Royal Prof Ungku Aziz the irreplaceable academic, icon

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 — The country’s education and economic icon Royal Prof Ungku Abdul Aziz…

Netanyahu picks new head of spy agency

ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today picked the next director of the Mossad spy agency, identified…

Buggy Cyberpunk 2077 shaves billions off company stock

VIDEO game maker CD Projekt RED has lost billions in value since the ill-fated launch of…

Forced cremations of Muslim Covid-19 victims stoke anger in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan municipal workers carry a body of a Covid-19 victim for cremation in Colombo on Dec 11. (AP pic) COLOMBO: Outrage is mounting in Sri Lanka after at least 15 Muslim coronavirus victims, including a baby, were cremated against family wishes and in contravention of Islamic funeral rites. Health authorities in Buddhist-majority Sri Lanka insist […]

Budget 2021 offers ray of hope to Malaysians affected by pandemic, says MTUC chief

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 — Budget 2021 is very important to determining the resurgence of people’s…

Covid-19 cremations prompt anger among Sri Lankan Muslims

OUTRAGE is mounting in Sri Lanka after at least 15 Muslim coronavirus victims, including a baby,…

Iran’s Rouhani defends execution of captured dissident journalist

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says it’s unlikely that the execution will hurt Iran-Europe relations. (AP pic) DUBAI: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani defended Saturday’s execution of a prominent dissident journalist based in France and captured by Iran last year, saying the death sentence passed on Ruhollah Zam was carried out lawfully. European countries “have the right […]

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