intended to allow the balance of…
Umno supreme council member Datuk Dr Puad Zarkashi threw his jabs and hooks on Bersatu that would be contesting in the Nenggiri by-election in Kelantan. He claimed that the splinter party never had originality. “From the beginning, Bersatu never had originality. Its key leaders are from Umno. “Its name, colours and policies are copied from…
Bangladesh is set to ban the main Islamic party and its student wing today, which the government blames for violence this month that killed 150 people during student-led protests against reservations in government jobs. The move, decried as “unconstitutional and illegal” by the party, the Jamaat-e-Islami, comes after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina blamed it and…
Hopes of finding survivors began to fade as hundreds of rescuers worked through slush and rocks and pulled out bodies from debris in the hills of India’s Kerala state on Wednesday, a day after 167 people were killed in monsoon landslides. Steady rain that intensified as the day progressed and the rising water level in…
Khaled Meshaal is tipped to be the next Hamas leader, following the death of Ismail Haniyeh who was assassinated yesterday in Tehran. Another likely front runner is senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya. Based in Qatar, Hayya has headed Hamas negotiators in indirect Gaza truce talks with Israel, has also been a possibility for the leadership…
Both the public and the private sector need to come together now in one voice to meet the challenges of Malaysia attaining the status of an aged (old) nation by 2030. The voice is to ensure that the challenges are met effectively and most importantly compassionately for both the seniors and their caregivers as well…
The man accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and two of his accomplices, held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have agreed to plead guilty, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. The Pentagon did not elaborate on the plea deals. A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed that the America was neither involved nor aware of the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. “This is something we were not aware of or involved in. It’s very hard to speculate,” Blinken told Channel News Asia in Singapore. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirmed Haniyeh’s death in the early…
The death toll of the landslides in Wayanad, Kerala in India has risen to 151 and another 187 remain missing after heavy rain caused hillsides to collapse on Tuesday. The figure was confirmed by Kerala Chief Minister’s spokesman PM Manoj. It sent torrents of mud, water and tumbling boulders through tea and cardamom estates and…
