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Iraqi president threatens to quit in defiance of Iran’s allies in parliament

Iraqi President Barham Salih refused yesterday to designate the nominee of an Iran-backed parliamentary bloc for prime minister, saying he would rather resign than appoint someone to the position who would be rejected by protesters. The Bina bloc, led by

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Suhaime: BIPK no longer meets criteria for allowance granting

PUTRAJAYA: The abolition of the Critical Service Incentive Payment (BIPK) involving 33 service schemes is because it no longer meets the criteria for granting the allowance. Public Service Department (PSD) Deputy Director-General (Development) Datuk Suhaime Mahbar said BIPK was introduced

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Khairul: Putra not authorised to hunt down overstaying tourists

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Immigration Department has not authorised a voluntary squad set up by the Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (Putra) to hunt down foreign tourists for overstaying in Malaysia. Its director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud said the task was the

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Police probing deaths of four in New Mexico home as murder-suicide

Police in New Mexico are investigating the Christmas Day shooting deaths of four family members in a suburban Albuquerque home as a triple murder and suicide, authorities said yesterday. Rio Rancho police were called to the home late on Wednesday

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Abim’s dialogue with Dong Zong must be encouraged

It is good to know that not all Malay NGOs in the country are against the Chinese educationist group Dong Zong in organising the congress on the teaching of Jawi in vernacular schools on December 28, 2019, in Kajang. Muslim

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Turkey to send troops to Libya at Tripoli’s request: Erdogan

Turkey will send troops to Libya at the request of Tripoli as soon as next month, President Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday, putting the North African country’s conflict at the center of wider regional frictions. Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National

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Woman suffers burns after leaking gas cylinder explodes

JOHOR BAHRU: A woman was injured after a cooking gas cylinder at her home in Taman Daya, exploded due to a leak yesterday. Yeo Chui Teng, 27, who suffered second-degree burns was sent to the Sultan Ismail Hospital (HSI) by the

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37 individuals nab in op in Op Club Rats – Deputy CPO

SEREMBAN: Thirty seven individuals, including two foreign nationals were detained through Ops Club Rats carried out by a team of officers and men from the Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) of the State Contingent Police Headquarters (IPK) on an entertainment centre

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PPM, Immigration joint operation nabs 15 Filipinos

LAHAD DATU: Marine police (PPM) have detained 15 Filipinos in Pulau Sakar near here in an integrated operation with the Sabah Immigration Department yesterday. Sabah Region 4 Marine Police commander ACP Mohamad Pajeri Ali said the suspects aged between three

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Emancipation Delivers Letter to Redbubble CEO and Board of Directors

Believes Significant Opportunities Exist within Redbubble to Unlock Value Through Strategic Alternatives, Including a Sale to a Strategic Acquirer Concerned That Inconsistent Operational Performance and Execution Have Eroded Shareholder Confidence in the Company Looks Forward to Working Collaboratively with Management

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