Malaysia
Back to homepage
Kelantan Crown Prince marries Swedish sweetheart
KOTA BARU: The Crown Prince of Kelantan Dr Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra, 45, has tied the knot with his Swedish sweetheart, Sofie Louise Johansson, 33, at the Istana Balai Besar here last night. The marriage of the couple was solemnised
Read More
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
Read More
Malaysia’s Election Commission needs to roam alone like a lion
By: K Pragalath “Only pigs come in hordes, the lion roams alone.” The above line was stated by actor Rajinikanth in the Tamil movie Sivaji that was produced in 2007. This is precisely how Malaysia’s Election Commission (EC), now headed
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
‘World’s smallest baby boy’ set to go home in Japan
TOKYO: The world’s smallest baby boy, who was born in October in Japan weighing as much as an apple, is now ready for the outside world, his doctor said Friday. Ryusuke Sekiya was delivered via emergency Caesarean section, after 24
Read More
Tawau Immigration Department detains 45 Filipino illegal immigrants
TAWAU: A woman who was begging at Jalan Persisiran Highway here with her baby was among 45 illegal immigrants who were detained by the Tawau Immigration Department here yesterday. In the incident at 12.30 pm, the woman, in her 30s,
Read More
Government’s AG failed to convince against four anti Rome Statute academics
BANGI: A lawyer contended that the government failed to ratify the Rome Statute because the Attorney General Tommy Thomas failed to convince the Malay Rulers. He further stated that it was not the case of four law academics confusing the
Read More
Indonesian jailed for illegal possession of bullet, knife at klia2
SEPANG: An Indonesian construction worker was sentenced to four months’ jail by the magistrate’s court here today for being in possession of a bullet, two bullet shells and a folding knife at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) on
Read More
Tony Pua: Malaysia’s current account balance remain in surplus
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s current account balance will remain in surplus for 2019 and the economy is not experiencing a current account deficit, says political secretary to the Finance Minister Tony Pua. Pua today issued a statement in response to a
Read More