United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres vowed to hold to account “any U.N. employee involved in acts of terror” after allegations that some refugee agency staffers were involved with Hamas on Oct 7 attack on Israel. He also implored governments to continue supporting the U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) after nine countries paused funding. “Any…
Bersatu man who declared support for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Bukit Gantang MP Datuk Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal has been appointed as the head of National Action Council on Cost of Living (NACCOL). “Today, I am with my friend, Bukit Gantang MP, Syed Abu Hussin, to work on this initiative……
For the sake of unity and development, the government is open to collaborate with all including opposition, said government spokesman, Fahmi Fadzil. “We are ready (for any scenario). Whether they want to be involved in the government block as the unity government or, as has been mentioned since last year, sit down to negotiate and…
Six European countries paused funding for the U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) on Saturday, following allegations that some of its staff were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, reported Reuters. Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Finland on Saturday joined the United States, Australia and Canada in pausing funding to…
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The Federal Court would announce its decision in the case of Nik Elin Zurina Nik Abdul Rashid and Tengku Yasmin Natasha Tengku Abdul Rahman against the Kelantan state assembly’s powers to enact law on 9 February 9 am. This was made known to lawyers in this case via a letter. On November 20,2023, Chief Justice…
Israel and Hamas are moving closer to seal a deal for a 30 day ceasefire in Gaza during which time Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners would be released, Reuters reported. Qatar, the US and Egypt have been spearheading shuttle diplomacy since 28 Dec to allow an increase in humanitarian aid. Israel is also said to…
Independent senator Datuk Sivaraj Chandran downplayed calls for him to be the next Dewan Negara President after a political analyst highlighted him as a viable candidate to fill the vacancy. “It is upto the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and the Madani government to decide. All the senators are potential candidates,” said Sivaraj to…
The Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission confirmed that former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin would be charged in court as it has already obtained the green light from the Attorney – General’s Chambers. Daim would be charged under the MACC Act, said chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki. Unfortunately the prosecution process hit a glitch when…
Slovakia’s proposal for Ukraine to cede its territory to Russia as a measure to end the ongoing war has been rejected. “There can be no compromise on territorial integrity, neither for Ukraine, nor for Slovakia, nor for any other country,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko wrote on Facebook, CNN reported. “Let’s be honest: if Ukraine…
