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Arrest warrant issued for Myanmar fanatic monk Wirathu
YANGON: The Myanmar court has issued an arrest warrant for a nationalist Buddhist monk, Wirathu, on sedition charge. Wirathu is known for his incendiary attacks on minority Muslims, particularly the Rohingya community. He has also been critical of the civilian
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Jho Low in dinner cum sex scandal
SEOUL: Wanted fugitive turned businessman Low Taek Jho has been implicated in a scandal involving Korean company, YG Entertainment head Yang Hyun-suk who allegedly offered sexual services to foreign investors at dinner parties. A radio program entitled Straight broadcasted by
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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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‘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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Japan stabbing spree: Children hurt in the incident
Kawasaki: Two people, including a 12-year-old girl, were killed and 15 other children hurt in a stabbing spree in Japan on Tuesday — a rare act of public violence in a country considered one of the safest in the world.
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Muslim man breaks fast to donate blood to Hindu patient
Humanity above all Ahmad wanted to donate his blood and wanted to know if he could do so while fasting. He was advised that it would be better if he broke his fast. As Muslims around the world observe the
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‘Islam’s supremacy supersedes all other religions’
PUCHONG: The government should uphold the supremacy of Islam as the only true religion above all other religions, said a PAS leader. Responding to calls for other religions to be taught in schools, PAS central committee member Dato Mohd Khairuddin
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Razak Baginda is still facing two other charges in French court
PUCHONG: Malaysian human rights organization Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) and the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) has clarified that former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak associate, Abdul Razak Baginda is still facing two corruption charges in the
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Tam, Malaysia’s last male Sumatran rhino is no more
PUCHONG: Malaysia’s last surviving male Sumatran rhino, Tam, breathed its last today following severe health complications. Veterinarians, Sabah Wildlife Department and Borneo Rhino Alliance said Tam has been suffering from kidney and liver damage for some time. Tourism, Culture and
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Breaking: Man shot at in Begusarai for his ‘Muslim name’
A video of the injured youth speaking about the incident has gone viral on social media. A youth Mohd. Qasim was shot at in Begusarai district on Sunday morning allegedly after he was asked his name. An FIR has been
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