High-profile murder trial shines light on Argentine discrimination
THE shocking story of a teenager beaten to death by eight young rugby players has opened old wounds and shed light on class, race and gender discrimination in Argentine society. Eight friends, now aged 21 to 23, are facing life in prison if convicted of the premeditated murder of Fernando Baez three years ago at […]
166 dead in Afghanistan cold snap, says official
AT least 166 people have died in a wave of bitter cold weather sweeping Afghanistan, an official said Saturday, as extreme conditions heaped misery on the poverty-stricken nation. Afghanistan has been frozen by temperatures as low as -33ºC since January 10, combined with widespread snowfall, icy gales and regular electricity outages.
IGP promises transparent probe in Tawau murder case
BANDAR PERMAISURI: Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani has given the assurance that investigations into a murder case allegedly involving several police officers in Tawau, will be conducted in a transparent manner. Read full story
Umno purge: This is not the end, merely a beginning, says Hisham
PETALING JAYA: Sembrong MP Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein has vowed to stand up against the decision to suspend his Umno membership for six years. Read full story
Floods: Number of evacuees in Johor goes up slightly to 2,216 from 2,191 earlier
JOHOR BARU: The number of flood evacuees in Johor has increased slightly to 2,216 as at 8pm Saturday (Jan 28) from 2,191 at 4pm. Read full story
Wisma Putra: M'sia condemns attack at Azerbaijan embassy in Tehran
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia condemns the attack at the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Tehran, Iran and calls for immediate action, says Wisma Putra. Read full story
Over 1,000 celebrants in Penang toss in the Year of the Rabbit at 210m long table
BUTTERWORTH: About 1,000 visitors thronged Tow Boo Keong Temple in Jalan Raja Uda here to attend the Yee Sang Tossing ceremony on Saturday (Jan 28). Read full story
New gun attack in east Jerusalem after synagogue mass shooting
AN ASSAILANT shot and wounded two people in east Jerusalem today, Israeli medics said, hours after a Palestinian gunman killed seven outside a synagogue in one of the deadliest such attacks in years. Police said the suspect was “neutralised” following the latest gun attack in the Silwan neighbourhood, just outside Jerusalem’s old, walled city.
No need to declare flood emergency, says Zahid
THE government has no intention of declaring a flood emergency for now, said Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Zahid, who is Central Disaster Management Committee chairman, said this is because only several states and certain districts are affected by floods.
Shahril Hamdan says won’t appeal against suspension from Umno
FORMER Umno information chief Shahril Hamdan said that the party’s decision to suspend him for six-years was a bitter pill to swallow but would not appeal the decision. However, Shahril said he was unsure why the party decided to suspend him, as the supreme council had not informed him on the reason for its actions.