23,663 people still displaced by floods in Johor

THERE were still 23,663 people housed in temporary flood shelters in Johor at 8pm, but this number was down by more than 2,000 compared to the 25,983 evacuees at 4pm this evening, authorities said. The state disaster management committee (SDMC) said eight temporary relief centres had been closed, while there were 88 shelters still operating […]

Blinken defends Taiwan after Honduras snaps ties

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told AFP that Taiwan had a “lot to offer” the world after Honduras became the latest nation to snap ties with Taipei and recognise Beijing. Honduras, one of only 14 nations that still recognised Taipei, said it switched sides after Taiwan refused to increase financial aid to the developing […]

BN now part of Selangor govt, says Amirudin

UMNO and Barisan Nasional (BN) assemblymen are now part of the Selangor government until the state government’s term ends in June this year, according to Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari. This was the result of a discussion with the BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, he said during the winding-up session of the Sultan of Selangor Sultan […]

Warisan not contesting the polls in six states

SEMPORNA: Parti Warisan has decided not to contest in the six state elections in Peninsular Malaysia involving Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Penang, Kelantan, Kedah and Terengganu. Read full story

3 Japanese ex-soldiers charged over sexual abuse

JAPANESE prosecutors today charged three ex-soldiers over the sexual abuse of a colleague, who is suing the government for failing to prevent the assaults, local media reported. Rina Gonoi, 23, went public about the alleged assaults last year, after an investigation into her claims was dropped on the grounds of insufficient evidence.

Iran executes Kurdish ‘political prisoner’, say rights groups

IRAN executed a Kurdish man viewed as a political prisoner by activists for membership of an outlawed group today, rights groups said. Mohayyedin Ebrahimi was hanged at dawn at Urmia prison in northwestern Iran, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) and Hengaw rights groups said in separate statements.

Day: 17 March 2023