Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah has been identified as the group that killed three US troops on the Jordan-Syria border. But what is Kataib Hezbollah? The following are the facts regarding this militia group, according to Reuters. The U.S. designated it as a terrorist organization in 2009.
Upto 50 prosecution witnesses will be called to testify in the money laundering and corruption trial of former Bersatu information chief Wan Saiful Wan Jan in connection with the Jana Wibawa project at the sessions court here. Deputy public prosecutor Rasyidah Murni Azmi told the court this during case management before judge Rozina Ayob. “Most…
Britain is set to ban disposable vapes as part of measures undertaken to curb the rising number of young people vaping. Measures would include preventing marketing vape to children and underage sales, reported the BBC. Upto 7.6% of 11 to 17-year-olds now vape regularly or occasionally, up from 4.1% in 2020. “As any parent or…
Doing away with the pension scheme will not affect civil servants and the Malays who formed the majority in the service. The proposal had been studied since the 1990s as there was a need for a new service scheme that doesnt put the nation in bankruptcy and create problems for the next generation. “It has…
Hungary’s far-right Our Homeland party would lay claim to a western region of Ukraine that is home to about 150,000 ethnic Hungarians if Ukraine loses its statehood due to Russia’s invasion. Our Homeland leader Laszlo Toroczkai made the remarks at a conference where the party, which has six lawmakers in the 199-strong Hungarian parliament, hosted…
Non-Malay ministers would be participating in the Bumiputera Economic Congress (KEB) sheduled to begin tomorrow over a three day period. “This congress is a Bumiputera congress… This congress will evaluate the projects carried out, introduce some new programmes with a new approach, but will also identify some aspects of the problems faced by non-Bumiputeras, the…
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…
