Tourists visit Penang Hill to escape city’s heat
GEORGE TOWN: The hot spell in the city is driving tourists to find cooler respite on Penang Hill. Read full story
PSI may be scaled down, says CM
GEORGE TOWN: With the Federal Government agreeing to fully fund the state’s Light Rapid Transit (LRT) project, the Penang government will explore the possibility of scaling down or postponing part of the Penang South Islands (PSI) project. Read full story
Cuepacs supports check on sexual harassment among govt servants
PETALING JAYA: The recent government circular classifying actions by civil servants referring to colleagues as “sayang or dear”, as sexual harassment could be due to such incidents being on the rise, says the Congress of Union of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs). Read full story
Anwar defers to states for seat negotiations
PARTY preparations to face the state elections – such as seat negotiations, candidacies and campaign strategies – will be decided upon soon, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said. However, he said for in Penang and Selangor, which are dominated by Pakatan Harapan (PH), negotiations on the distribution of seats should be initiated by the respective state […]
State leadership to initiate seat negotiations, says Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR: There were no issues of contention between Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional over state polls during a meeting on Sunday (May 7) night, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Read full story
UN aid chief in Saudi for Sudan talks as fighting flares
THE UN’s top humanitarian official arrived in Saudi Arabia today for ceasefire talks between Sudan’s warring generals, as gun battles and air strikes flared in the Sudanese capital at the start of a fourth week of fighting. Multiple truce deals have been declared and quickly violated since battles erupted between army and paramilitary forces on […]
Police detain senior citizen for ‘seditious’ Facebook posts
POLICE arrested a senior citizen for allegedly uploading three Facebook posts they said were provocative and seditious, and could disrupt public order. Police secretary Noorsiah Saaduddin said the 61-year-old suspect used the Facebook account ‘Nong Mazlan’ and was arrested in Kampung Hulu, Malacca, yesterday.
Israel demolishes Palestinian school, drawing EU rebuke
ISRAELI forces demolished a Palestinian primary school in the occupied West Bank today, citing safety issues, drawing sharp criticism from the European Union, which had funded the project. Palestinians hurled rocks at Israeli forces who fired tear gas at them, as bulldozers moved in on the site at Jabbet al-Dhib village near Bethlehem.
Iraq court imposes death sentence on killer of Hisham al-Hashemi
AN Iraqi court today sentenced to death a former policeman convicted of killing prominent academic Hisham al-Hashemi, whose murder in 2020 sparked condemnation in Iraq and abroad. The sentence against Ahmed Hamdawi Oueid for killing Hashemi, an expert on Sunni extremism and a government security adviser, was handed down by a Baghdad criminal court and […]
Anwar thanks Dr Mahathir for contribution to Proton
PRIME Minister Anwar Ibrahim has thanked former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad for his role in making Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd (Proton) a success. Anwar said he was also grateful that the national car company was able to survive despite facing various obstacles throughout its 40 years in the automotive market.