PETALING JAYA: There are no restrictions on halal certificate holders writing celebratory festive greetings on cakes for customers to take home, says Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar (pic). The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) said he has asked the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) to clarify …

PRISTINA (Reuters) – Serbs in Kosovo will not be allowed to use old car plates predating the country’s independence from Serbia as of Friday, an issue that has triggered the worst ethnic violence in the past two years. Backed by Belgrade, some 50,000 ethnic Serbs living in the northern part …

BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Two candidates running for parliament in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Dec. 20 general election were killed in separate incidents on Friday, as a rights group warned in a report on Saturday that electoral violence risks undermining the vote. A candidate for the …

ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina was sworn in on Saturday for a third term after being declared winner of last month’s presidential election, and vowed to pursue industrialisation and unity in the Indian Ocean island country. Rajoelina, 49, first came to power in a 2009 coup. He stepped …

(Reuters) – Paris St Germain are top of Ligue 1 and have qualified for the last 16 of the Champions league but there is much more to come from the team, manager Luis Enrique said on Saturday. A 1-1 draw at Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday secured a place in the …

ABIDJAN (Reuters) – A court in Ivory Coast has suspended an elective congress of the country’s main opposition party in which the former chief executive of Credit Suisse, Tidjane Thiam, is among the contenders for the presidency. The court of first instance in the capital Abidjan on Friday ordered the …

ANKARA (Reuters) – This week’s shocking attack on a referee by a club president has thrust the entire culture of Turkish football into the spotlight, with the escalating issues of political influence and disrespect for officials at the heart of the debate. The whole sport was stunned on Monday as …

PERTH (Reuters) – Australia’s bowlers shared the wickets around on Saturday with Nathan Lyon having to wait a bit longer for his 500th after Pakistan folded for 271 in their first innings as the hosts took a 300-run lead on day three of the first test. Off-spinner Lyon sits on …

BUKIT MERTAJAM: The Human Resources Ministry will meet with the Home Ministry to discuss matters related to foreign workers, including placing matters related to them under one ministry. Its Minister, Steven Sim Chee Keong, said the meeting would, among other things, discuss policy and operational issues in more detail, especially …

ISKANDAR PUTERI: A sufficient supply of vaccines must be prepared by the government to safeguard Malaysians against the rising cases of Covid-19, says a former health minister. Khairy Jamaluddin said that early preparations must be made to ensure that the increasing cases do not put strain on the Health Ministry …