PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia welcomes the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case initiated by South Africa against Israel concerning the application of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. The Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) said Malaysia had been vindicated in its …

CHISINAU (Reuters) – The chief negotiator for Moldova’s Russian-backed separatist Transdniestria region said on Friday that his team would no longer attend talks on the country’s future in areas under government control because he feared arrest. Transdniestria split from Moldova before the 1991 collapse of Soviet rule and fought a …

THE state government will consider a proposal to instal closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in mosques and surau in the state, including those in rural areas, for security purposes. State Islamic religious affairs committee chairman Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid said the proposal was a good move, but required the agreement of …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday formally informed Congress of its intention to proceed with the $23 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, taking a major step toward completing a long-delayed process that tested ties with Ankara. The State Department sent the notification to advance …

Compiled by ARFA YUNUS and ALLISON LAI AFTER five decades in the business, veteran rock band Sweet Charity is looking to spread its wings to Sabah and Sarawak, Harian Metro reported. Its lead vocalist Datuk Ramli Sarip (pic), better known as “Papa Rock,” said the band is planning to hold …

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s new government withdrew major spending reforms from a sweeping “omnibus” bill in Congress to facilitate its approval, the economy minister said on Friday, while stressing President Javier Milei’s pledge to eliminate the budget deficit. Economy Minister Luis Caputo announced the decision to scrap controversial provisions …

FAIRE Development Sdn Bhd may be the “new kid on the block” in Johor Baru, but the developer is no stranger to the property scene. The subsidiary of Sin Soon Lee Realty Co (M) Sdn Bhd – a well known family business of 50 years in Batu Pahat – is …

Video gamers worldwide may be risking irreversible hearing loss and/or tinnitus (persistent ringing/buzzing in the ears), according to a recent systematic review of the available evidence. What evidence there is suggests that the sound levels reported in studies of more than 50,000 people often near, or exceed, permissible safe limits, …

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump was handed a stinging defeat on Friday by a Manhattan jury that ordered him to pay $83.3 million to the writer E. Jean Carroll, who said he destroyed her reputation as a trustworthy journalist by denying he raped her. Jurors needed less than three hours …

PUTRAJAYA: Tun Daim Zainuddin is expected to be charged on Monday (Jan 29). The former finance minister said that graft investigators had recorded a statement from him on Friday (Jan 26). “My lawyers have since been informed that I will be charged on Monday, Jan 29, for an offence under …