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Court fixes date for Zahid’s bid to transfer case to KL Sessions Court
SHAH ALAM: The Sessions Court has set Sept 17 to hear a notice of motion filed by the prosecution to transfer former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s case involving 33 corruption charges to the Kuala Lumpur Sessions
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US prosecutors seek sale of luxury homes linked to Riza Aziz
KUALA LUMPUR: US prosecutors are seeking to sell three luxury homes linked to the stepson of former Malaysian prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, court documents showed, in the latest effort to recover money allegedly stolen from Malaysian fund,
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PSM: Forget politicians, people should rise above racial polemics
PUCHONG: Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) today urged Malaysians to rise above petty politics and put a stop to the rising racial and religious tension in the country. In a statement, PSM secretary general A Sivarajan said the people have to
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No country and jobless: Refugees in Malaysia suffer due to slow reforms
KUALA LUMPUR: Standing by his daughter’s hospital bed, Afghan Lutfullah Ahmad Hussain’s eyes welled with tears as he appealed for her life to be saved – just one of thousands of refugees in Malaysia living in increasing desperation. The 38-year-old
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Child sex abuse victims to sue Catholic Church after new law enactment
NEW YORK: Scores of people in New York state who were sexually abused as children sued institutions, including the Roman Catholic Church yesterday, the first day a new law temporarily enabled them to file lawsuits over decades-old crimes. By the
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Trump cautions China to deal with Hong Kong protesters ‘humanely’
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump yesterday tied a US trade deal with China to humane resolution of the weeks of protests wracking Hong Kong, hours after the State Department said it was “deeply concerned” about reports of movement of Chinese paramilitary
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Dow Jones plummets 800 points, renewing recession fears
NEW YORK: The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted more than 800 points on Wednesday, as investors suffered their worst day of the year as new concerns arose over data on global economic growth. The tumble followed a series of concerning
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South India’s kolam art helps women map business opportunities
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI: Outside her house in south India, Maria Victor embarks on a decades-old morning ritual that has turned into a key planning tool for impoverished women running small enterprises. Before her family wakes up, she sweeps her doorstep, splashes water
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China asks UN Security Council to discuss Kashmir this week
UNITED NATIONS: China yesterday backed Pakistan’s request for the United Nations Security Council to discuss India’s decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, asking for the body to meet behind closed doors today or tomorrow, diplomats said.
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French criminal probe over Nora Anne Quoirin’s death on
PARIS: The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened a criminal probe into the death of an Irish-French girl, whose body was found near a jungle stream in Malaysia, a spokeswoman said yesterday. The remains of Nora Anne Quoirin, 15, were found
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