Anwar and Xi to strengthen economic ties

BEIJING: The battle against corruption, malpractices and abuse of power will be part of the agenda when Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim meets Chinese President Xi Jinping here. Read full story

Johor aims to be China visa base

KULAI: Johor has made an appeal to the Federal Government to set up a China visa processing centre here, says state tourism, environment, heritage and culture committee chairman K. Raven Kumar. Read full story

Stricter laws to protect children

KUALA LUMPUR: Live streaming of sex involving children and sextortion are now crimes under amendments to two Bills passed in Parliament. Read full story

Cabinet paper on immigration project to be presented next month

THE Home Ministry is preparing a cabinet paper on the progress of the national integrated immigration system (NIISe), which will be presented next month. Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the project has been running for two years since the contract was awarded in March 2021.

4 children die in Muar house fire

FOUR children were killed in a fire at a house in Kampung Sabak Awor, Muar, tonight. Muar fire and rescue station chief Shahrizal Mokhtar said a distress call on the incident was received at 7.49pm.

Russia announces deal to boost oil supplies to India

RUSSIAN energy giant Rosneft announced a deal today to ramp up oil sales to India as Moscow seeks new buyers in the wake of tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict. The Kremlin’s decision to deploy its military to Ukraine in February last year saw Russia’s share of the European market collapse as Kyiv’s […]

Sabah does not recognise Sulu claims, says CM

THE people of Sabah and the state government do not recognise any claim put forward by the so-called heirs of the Sulu group, Sabah Chief Minister Hajiji Noor said. He said Sabah people have chosen to form the Federation of Malaysia through the Malaysian Agreement 1963 (MA63) and, therefore, any external claims against the state will not be recognised by them.