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Day: 12 February 2023

Belgian lawmaker charged in EU graft probe

PROSECUTORS yesterday charged a Belgian lawmaker in the European parliament with corruption after searching his bank safe as part of a probe into a bribery scandal linked to Qatar that has rocked the EU.     The Socialist deputy Marc Tarabella, 59, was detained by police on Friday after Belgium’s federal prosecutors said raids were carried out […]

New Ambassador to Indonesia to begin duties in Jakarta soon

SYED Md Hasrin Tengku Hussin @ Syed Hussin, Malaysia’s new Ambassador to Indonesia, is expected to begin his official tour of duty in Jakarta by the end of this month or early March. Syed Hasrin, who will fill the position that has been vacant for almost two years, served in numerous countries, including Indonesia, as […]

Russia’s Wagner leader claims to have captured area near Bakhmut

THE leader of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner said today that his troops had taken an eastern Ukrainian village a few kilometres from the key city of Bakhmut which Moscow has been trying to capture for months. “Today, Wagner’s assault units took the town of Krasna Hora,” Wagner’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a statement.

Greek foreign minister visits Turkey’s quake-hit region

GREECE’s foreign minister arrived in Turkey today in a show of support after the country was hit by a devastating earthquake last Monday, the ministry said, despite a longstanding rivalry between the two Nato countries. Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias was met with a warm embrace by his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, according to footage on […]

Vulnerability in MyJPJ application successfully resolved, says Fahmi

THE vulnerability identified in the MyJPJ application has been successfully overcome before it was launched on Friday said Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil. Fahmi said the Cyber Security Malaysia (CSM) had identified the vulnerability of the application during the process of developing the application.