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Explosion injures tourists near Giza pyramids
CAIRO: An explosion targeting a tourist bus injured at least 12 people on Sunday, mostly South African tourists, near a new museum being built close to the Giza pyramids, two security sources said. A third security source said the bus
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‘NFC still owes the gov’t over RM250mil’
PUCHONG: The National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) still owes the government over RM250 million, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. “Based on the complete statement of federal government loans as of April 30, 2019 from the Accountant-General’s Department, the outstanding loan
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Trump warns Iran of war
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump issued a new threat to Tehran on Sunday, tweeting that a conflict would be the ‘official end’ of Iran, as Saudi Arabia warned it stood ready to respond with ‘all strength’ and said it was
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Modi poised to win bigger majority, exit polls show
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to return to power with a bigger majority in Parliament after a mammoth general election that ended on Sunday, exit polls showed. Modi faced criticism early on in the campaign for
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‘Not appropriate to teach other religions than Islam in primary schools’
PUCHONG: Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (Yadim) rejected Malaysian Youth Council’s (MBM) proposal to teach primary school students other religions than Islam. Its president, Nik Omar Nik Aziz said that such proposal should be scrutinised and studied from all angles if
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DPM: Not appropriate to impose travel ban on PTPTN defaulters
PUCHONG: It is not appropriate to impose travel ban on borrowers who default on paying their National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loan. Speaking on the matter, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said the government had
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