It was no common roadshow to mark the upcoming Merdeka celebrations on Saturday, as the National Kenaf and Tobacco Board (LKTN) also generated awareness about the next best thing in commercial farming – kenaf besides instilling the spirit of patriotism. Led by board chairman Datuk Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah, the board personnel travelled some…
French judicial authorities on Sunday extended the detention of the Russian-born founder and chief of Telegram Pavel Durov after his arrest at a Paris airport over alleged offences related to the popular but controversial messaging app, AFP reported. His arrest at the Le Bourget airport outside Paris late Saturday is the latest extraordinary twist in…
Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel early on Sunday, as Israel’s military said it struck Lebanon with around 100 jets to thwart a larger attack, in one of the biggest clashes in more than 10 months of border warfare. Missiles were visible curling up through the dawn sky, dark vapour trails behind…
A group of 35 NGOs and individuals lodged a report against several TikTok influencers at the Sentul police district headquarters as the latter had insulted Hindus and non-Tamil Indians. The influencers are made up of Tamil Fighter@makkalinfighters that featured Tamil Devan @tamilasuran1, A Rajendran also known as Rajendranrajen, Mythreyar @mythreyar15 and Siva Seelan @karimavalan. Clips…
Pakatan Harapan is open to discussions on collaborating with Barisan Nasional in the next general election, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said PH’s collaboration with Umno as component parties in the unity government has been satisfactory. “Our relationship with Umno is good so far and it is satisfactory to collaborate again in…
A MOU signed between the Malaysian Digital Economic Corporation (MDEC) and India’s National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) has resulted in seven global Indian companies based in Malaysia giving its commitment to train and hire at least 5,000 Malaysians over a period of three years, beginning this year. They will be trained in…
Gaza ceasefire and hostage negotiators discussed new compromise proposals in Cairo on Saturday, seeking to bridge gaps between Israel and Hamas, but there was no indication of progress after hours of talks. “The talks in Cairo didn’t make any progress. Israel is insisting to keep eight positions along the Philadelphi corridor,” one Palestinian official close…
Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the messaging service, Telegram, was arrested as he disembarked his private jet on the tarmac at Le Bourget airport, Paris, the French channel TF1 reported on Saturday. OFMIN, a part of the national directorate of the French judicial police, had placed an arrest warrant on Durov, a French-Russian…
A year ago immediately after the concurrent six state elections, I wrote an article about Perikatan Nasional’s chances of becoming an alternative government that peaked and would only further diminish. I called it “peak Perikatan”. In the article, I made four points about the political scenario after the 6-state elections, namely the talk of a…
Umno can regain the Malay support in the 16th general election if it retains its coalition with Pakatan Harapan (PH) since PH would provide an opportunity for Umno to contest in Maay majority seats, said political analyst Dr Mazlan Ali. “I expect Umno would be able to contest in 70 Malay majority seats. This gives…
