Johor Bahru High Court issued a gag order against Bersatu information committee member Badrul Hisham Sharin, better known as Che’gu Bard from making any statements or comments the case of casino in Forest City that he is currently facing. Judge Datuk Abu Bakar Katar made the ruling after allowing the prosecution’s application to review the…
In condemning the death threat faced by Seputeh MP Teresa Kok, DAP Wanita chief Teo Nie Ching pointed out that acts of violence only serves to keep away women from politics. “I am equally concerned that acts of violence like this will deter other women from joining politics. In 2014, there was a study that…
Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi has been confirmed dead in a fatal helicopter crash late last night. Foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, 60, too died in the crash, reported state owned IRNA. The 63 year old Raisi was elected president in 2021. READ ALSO: Helicopter found, situation not good
What happens next if President Raisi is confirmed dead in the helicopter crash? This is the question running in the minds of Iranians as the helicopter carrying the Iranian president is completely burned. According to article 131 of the Islamic Republic’s constitution, if a president dies in office the first vice president takes over, with…
The chief of Iran’s Red Crescent said Monday that the missing helicopter which was carrying President Ebrahim Raisi had been found but the situation was “not good.” “The helicopter has been found. Now, we are moving toward the helicopter,” said Red Crescent chief Pirhossein Koolivand, adding “the situation is not good.” Meanwhile, an official told…
Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Liew Chin Tong outlined five major challenges for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) members during his intervention session at the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting. “We are now in a different era from when APEC started in the early 1990s. Then the world was a lot more…
Hong Kong wants to set up its Economic and Trade Office (ETO) in Kuala Lumpur, revealed Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Liew Chin Tong. “The Hong Kong SAR government announced recently its intention to set up its ETO in Kuala Lumpur. “Malaysia looks forward to and welcome closer cooperation between our two economies,”…
Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi was returning from a ceremony to inaugurate a dam on Iran’s border with the Azerbaijan Republic, when his helicopter crashed upon landing in Varzaqan region on Sunday. A total of 46 rapid response and rescue teams from the provinces of East Azarbaijan, Tehran, Alborz, Ardabil, Zanjan and West Azarbaijan have been…
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog on the way back from a visit to the border with Azerbaijan, an Iranian official told Reuters. The official said the lives of Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were “at risk…
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Na’im Mokthar urged all parties not to go extreme on Palestine issues. This is in regards with the Blockout 2024 movement, which calls for a boycott of prominent figures who did not raise awareness about the ongoing conflict. “All parties are urged to always maintain harmony when…
