2 months after GE15: PM’s approval rating at 68%, Government at 54%
East Germany’s last Communist premier Hans Modrow dead
HANS Modrow, the last prime minister of communist East Germany has died aged 95, the far-left Die Linke party announced today. Modrow died overnight, a party spokesman said.
11 stranded pilot whales saved in Sri Lanka
ELEVEN pilot whales were saved today after they became stranded near the shore on Sri Lanka’s west coast in the early hours, wildlife officials told AFP. A navy team aided the rescue effort alongside local fishermen who raised the alarm when they spotted the pod after midnight near the resort village of Kudawa.
Police nab mentally unsound man who ran amok in Paloh
A MAN believed to be mentally ill was arrested by the police after he ran amok while wielding a meat cleaver in Paloh, near Kluang, yesterday. Kluang district police chief ACP Bahrin Mohd Noh said in the 1.40pm incident, the man in his 40s was calmed down by members of the public and the police […]
Mas-01 Smart team pulls 5 from rubble in Turkey
THE MAS-01 Smart team managed to rescue five earthquake victims trapped in the ruins of a six-storey residential building in Nurdagi Gaziantep, today, at 2.20pm local time (7.20pm Malaysian time). Its commander, Mohd Khairul Jamil said the victims pulled from the rubble of the collapsed building were two women, an adult man and two teenagers, […]
Austrian army suspends Turkey quake rescue
THE Austrian army today suspended rescue operations in quake-ravaged Turkey due to a worsening “security situation”, a spokesman said. “There have been clashes between groups,” he told AFP without giving details.
Turkiye-Syrian quake: Malaysian team rescues five survivors from rubble
GAZIANTEP (Turkiye): The MAS-01 SMART team managed to rescue five earthquake victims trapped in the ruins of a six-storey residential building in Nurdagi here, Saturday (Feb 11), at 2.20pm local time (7.20pm Malaysian time). Read full story
DAP urged to sack Ramasamy over comments on Malay dominance in civil service
PETALING JAYA: DAP has been urged to sack P. Ramasamy as Penang Deputy Chief Minister over his remarks about breaking the Malays’ monopoly in the public sector, which has been seen as a liability to the unity government. Read full story
MCA respects Malaysians' choice in GE15, says Dr Wee
PETALING JAYA: Although MCA feels disappointed with the results of the 15th General Election, the party respects the people’s choice, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. Read full story
US calls for ‘dialogue’ in rare direct contact with Nicaragua govt
TOP US diplomat Antony Blinken yesterday spoke with his Nicaraguan counterpart in a rare high-level exchange, a day after the Central American nation released 222 detained regime critics and exiled them to the United States. Ties between the countries have sharply deteriorated in recent years with Washington imposing a slew of sanctions over leftist President […]