PETALING JAYA: The Madrid Criminal Court has not set a date to deliver its verdict in the trial against Dr Gonzalo Stampa, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reforms) said she hoped the decision would state that Stampa’s position as …

PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik have a tough task to overcome Chinese pairs at home in a bid to reach their first semi-finals in the World Tour Finals. In a draw released by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Monday, the former world champions Aaron-Wooi Yik have been …

KUALA LUMPUR: The United States use of its veto power to reject the United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire between the Zionist regime of Israel and Palestine on Dec 9 is seen as a flagrant violation of all humanitarian principles and values. The Coalition of Malaysian NGOs, …

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal wants the government to provide the classified special task force report over the disappearance of activist Amri Che Mat for the court to assess. Justice Datuk Seri Kamaludin Md Said, who chairs a three-man panel of judges, made the order to enable the court to …

PUTRAJAYA: Medical gas products must be licenced and registered from Jan 1, 2023, to ensure products supplied to patients and consumers are of quality as well as safe and effective. Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan in a statement on Monday (Dec 11) said medical gas is used …

PARIS (Reuters) – French lawmakers will decide on Monday whether to cut short any debate on the government’s immigration bill, which would effectively send flagship legislation back to the drawing board. The immigration bill has been a key plank of President Emmanuel Macron’s attempts to show he can be tougher …

KUALA LUMPUR: Social media platforms with content that can influence, affect and compromise public morals will remain blocked by the Communications and Digital Ministry, says Fahmi Fadzil. The Communications and Digital Minister said blocks by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) also cover such websites, including those promoting sex …

KUALA LUMPUR: Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) has affirmed Axiata Group Bhd’s (Axiata) Baa2 issuer rating and baa3 baseline credit assessment (BCA). The rating agency said it has also affirmed the provisional (P) Baa2 senior unsecured ratings on the sukuk issuance programme established by Axiata SPV2 Bhd and the medium-term note …

DUBAI (Reuters) – Humanitarian concerns have been raised over Afghanistan being left out of United Nations climate negotiations for a third year in a row, as the country grapples with worsening drought and floods. Dozens of people were killed in Afghanistan, one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate …

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – The U.S. military’s secretive X-37B robot spaceplane was poised for liftoff from Florida on Monday on its seventh mission to orbit, the vehicle’s first launch atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket capable of lofting it higher than ever before. The Falcon Heavy, composed of three …