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Sri Lanka attackers must be ‘punished mercilessly’
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s most senior Catholic figure called today on the government to find the attackers behind deadly bomb blasts that killed more than 160 people and “punish them mercilessly”. “I would also like to ask the government to hold
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National Thowheed Jamaat not responsible for Sri Lanka blasts
K Pragalath & Hema Subramaniam PUCHONG: In a phone conversation with The Leaders Online, Governor of The Eastern Province, Government of Sri Lanka Mahamood Lebbe Alim Mohamed Hizbullah has dismissed allegations that National Thowheed Jamaat was responsible for the multiple
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Sri Lanka: Multiple blasts hit churches, hotels on Easter Sunday, 138 dead
COLOMBO: Three churches – St Anthony’s Church in Colombo, St Sebastian’s Church were hit by blasts. Three explosions were reported from the five-star hotels, the Shangrila, the Cinnamon Grand, and the Kingsbury. Six near simultaneous blasts hit three churches and
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Matriculation seats for Indians: Meeting with Maszlee soon
By K Pragalath PUCHONG: Principal secretary to rural and regional development deputy minister G Sivamalar confirmed that a meeting with Education Minister Maszlee Malik is in the works to resolve the matriculation seats for Indians controversy. “We are waiting for
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Gerak raises the pressure against anti-Rome Statute academics
PUCHONG: An academic movement called Malaysian Academic Movement (Gerak) have joined the fray in raising the pressure against the four anti-Rome Statute academics to defend their views in an upcoming forum next week. “In this regard, Gerak, as an academic
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India Polls: Holding elections in Jammu and Kashmir itself is a big deal
Srinagar: Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir are “very satisfied” that elections have been held, that too without any major incident, in the Srinagar Parliamentary constituency despite the dismal voter turnout. The much-awaited second phase of the Lok Sabha polls in
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Anwar: Malaysia can’t survive with Malays only, non-Malays also needed
NILAI: Malaysia will not be able to progress forward and survive solely on the support of the majority Malays as that would destabilise the nation, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim told a student dialogue session in Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia last
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Adib inquest: Experts differ over EMRS van impact
SHAH ALAM: Retired UKM pathology professor Dr Shahrom Abd Wahid rebutted testimony by Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) forensic department head Dr Mohd Shah Mahmood and its medical forensic specialist Dr Ahmad Hafizam Hasmi over the impact of the reversing Emergency
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Lawyer takes pot shot at four academics against Rome Statute
PUCHONG: Constitutional lawyer Lim Wei Jiat took a pot shot at the four academics who provided anti Rome Statute points to the Malay Rulers in his invitation to the public to attend a public forum. “It’s a shame that none
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Mahathir: Time’s 100 most influential people
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been hailed for having been listed in Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people this year, an accolade coming in the wake of the historic Malaysian election victory that swept him back
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