Bersatu associate wing candidate Datuk Seri R Sanjeevan who is vying for the vice chief position admitted that the non-Malay population are holding back their support for the federal opposition coalition Perikatan Nasional (PN) because of Pas. “The reality is when we go to the ground and talk to the people, I mean non-Malays, when…
In a bid to meet the growing demand for artificial intelligence and cloud services in Malaysia, Oracle announced plans to invest more than US$6.5 billion to open a public cloud region. “The public cloud region will help organizations in Malaysia modernize their applications, migrate all types of workloads to the cloud, and innovate with data,…
A Singapore court is due to sentence a former transport minister convicted last week of receiving more than $300,000 worth of gifts, in what could be the first jailing of an ex-cabinet member in a city-state known for clean governance. S. Iswaran, who was a minister for 13 years, pleaded guilty to four counts of…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Hezbollah leader Syyed Hassan Nasrallah to flee Lebanon days before he was killed in an Israeli strike and is now deeply worried about Israeli infiltration of senior government ranks in Tehran, three Iranian sources said. In the immediate aftermath of the attack on Hezbollah’s booby-trapped pagers on Sept….
Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has offered has offered to mediate on the issue of unpaid salary involving media practitioners in The Malaysian Insight (TMI) and The Vibes. “This is unacceptable. It shouldn’t be happening. We want a free press, but a free press is not free (without salary),” he told reporters in Busan, South Korea,…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called upon all the warring parties in the Middle East to de-escalate amid fears that it would become a global conflict “We must urgently prevent a dangerous cycle of action and reaction, which threatens to draw even more parties into the conflict, further deepening instability and broadening the…
Global markets sank and oil soared yesterday, after Iran launched around 180 missiles at Israel, prompting fears of a region-wide conflagration after almost a year of war in Gaza. US and European stocks turned sharply lower after the strikes, which Iran launched in response to the killings of Tehran-backed militant leaders. Most missiles were intercepted…
If terrorism is partly performative, a form of theatre, the tit-for-tat between Israel and Iran has all the embodiments of a sublime art form. How ? In normal circumstances, wars are launched with total stealth to maximize the element of surprise. One of the most important dimensions of warfare, whether it is staged by the…
The notion of having a Malay Chief Minister for Penang is a difficult proposition for DAP to consider, said Dr Ong Kian Ming on his podcast, Are We OK? last night. “Knowing the thinking of Penang DAP, it won’t be easy to propose a non-Chinese Chief Minister. Penang DAP is not ready for that,” he…
By: Dr Mugilarasi Arasarethinam Aging is a natural process that starts at birth and ends with our last breath. Turning 60 and beyond may feel daunting for those who reach that age. However, the main challenge with aging is our lack of preparedness for this stage of life. Despite growing up around older people, we…
