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April 6 for case management of King’s Counsel’s appeal
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has fixed April 6 for another case management of UK-based King’s Counsel Jonathan Laidlaw’s appeal to be admitted as an advocate and solicitor to represent Datuk Seri Najib Razak in his SRC International Sdn Bhd (SRC)
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Putin to welcome China’s Xi to Moscow at critical moment
LONDON: Three days after being accused by an international tribunal of war crimes in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin will be looking more than ever for a show of solidarity from his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping when he welcomes him
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Two UK men jailed six months, fined for international investment fraud
SHAH ALAM: Two United Kingdom men were sentenced to six months in prison by the Sessions Court, here today after pleading guilty to charges of involvement in an international online investment fraud syndicate. Judge Rozilah Salleh also fined Andrew Mark
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Ukraine has brought back 307 children from occupied territories: OmbudsmanUkraine has brought back 307 children from occupied territories: Ombudsman
UKRAINE has brought 307 children out of Russia-occupied territories, the country’s human rights ombudsman said on Monday, including an 8-year-old boy who was recently reunited with his grandmother. Ukraine’s authorities estimate more than 16,000 children have been deported to Russia since
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5.1-magnitude quake hits Xinjiang
BEIJING: A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Wensu County of Aksu Prefecture in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 7:58 a.m on Monday, reported Xinhua. Aaccording to the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC), the epicentre, with a depth of 10 km,
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Analysis: After spy balloon incident, can China and the US talk again?
WASHINGTON: When U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken this month called off his trip to Beijing, he chose his words carefully. China’s launch of a spy balloon on a high-altitude journey over the United States was unacceptable and irresponsible, he
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In Syria’s quake-hit Aleppo, survivors try to reach the missing
ALEPPO, Syria: After Monday’s earthquake brought down his family’s building in Syria’s battle-scarred second city of Aleppo, Youssef managed to reach one of his trapped relatives by phone, hearing voices despite a bad line. Since then the 25-year-old has been
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“I am still traumatised,” Malaysian student at the centre of earthquake
KUALA LUMPUR: “Currently, even the slightest earth movement, scares me. I am still traumatised,” said Zahirul Amin Mohamad, 21, a student at Gaziantep University who is currently under the care of the Malaysian Embassy in Ankara, Turkiye. Recalling the moments before
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Malaysia hopes to bring resolution to WHO
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia hopes for more members of the executive board of the World Health Organization (WHO) to support the resolution on ‘Behavioral Science for Better Health’ proposed by the country at its 152nd meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, last Feb 3.
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EU hopes Malaysia comes on board ASEAN-EU Air Traffic Agreement
KUALA LUMPUR: European Union (EU) hopes Malaysia will join the other 36 EU and ASEAN states in ratifying the ASEAN-EU Comprehensive Air Traffic Agreement (AE CATA), the world’s first bloc-to-bloc air transport agreement. AE CATA aims to bolster connectivity and
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