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Oil prices plunge due to Sino-US trade war
SINGAPORE: Oil prices fell on concerns that the Sino-US trade war could trigger a global economic downturn, but relatively tight supply amid Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) output cuts and political tensions in the Middle East offered some
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Somalia’s frightening network of Islamist spies
Somalia’s militant Islamists remain relatively undiminished, despite a 12-year UN-backed campaign against them, largely thanks to its sophisticated web of spies, writes the BBC’s Mary Harper. Often, when I return to the UK from Somalia, I get a phone call
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Tanker detained for anchoring without permission
JOHOR BAHRU: A foreign tanker was detained in the ‘Ops Khas Pagar’ conducted in the waters of Tanjung Penyusop, Kota Tinggi yesterday for dropping anchor without permission. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Tanjung Sedili maritime zone (ZMTS) director Captain Maritime
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RM1.5 million for 150 village community councils in Melaka
MELAKA: The Rural Development Ministry approved a RM1.5 million grant to the Village Community Management Council (MPKK) for the first phase of its distribution in Melaka this year. State Women, Family Development, Social Welfare and Orang Asli Affairs Committee chairman
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‘North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction violate UN resolutions’
WASHINGTON: North Korea’s entire weapons of mass destruction programme violates United Nations Security Council resolutions, said the US State Department when asked about recent missile launches by Pyongyang. “I think the entire North Korean WMD programme, it’s in conflict with
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Dr M defends AG, chides Syazlin for not representing Adib’s family
PUCHONG: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad defended Attorney General Tommy Thomas against calls for the latter’s resignation over alleged hiccups over the inquest into the death of firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim. “People are going for this person (Thomas)
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