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…
Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has refuted claims that the probe by the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission is politically motivated or an act of revenge. “I don’t see it (investigations into Mirzan) as a political revenge or (instigated by) feelings of vengeance. Maybe such (assertions) are merely his (Dr Mahathir’s) own feelings,” Fahmi said during a…
Israel has proposed that senior Hamas leaders could leave Gaza as part of a broader ceasefire agreement since it is struggling to achieve its goal of destroying Hamas completely, CNN reported. Four months into the war, Israel failed to capture or kill any of Hamas’ senior most leaders in Gaza. Senior Hamas leaders are based…
The 1MBD asset recovery taskforce are probing on whether negotiators and lawyers representing the Malaysian government botched their duties in the settlement agreement with Goldman Sachs. “Such lapses on the part of negotiators and lawyers, in failing to negotiate a fair and clear settlement agreement have compromised the government of Malaysia’s position in the ongoing…
