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Don’t confuse Muslims with alcohol free drinks
PARIT BUNTAR: Beer manufacturers in the country have been told not to confuse consumers especially Muslims by producing alcohol-free drink. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Dr Mujahid Yusof stressed that alcohol-free beer is only confusing Muslims and it
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Ecocide and Prejudice: A Malaysian Emergency
“Stop deforestation immediately.” I cringed the first time I heard it. Socio-cultural anthropologist Dr Ivan Tacey, who was speaking about the role of the Orang Asli in addressing climate change, made it a key recommendation he repeated throughout the two-hour
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Get rid of Najib from BN
PADANG RENGAS: Two senior Umno leaders – Padang Rengas MP Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz and Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar has raised the pressure in calling for the removal of Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak from BN. Nazri who
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Foreign appetite for Malaysian market steady
KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign appetite for the Malaysian market continued to remain steady for both local equities and the ringgit, said Bank Islam Malaysia chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid. He said foreigners remained as net buyers on Bursa Malaysia,
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Mandatory asset declaration a new perspective to Malaysian politics
KUALA LUMPUR: The move of the government to make it mandatory for all members of parliament (MPs) to declare their assets is a wise measure to open up a new perspective in the country’s politics. Several former elected representatives believed
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Suspect behind leaked envoy memos identified
LONDON: The suspect behind the leak of confidential memos from Britain’s Washington ambassador, which sparked a major diplomatic rift with the United States, has been identified, the Sunday Times newspaper reported. Last week, Britain’s Mail on Sunday newspaper published memos
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Hadi: Retain and don’t abuse Sedition Act
PUCHONG: Pakatan Harapan (PH) should retain the Sedition Act 1948 and ensure that it is not abused, said PAS. Its president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang said the act is needed to safeguard Malaysia, much like the abolished Internal Security
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Power outage leaves 45,000 New Yorkers without electricity
NEW YORK —Authorities say a transformer fire caused a power outage in Manhattan and left businesses without electricity, elevators stuck and subway cars stalled. The New York City Fire Department said the fire started at West 64th Street and West
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Final death toll in boat migrant accident off Tunisia rises to 82
TUNIS: The number of bodies recovered by Tunisia after a ship packed with migrants sank off its coast last week has risen to 82, in one of the worst disasters in recent years, the Tunisian Red Crescent said on Saturday.
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501 Bersatu Sabah branches in the pipeline
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Bersatu hopes to open 501 branches statewide and state party chief Datuk Hajiji Noor confirmed that the party would be submitting its application to the Registrar of Societies (RoS) in a week. “Although we have received overwhelming
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