Bangladesh’s new interim government said Sunday it was working to resolve attacks on Hindus and other religious minorities reported after the dramatic ouster of autocratic premier Sheikh Hasina. Hindus are the largest minority faith in mostly Muslim Bangladesh and are considered a steadfast support base for Hasina’s party, the Awami League. After Hasina’s abrupt resignation…
US has officially deployed a guided missile submarine to the Middle East on the orders of US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin as the Middle East braces for possible attacks from Iran and its allies following the killing of senior members of Hamas and Hezbollah. It is a rare move to publicly announce the deployment of…
Umno supreme council member Datuk Puad Zarkashi has advised his former Umno buddy, Pas central committee member Tan Sri Annuar Musa to put up an act. “Put on an act. Wear the head skull cap and an elephant brand sarong to sit. Annuar said, Pas members who accuse DAP as infidels who can be waged…
Another cabinet reshuffle maybe looming soon and this time it would be involving a prominent minister from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s party. The minister will either be moved or dropped from the Cabinet, said a source, reported FMT. “The person’s performance has been in question and the individual is expected to be removed…
The six month suspension of Wan Ahmad Fayshal Wan Ahmad Kamal (PN-Machang) did not involve the powers of the Dewan Rakyat Speaker since it was passed through a government motion and it is not a precedent case. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul explained that his duties require him to administrate and fulfil the…
Pakatan Harapan would continue its house-to-house campaigning for BN candidate Azmawi Fikri Abdul Ghani as it found the method more effective compared to the ceramah sessions. PH’s Nenggiri by-election direction of operations Adly Zahari pointed out that the method was better in understanding the real problems of the people. “When we go door-to-door or hold…
Turkiye restored access to Instagram after more than a week on Saturday, saying its US-based parent company, Meta, accepted Ankara’s terms on content removal, reported German news agency (dpa). “The access ban on Instagram has been lifted,” Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu wrote on social media platform X. Meta agreed to Turkish government…
Bangladesh’s chief justice and central bank governor have resigned, officials said on Saturday, as student protests that forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee have widened to target more officials appointed during her time in office. Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan resigned, the law ministry’s adviser Asif Nazrul said in a Facebook video post, after students…
Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential campaign said on Saturday some of its internal communications were hacked and blamed the Iranian government, citing past hostilities between Trump and Iran without providing direct evidence. The Republican’s campaign statement came shortly after news website Politico reported it had begun receiving emails in July from an anonymous source offering authentic…
A human rights organisation has called upon Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to voice out against the genocide and atrocities faced by the minority Hindus in Bangladesh because the Anwar’s silence marked a missed opportunity to present the Malaysia Madani vision to the global community. “The lack of condemnation from Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk…
