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Indigenous people protest Brazil not protecting ancestral lands - 26/04 6:43 am BRASILIA (Reuters) - Several thousand Indigenous demonstrators marched chanting to drum beats on Thursday to the seat of power in Brazil's capital to protest against the government's failure to protect their ancestral lands. Read full story |
Trump's three US Supreme Court appointees thrash out immunity claim - 26/04 5:40 am WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately rules on Donald Trump's claim of presidential immunity from prosecution, a third of those deciding the matter will be justices he appointed to their lifetime posts. Read full story |
Copter tragedy: Formation flying SOP may be reviewed pending crash .. - 25/04 2:36 pm KUALA LUMPUR: A decision to review current standard operating procedures (SOP) for military formation flying practice or training, will depend on the result of the investigation into the recent crash of two naval helicopters in Lumut, Perak. Read full story |
Johor looking to Shenzhen for economic inspiration, says MB - 25/04 2:17 pm ISKANDAR PUTERI: Johor is looking at Shenzhen, China for inspiration on economic transformation, says Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi. Read full story |
Bollywood dreams: TV, streaming content mulled to boost Ipoh's 'creative .. - 25/04 2:11 pm IPOH: The Ipoh City Council plans to set up a television station to expand its creative city status, says mayor Datuk Rumaizi Baharin. Read full story |
Govt dismayed UM became 'ground zero' for Gilley's insensitive remarks, .. - 25/04 2:00 pm PETALING JAYA: The government is disappointed that Universiti Malaya (UM) invited a foreign speaker whose statements sparked unnecessary controversy while disrespecting community sentiments, says Fahmi Fadzil. Read full story |
What next for TikTok in the US? - 25/04 2:00 pm TikTok on April 24 said it will fight a new US law that orders the popular video sharing app to break away from its Chinese owners or face an outright ban in the United States. Read full story |
Copter tragedy: Able Seaman Joanna Felicia Rohna laid to rest - 25/04 1:56 pm SERIAN: It was a heart-wrenching moment when four-year-old Allesia Felice Haslie said goodbye to her mother, the late Able Seaman I Joanna Felicia Rohna, during her funeral at Kampung Engkaroh here. Read full story |
North Macedonia's opposition rightist leads ahead of May 8 presidential .. - 25/04 1:46 pm SKOPJE (Reuters) - North Macedonian presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova held a big lead over incumbent Stevo Pendarovski with votes counted from 99.03% of polling stations on Thursday, but both were short of the 50% backing needed to win outright. Read full story |
Pak Lah admitted to IJN, condition is stable says family - 25/04 1:45 pm KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was admitted to the National Heart Institute (IJN), here, on Wednesday (April 24) after suffering from a small spontaneous pneumothorax. Read full story |
UM to submit report on controversial talk by US lecturer Gilley - 25/04 1:32 pm PETALING JAYA: Universiti Malaya (UM) has issued a public apology and is preparing a full report on the issue surrounding a controversial talk given at its institution by US academician Bruce Gilley. Read full story |
Brazil's government submits rules to streamline consumption taxes - 25/04 6:32 am BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's government submitted proposed rules to Congress on Wednesday to carry out a historic tax overhaul approved last year, a key element of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's strategy to foster growth in Latin America's largest economy. Read full story |
Spanish PM Sanchez shocks country again putting his continuity on the line - 25/04 4:44 am MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is no stranger to high octane political battles and has successfully fought for his career in public life several times. Read full story |
Sandakan needs a tourist information centre, says Elopura assemblyman - 24/04 2:53 pm KOTA KINABALU: An assemblyman says he's found himself stepping into the shoes of a tourist guide in Sandakan due to the absence of a tourist information centre to guide visitors to places of interest in the district. Read full story |
Copter tragedy: Victims to be accorded military honours - 24/04 2:42 pm IPOH: The remains of the 10 people who perished in the crash of two Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) helicopters at its Lumut base on Tuesday (April 23) will be accorded military honours at the 23rd Royal Malay Regiment (RAMD) Camp here once the post-mortem process is completed. Read full story |
Google postpones phasing out of ad cookies in Chrome browser - 24/04 2:34 pm Google delayed its plan to phase out cookies, software that lets marketers track users, in its Chrome browser this year, pushing to 2025 a move that will ultimately transform how advertisements are targeted on websites. Read full story |
Pregnant woman, three men arrested for arson attack on illegal .. - 24/04 2:21 pm JOHOR BARU: A pregnant woman and three men have been charged at the Sessions Court here for carrying out an arson attack against four borrowers from an unlicensed money lender last month. Read full story |
Prabowo vows to fight for all Indonesians, calls for unity among political .. - 24/04 2:13 pm JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia president-elect Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday vowed to fight for all Indonesians and called for unity among political elites to take the country forward, as he seeks to strengthen his parliamentary clout ahead of taking office in October. Read full story |
QuickCheck: Was a kitten set on fire in Selangor? - 24/04 2:12 pm WHEN it comes to defenceless animals, any act of cruelty towards them is highly disturbing - and this is especially so when the creature in question is very, very young, such as a kitten. Read full story |
School to reveal DLP appeal results on April 25 - 24/04 2:09 pm PETALING JAYA: Parents and students will know on Thursday (April 25) whether their appeals to be part of the Dual Language Programme (DLP) at a primary school in Kuala Lumpur are successful. Read full story |
