US president Donald Trump yesterday said he will soon travel to Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, while expressing his desire “to be good to China”. Despite renewed trade tensions between the US and China, Trump struck an optimistic tone ahead of a possible meeting next week with Chinese president Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic…
US President Donald Trump warned Hamas it would be “eradicated” if it breaches the Gaza deal with Israel, but said he would give the Palestinian fighter group a chance to honour the truce. Vice president JD Vance headed to Israel shortly after Trump’s comments, joining two top US envoys after weekend violence threatened to wreck…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim lambasted the notion that the Indian community has only been allocated RM100 million via the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (MITRA). “How much did we approve for the Indian community in 2024? RM 2 billion. Yes. But it is not in the media, not in the narrative. The narrative is…
An omnipresence strategy for the police force will be implemented soon following the Cabinet’s directive for the Home Ministry to increase police presence in schools. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said this would be part of the government’s efforts to curb juvenile crime. “We need to enhance patrols under the concept of ‘omnipresence’,…
The Kuala Lumpur High Court in a landmark ruling said that individuals can sue their fellow citizens for breaches of constitutional rights. Judge Amarjeet Singh ruled that Chinese Muslim convert preacher Firdaus Wong can be sued by eight non-Muslim parents over a video that Wong posted that encouraged covert conversion of school going children. The…
Encrypted analogies continue as MIC dilly dallies over its political future. MIC continued to play with encrypted analogies instead of stating upfront of its future political direction. Deputy president Datuk M Saravanan had claimed that his party was treated like an unwanted child in an interview by Utusan Malaysia. Latest, Tan Sri SA Vigneswaran alluded…
MIC president Tan Sri SA Vigneswaran used the analogy of a bride who was given away to an irresponsible man to describe MIC’s position within the BN coalition. “Just imagine you gave away your daughter to an irresponsible. You cannot make any rash decisions, even if she decides to go for a divorce,” he said…
Despite setbacks and legal suits Singapore-born real estate developer, Peter Chan is not going to take a back seat from making his pet project – The Haven a spectacular success story. Chan is most confident that all the false and malicious accusations will be wholly demolished leaving his adversaries dumbfounded and embarrassed. Chan has been a catalyst…
SYERLEENA ABD RASHID Each act of violence in a school should shake us to the core. These are not simply “incidents.” They are mirrors held up to our collective failure — as parents, educators, policymakers, and as a society that has slowly forgotten how to listen. Calls for a nationwide school safety audit are both…
The battle to cope with climate change has just begun although Penang has take great strides in protecting the environment from becoming the first state to ban single use plastics to the setting up of financial incentives to entice the private sector to go green. State executive councillor in charge of the environment, Datuk Seri…
