The Senate in Dewan Negara has allowed an urgent motion to protest and condemn the cruelty and tyranny of the Zionist regime against the Palestinian people to be debated this evening. Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar Wan Junaidi said the motion submitted by Senator Hussin Ismail under Standing Order 17 (1)…
The world may cross the crucial 1.5C global warming threshold in seven years as fossil fuel CO2 emissions continue to rise, scientists warned Tuesday, urging countries at the COP28 talks to “act now” on coal, oil and gas pollution, reported AFP. Battle lines are being drawn over the future of fossil fuels at the UN…
Claims that government MPs will support Perikatan Nasional (PN) are mere speculation, said Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He urged opposition politicians to stop issuing statements that will confuse the public. He said the latest statement by Bersatu supreme council member Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof claimed that 10 MPs from the government…
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will provide a framework within a month to allow all social media platform providers to register with the agency and facilitate the regulation of such platforms in the country. Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil said MCMC needed some time to complete the framework, including gathering matters from…
Malaysia hopes to see countries coming together with ambitious and concrete commitments to address climate change during the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Dubai. Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said through innovative solutions, sustainable practices, and collaborative initiatives, Malaysia…
The one day extension for truce has come to an abrupt end. Israeli Defence Forces have resumed combat operations after Hamas fired rockets at Israel. “Hamas violated the operational pause, and in addition, fired toward Israeli territory. The IDF has resumed combat against the Hamas terrorist organisation in the Gaza Strip,” the IDF is reported…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today registered with the National Digital Identity (Digital ID), making him the first person in the country to have a digital ID. The Digital ID facility allows the public and private sectors to identify the identity of users when carrying out online transactions. Without replacing the MyKad, the secure…
Israel has freed 30 prisoners in exchange for six hostages held by Hamas. This was made possible after Hamas put up the list of hostages it wanted to release moments before the truce came to an end yesterday. The truce extension is only for 24 hours. The six are made up of five adults and…
Hamas has extended the truce that was supposed to end earlier by releasing a new list of hostages made up of women and children. This resulted in Israel announcing an extension minutes of the minutes before it lapsed. Qatar also confirmed that the truce would continue another day. “Palestinian and Israeli sides have reached an…
The truce that has paused the Israeli-Hamas war in Gaza ends at 1.00pm (Malaysian time). There are negotiations ongoing for a truce extension but no agreement has been reached. The initial truce was meant to last four days during which time Hamas agreed to exchange hostages for prisoners. There was also an extension during which…