MB's son among six remanded over document forgery, false claim case - 24/04 1:59 pm KANGAR: The son of a Mentri Besar is among six individuals remanded by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) here to assist in investigations regarding a case of submitting false documents and claims involving RM600,000 over the past two years. Read full story |
BM fluency not grounds for rejecting applications, says Immigration Dept DG - 24/04 1:52 pm GEORGE TOWN: Immigration officers are not allowed to reject any application simply because the client fails to master the national language, says its director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh. Read full story |
Argentina's Milei faces biggest protest yet as students march over budget .. - 24/04 6:03 am BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Argentines took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Tuesday in an anti-government march against budget cuts to public universities, the biggest protest yet against President Javier Milei's painful austerity measures. Read full story |
Lumut crash: CAAM activated coordination centre at 10.20am - 23/04 2:54 pm KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Civil Aviation Authority (CAAM) has activated its coordination centre to facilitate the rescue mission following the crash of two helicopters at the Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) stadium in Lumut, Perak. Read full story |
Legal aid should be fine-tuned to ensure better use of resources, says .. - 23/04 2:51 pm PUTRAJAYA: Legal aid should be fine-tuned, not just for effective representation but also to ensure better use of resources, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. Read full story |
Govt moves on targeted subsidies focuses on national interests, says Fahmi - 23/04 2:51 pm KUALA LUMPUR: The government's moves to implement targeted subsidies and review the civil service salary scheme are based on the principle of prioritising the interests of the people and the nation, says Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. Read full story |
Ayah Pin's cult revival attempt among deviant teachings closely monitored .. - 23/04 2:49 pm KUALA TERENGGANU: The Terengganu government is closely monitoring deviant teachings labelled as misleading by the state Mufti Department to prevent their resurgence following alleged attempts to revive Ayah Pin's teachings in Besut recently. Read full story |
The Malaysian Indian People???s Party joins Perikatan - 23/04 2:47 pm PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Indian People???s Party (MIPP) is now a member of the Perikatan Nasional coalition, says Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin. Read full story |
Agencies, departments should cooperate on national digital transformation, .. - 23/04 2:38 pm PUTRAJAYA: All agencies and departments under the Digital Ministry are reminded to continue to focus and provide cooperation to enable the country's digital transformation efforts run smoothly. Read full story |
Copter collision: Refrain from circulating video clips online, advises .. - 23/04 2:34 pm KUALA LUMPUR: Media practitioners and the public should not circulate video clips of the two Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) helicopters??? crash in Lumut, Perak on Tuesday (April 23) morning, advises Fahmi Fadzil. Read full story |
Lumut copter collision: Three women among the 10 killed - 23/04 2:31 pm LUMUT: The bodies of the ten crew members, including three women, in the naval helicopter collision have been identified and will be sent to the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital in Ipoh for post-mortem. Read full story |
Report child abuse cases to the authorities, says Nancy Shukri - 23/04 2:27 pm SEREMBAN: Child abuse cases should be reported to the authorities instead of being uploaded on social media, says Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. Read full story |
Peruvian woman dies by euthanasia after years-long fight for 'dignified .. - 23/04 3:14 am LIMA (Reuters) - A Peruvian woman suffering from a degenerative illness has died by euthanasia after a lengthy court battle ended in a landmark ruling allowing her to end her life with medical assistance, her lawyer said on Monday. Read full story |
Tekun Nasional optimistic about lowering loan arrears rate to single .. - 22/04 7:05 pm BANGI: The National Entrepreneurial Group Economic Fund (Tekun Nasional) is optimistic that it will be able to reduce the financing arrears rate from 12.66% to single digits this year, says Datuk R Ramanan. Read full story |
PDP open to merging with other parties, says Tiong - 22/04 6:59 pm KUALA LUMPUR: The Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) is open to merging with other parties following its merger with Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) recently. Read full story |
Datuk Ken Phua elected as the 10th MRCA president - 22/04 6:35 pm KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA) has officially announced that Datuk Ken Phua of Bentley Music Group has been elected as the 10th MRCA president. Read full story |
UK's Sunak says first migrant flight to Rwanda will leave in 10-12 weeks - 22/04 6:33 pm LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday the first flight carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda would leave in 10-12 weeks, as he set out plans for for his flagship policy to tackle illegal migration. Read full story |
National plastic policy in the works, says Nik Nazmi - 22/04 6:28 pm PUTRAJAYA: The government is pursuing a national policy on the production, consumption and disposal of plastic in line with the ongoing negotiations of the Global Plastic Treaty (GPT) aligned with environmental sustainability objectives. Read full story |
22-year-old charged with raping, sexually assaulting 13-year-old cousin - 22/04 6:27 pm MELAKA: A 22-year-old man claimed trial at the Sessions Courts in Ayer Keroh here to two charges of raping his underaged cousin sister and sexually assaulting the victim. Read full story |
Johor-S'pore special zone to boost state's economic growth, says MB - 22/04 6:17 pm JOHOR BARU: The Johor government has vowed to create more high-paying jobs and career opportunities for the people through the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ). Read full story |
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