Debut role for minority faiths, languages at Charles coronation
THE UK’s non-Christian faiths and its Celtic languages will play a prominent role for the first time in a royal coronation when King Charles III is crowned next week, organisers said yesterday. The May 6 service at Westminster Abbey will be overwhelmingly drawn from the Christian liturgy as Charles takes an oath, in English, to […]
Promising changes seen in media freedom, says veteran journalist
FREEDOM of the press, which is one of the pillars of democracy, has shown promising changes in Malaysia. National journalism laureate Johan Jaaffar said media freedom took a massive leap after the 2018 general election.
Woman detained at Chennai airport for suspected wildlife smuggling
CUSTOMS officers at Chennai International Airport have “intercepted” a female passenger, who was on a flight from Kuala Lumpur on Friday, after discovering snakes in her baggage, airport authorities said yesterday. According to local media, 22 snakes of various species and a chameleon were packed into her check-in baggage in transparent plastic containers.
22 snakes seized from woman arriving at Chennai airport from KL
NEW DELHI: Indian airport authorities found 22 snakes in the baggage of a woman who arrived at Chennai airport from Kuala Lumpur. Read full story
PM’s call for Asian Monetary Fund as an alternative to IMF pragmatic, says economist
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s call for the establishment of an Asian Monetary Fund (AMF) as an alternative to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is pragmatic, in view of the current needs of many Asian countries, said an economist. Read full story
Israelis protest reforms ahead of new parliament session
THE latest protest against the Israeli government’s controversial judicial reform plans packed central Tel Aviv yesterday, as divisions persist before lawmakers return to parliament. Opponents of the legislation have kept up demonstrations in the commercial hub and across the country since January, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu putting the controversial reform programme on ice a […]
Feeling the pain of Sabah’s remote villages
KOTA KINABALU: Kampung Terian and Kampung Buayan are two serene villages tucked deep inside Sabah’s Crocker Range in the Penampang district near here. Read full story
Two detained over illegal possession of diesel worth over RM1.4mil
SIBU: Two men have been arrested after they were found to have in their possession illicit diesel worth RM1,430,000 on Saturday (April 29). Read full story
Najib and Rosmah’s son gets engaged
KUALA LUMPUR: The youngest son of Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Mohd Norashman, is now engaged to Nikola Mulyadi. Read full story
Media freedom shows promising changes, says Johan Jaafar
KUALA LUMPUR: Freedom of the press, which is one of the pillars of democracy, has shown promising changes in this country. Read full story