India imported 217,847 tonnes of palm oil from Malaysia in November as the country’s overall vegetable oil imports rose 13% during the month. The shipments from Malaysia were made up of 195,505 tonnes of crude palm oil (CPO), 16,343 tonnes of refined, bleached, and deodorised (RBD) palmolein, and 5,999 tonnes of crude palm kernel oil…
Support for Hamas has risen in the West Bank since the war in Gaza Strip began. Centre for Policy and Survey Research in Ramallah found that support for Hamas in the West Bank had more than tripled. Meanwhile, support for the West Bank’s ruling party, Fatah, had dropped significantly, reported the BBC. More than 90%…
The Federal Court has declared section 498 of the Penal Code that punishes the act of man enticing married woman with a two year jail term as unconstitutional since it goes against Article 8(2) of the Federal Constitution. “We are of the view that the provision is incapable of any modification as it will change…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim told the opposition front, Perikatan Nasional not to complicate matters over the race requirement of Malaysian prime minister. Instead, he said that they should understand the Federal Constitution. “Now the Constitution has rules, don’t complicate the situation. “Likewise, the Opposition spoke about the redelineation. This matter does not even…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed that the Russia Ukraine war will continue until he achieves his objectives. Only after that can peace resume. “There will be peace [in Ukraine] when we achieve our objectives”. Those “objectives do not change,” he said, reported BBC. He said the above in a four hour programme where he…
About 40-45% of the 29,000 air-to-ground munitions Israel Defence Forces used are “dumb bombs” – unguided bombs, used in their war against Hamas in Gaza, according to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, said CNN in an exclusive report. The 29,000 unguided have been used on Gaza since October 7. These unguided bombs…
India’s parliament witnessed chaotic scenes after at least two men intruded into the chamber, shouting slogans and spraying coloured gas. Images show MPs and security officials trying to catch one of the intruders, who is seen jumping from table to table, reported BBC News. Reports say the men were overpowered by security officials and taken…
Newly appointed Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development R Ramanan still retains the position as the Special Committee chairman of the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra). “Status quo for now,” he told the media when asked to comment on the position after scanning his time recorder card at the Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Ministry…
Every view and proposal can be discussed without ignoring the Federal Constitution, parliamentary democracy, and constitutional monarchy, said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar said this included Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar’s suggestion that more responsibilities be given to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, including direct oversight of MACC and Petronas. “We can discuss it…
Ramkarpal Singh (PH-Bukit Gelugor) withdrew from the cabinet line-up to avoid accusations of nepotism, said DAP secretary general Anthony Loke. “Ramkarpal gave way because he felt that it is not right for both brothers to be in the cabinet,” said Loke who is also Transport Minister during a special press conference held at the DAP…
