Myanmar team in Bangladesh for Rohingya return plan
MYANMAR officials were meeting with Rohingya refugees today in what Bangladeshi authorities said was the revival of a long-stalled effort to return the stateless minority to their homeland. Bangladesh is home to around a million Rohingya, most of whom fled a 2017 military crackdown in neighbouring Myanmar now subject to a UN genocide investigation.
Pakistan police halt bid to arrest ex-PM after clashes
PAKISTAN police appeared today to have given up an attempt to arrest former prime minister Imran Khan, ending a siege of his residence after violent clashes with hundreds of his supporters. AFP correspondents and witnesses near Khan’s home in the plush Zaman Park suburb of Lahore said police and paramilitary rangers had retreated after abandoning […]
653 Filipinos deported from Sandakan
KOTA KINABALU: A total of 653 Filipinos who were previously arrested for various immigration offences have been deported to their country of origin from Sabah’s Sandakan district on Wednesday (March 15). Read full story
Schizophrenic jailed, fined for burning neighbour’s shoe rack
KOTA KINABALU: A 36-year-old schizophrenic man, who pleaded guilty to burning his neighbour’s shoe rack, was jailed for a year and fined RM1,000 by the Sessions Court here on Wednesday (March 15). Read full story
Johor floods: Number of evacuees drops to below 10,000 families
JOHOR BARU: The number of families seeking relief at temporary flood relief centres (PPS) in Johor has dropped below 10,000 for the first time in days. Read full story
Rice import contract cannot be cancelled unilaterally, Agriculture and Food Security deputy minister
KUALA LUMPUR: The government cannot unilaterally cancel any contract to import rice into the country because it needs to consider the social obligations which Padiberas Nasional Berhad (Bernas) has agreed to implement, the Dewan Rakyat was told on Wednesday (March 15). Read full story
Concentrate on niche industries, Azmin tells Selangor govt
SHAH ALAM: Bukit Antarabangsa assemblyman Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali wants the Selangor state government to concentrate on niche industries such as the aerospace industry. Read full story
Fuel prices unchanged
THE retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged for the week of March 16-22. The Finance Ministry said in a statement today that the price of RON97 will remain at RM3.35 per litre, RON95 at RM2.05 and diesel at RM2.15.
Pakatan-BN to conclude talks for Negri Sembilan polls by May, says Aminuddin
NEGRI Sembilan Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Aminuddin Harun is confident discussions between PH and Barisan Nasional (BN) on seat allocation for the state elections can be resolved within the next two months. Aminuddin, who is also Negri Sembilan menteri besar, said there have been no issues between the two coalitions in facing the polls.
Russia woos foreign techies after exodus
MOSCOW announced today it is making it easier for foreign information technology (IT) specialists to receive Russian work permits after an exodus of employees from the sector stemming from the Ukraine conflict. Tens of thousands of Russians have fled the country since the Kremlin deployed troops to Ukraine last February, with a wave of young […]