Pope to visit Hungary, meet Orban in April
POPE Francis will visit Hungary from April 28 to 30, where he will meet Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the Vatican said today. Francis, who regularly champions the rights of refugees, will sit down in Budapest with the far-right Orban, who portrays himself as the defender of Christian Europe against migrants.
Elderly man rescued from locked car in Sandakan
KOTA KINABALU: An elderly man who was locked inside a car in Sandakan was rescued by the public on Monday (Feb 27). Read full story
Italy’s centre-left Democratic Party elects first woman leader
ITALY’S Democratic Party (PD) elected its first woman leader at the weekend, charged with re-energizing the centre-left party to counter a recent surge in popularity of the right. Parliamentarian Elly Schlein, 37, defeated frontrunner Stefano Bonaccini, president of the Emilia-Romagna region, by 53.8% to 46.2% yesterday, in an election that saw most left-leaning voters stay […]
Increase allocations for MPs to eradicate poverty, Bung Moktar urges federal govt
KOTA KINABALU: The Federal Government has been urged not to cut allocations of Members of Parliament who support the unity government led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Read full story
Deviant teachings: Negri religious dept detains 18 women
SEREMBAN: The Negri Sembilan Islamic Religious Affairs Department has detained 18 women for alleged involvement in a deviant religious group known as “Kumpulan Zikir Asmaul Husna” during a raid on a house in Johol, Kuala Pilah. Read full story
IRB expects some 50,000 participants in tax disclosure programme
SOME 50,000 new and existing taxpayers with a total assessment value of RM1 billion are expected to participate in the Inland Revenue Board’s (IRB) Special Voluntary Disclosure Programme beginning June 1 until May 2024. Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan said the programme, which was first implemented in 2019, will be reintroduced to encourage taxpayers to voluntarily […]
Greta Thunberg and Sami activists protest ‘illegal’ wind turbines in Norway
CLIMATE activist Greta Thunberg and dozens of Sami activists blocked the entrance to Norway’s energy ministry today to protest against wind turbines still in place on reindeer herding land despite a court ruling. “We can’t use the so-called climate transition as a cover for colonialism,” Thunberg told broadcaster TV2 as she blocked the doors of […]
Some 50,000 taxpayers expected to participate in voluntary tax disclosure programme
KUALA LUMPUR: Some 50,000 new and existing taxpayers with a total assessment of RM1bil are expected to participate in the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) Special Voluntary Disclosure Programme (PKPS) beginning June 1, 2023 until May 2024. Read full story
Malaysia and Egypt exploring potential partnerships, says Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Egypt are committed to strengthening ties and bilateral cooperation besides exploring potential partnerships in new industries, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Read full story
Umno Ulama Council to focus on elevating the dignity of Muslims
KUALA LUMPUR: The Umno Ulama Council (MUU) will function as a party wing with the role of elevating the dignity of Islam and Muslims, and is not aimed at re-establishing any form of political alliance, says its chairman Datuk Dusuki Ahmad. Read full story