Bangladesh voted today in an election guaranteed to give Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina her fifth term in office, after a boycott by opposition parties whose ranks have been decimated by mass arrests, reported AFP. Hasina has presided over exceptional economic growth in a country once beset by grinding poverty, but her government has been accused…
US and Europe diplomats are trying their level best to contain the war in Gaza from spilling over but find it to be a major challenge. Confrontations in the West Bank have risen sharply since Israeli forces launched their retaliatory offensive on Gaza, laying waste to the Palestinian enclave as they seek to wipe out…
Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor’s claim that the government will collapse is meant to prevent Perikatan Nasional (PN) MPs shifting their support for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, said Kedah Pakatan Harapan chief, Datuk Mahfuz Omar. Yesterday, Bukit Gantang MP Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul claimed another eight MPs…
More than RM50mil has been allocated to repair roads damaged in the floods which would be used for 81 projects in four states – Kelantan, Terengganu, Johor and Pahang, announced Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. “We have conducted studies, and the repairs need over RM50mil,” he said, adding work has already started on…
The verdict is Perikatan Nasional (PN) failed in its mission to topple Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility on Thursday for two explosions in Iran that killed nearly 100 people and wounded scores at a memorial for top commander Qassem Soleimani in the city of Kerman. In a statement posted on its affiliate Telegram channels, the militant Sunni Muslim group said two IS members had detonated explosive belts…
There would be greater transparency in the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill that is being drafted, said Minister in Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. She gave this assurance following a call by civil society groups who called for a comprehensive overhaul of the legislative process. “I welcome the…
A group of 12 states – Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, the UK and the US – issued a formal warning to the Houthis, reported BBC.
Laws to oversee mergers is expected to be tabled in June, said Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) chief executive officer Iskandar Ismail in an exclusive with English daily, The Star.
Israel National Security Minister Itama Ben Gvir reminded the US State Department that his nation is not a star on the American flag.
