Home minister asked to consider extending employment pass for 3 sectors
HOME Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has been asked to consider extending the existing Temporary Employment Visit Pass for the textile, barber and goldsmith sub-sector, which will expire in March. Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar said he had discussed the issue with Saifuddin.
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Rusesabagina’s prison sentence ‘commuted’
RWANDA has commuted the 25-year prison sentence of ailing “Hotel Rwanda” hero Paul Rusesabagina, a government spokeswoman told AFP today. Rusesabagina’s sentence imposed in September 2021 has been “commuted by presidential order,” spokeswoman Yolande Makolo said of the case which roused international concern in the West and among rights campaigners.
Appointment of Umno polls losers to strengthen party, says Zahid
UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says the decision to appoint those who lost in the party’s election to certain positions is part of an effort to strengthen the party. “Those who won, didn’t win it all, those who lost, did not lose all, so this inclusiveness is to strengthen the party, which in the eyes […]
11 dead in US strikes on Syria after drone kills American contractor
ELEVEN pro-Iran fighters were killed in US air strikes on Syria carried out in retaliation for a drone attack that left an American dead and wounded six others, a war monitor said today. A US contractor was killed, and another contractor and five US service personnel were wounded, when a kamikaze drone “of Iranian origin” […]
Appointment of those lost in Umno polls is part of move to strengthen party, says Zahid
KUALA LUMPUR: The decision to appoint those who lost in the party’s elections to certain positions is part of an effort to strengthen Umno, says its president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Read full story
Islamic State group kills 15 truffle hunters in Syria
THE Islamic State group killed 15 people foraging for desert truffles in conflict-ravaged central Syria by cutting their throats, while 40 others are missing, a war monitor said today. Syria’s desert truffles fetch high prices in a country battered by 12 years of war and a crushing economic crisis.
Penang Pakatan to hold meeting on April 2
PENANG Pakatan Harapan (PH) is expected to hold a meeting on April 2 in preparation for the state election this year. Penang PH chairman, Chow Kon Yeow said the meeting is scheduled to be attended by all leaders of PH component parties to discuss cooperation before negotiations are held with Penang Barisan Nasional (BN).
Bosnian Serb leader vows to ban LGBTQ groups from schools
BOSNIAN Serb leader Milorad Dodik has said he plans to ban LGBTQ groups from entering schools and universities in the latest move targeting the community. LGBTQ activists accused Dodik of provoking a hate attack on Monday when the screening of a documentary in the Bosnian Serb capital of Banja Luka was banned.
Businessman wins BSN's millionaire draw
PETALING JAYA: A furniture business owner from Kuala Lumpur has won the second Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) RM1mil Premium Savings Certificate (SSP) draw of the year. Read full story
Make best use of Ramadan by uniting the ummah, says Zahid
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has urged Muslims to make the best use of the holy month of Ramadan by closing ranks. Read full story