Kluang MP Wong Shu Qi of the DAP reminded her PKR counterpart Wong Chen against aiming fire extinguishers at neighbours like the DAP. “The heat always rises when elections are near—even if it’s just an internal one. But let’s be clear: when the kitchen gets hot, don’t aim the fire extinguisher at your neighbours. “It…
A Jordan based Malaysian scholar has opposed calls by Klang MP Ganabathirau Veraman to probe Perlis mufti Datuk Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin over the latter’s call to support Pakistan in its conflict with India. Principal fellow of Islamic Academy of Sciences Dr Shah Nor Basri said that muftis have the responsibility to safeguard the…
A former PKR deputy secretary – general has described the battle between the incumbent Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli and his challenger Nurul Izzah Anwar for the PKR deputy president post as unnecessary. It is also unproductive for the party, and it risks drawing a deep wedge in the reform – minded party, said S. Raveentharan….
Klang MP Ganabathirau Veraman has called upon the authorities to probe Perlis Mufti Datuk Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin, better known by his acronym Dr Maza, under the Penal Code for spreading hate speech and making statements that are conducing to public mischief. “I urge the relevant Malaysian authorities, including the Ministry of Home Affairs…
Former Penang Hindu Endowments Board (PHB) chairman P Ramasamy, 76, was charged with 17 counts of criminal breach of trust (CBT). He is charged under section 409 of the Penal Code. If he is convicted, the former deputy chief minister would be facing a maximum jail term of 20 years, whipping and fine. Ramasamy who…
A political scientist has heralded that competition should be welcome in a matured political arena as a battle royal shapes up in a contest for the PKR deputy president post between the incumbent Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli and challenger Nurul Izzah Anwar. Dr Wong Chin Huat, who is a Professor at the Jeffery Sachs Center…
Hamas on Monday released an Israeli-American soldier who had been held hostage in Gaza for more than 19 months, offering a goodwill gesture toward the Trump administration that could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire with Israel. Edan Alexander, 21, was the first hostage released since Israel shattered an eight-week ceasefire with Hamas in…
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the recent Operation Sindoor conducted against Pakistan has set a benchmark and policy against terrorism. “After the surgical strike and air strike, now Operation Sindoor is India’s policy against terrorism. Operation Sindoor has carved out a new benchmark in our fight against terrorism and has set up a…
US and China have agreed to call for a 90-day truce in their ongoing trade war. Both parties too have agreed to reduce the tariffs imposed on each other. The US agreed to drop its 145% tariff rate on Chinese goods by 115 percentage points to 30%, said US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. China cut…
A joint – management body (JMB) committee member of a high rise condominium in Puchong has clarified that some residents have portrayed a wrong impression of the property until a media report cast doubts over the building’s safety and commercial value. JMB secretary Sunitha Ruthram wrote in to Harapan Daily to clarify a report entitled…
