Govt going all out to counter Sulu group’s claims

MALAYSIA is scrutinising all existing measures to counter the Sulu group’s claims in a bid to preserve national sovereignty, the Special Secretariat on Sulu Claims said. It said the government is also making further checks to ascertain if any of the group’s eight claimants have an affiliation, family ties or heirs to the Royal Sulu […]

China says Aukus alliance on ‘path of error and danger’ with subs pact

CHINA warned today that Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States were treading a “path of error and danger” after they unveiled a nuclear-powered submarines deal. “The latest joint statement from the US, UK and Australia demonstrates that the three countries, for the sake of their own geopolitical interests, completely disregard the concerns of […]

UK boosts security spending against China and Russia threats

BRITAIN yesterday detailed plans to bolster military and security spending to confront the “epoch-defining challenge” posed by China while also countering Russia, as London updated its strategic foreign and defence policy.   In a “refresh” of the so-called Integrated Review, the UK government identified “the threat posed by Russia to European security” as the most pressing […]

Cannabis toothpaste a ‘waste’, Rafizi says of parcel sent to him and PM

ECONOMY Minister Rafizi Ramli has insisted not knowing the person or persons who sent him and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim a package containing a tube of toothpaste with cannabis leaf extract on Friday. “Both of us do not smoke cannabis, so it is a waste and the package has been sent to the police,” he […]

Embattled Credit Suisse admits ‘material weaknesses’

CREDIT Suisse acknowledged today “material weaknesses” in its internal controls as the scandal-hit Swiss bank released its annual report, which was delayed following queries from US regulators regarding its books. The lender was supposed to publish its report last week but it postponed the release after a last-minute call from the US Securities and Exchange […]