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Special interview with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak

29 Nov, 2016 99 views

The following is the transcript of a special interview with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in conjunction with the 2016 UMNO General Assembly moderated by Hamdan Ahmir and joined by Utusan Malaysia …

Maria released from Sosma detention

28 Nov, 2016 72 views

Held for 11 days under a controversial security law, Bersih 2.0 chairman Maria Chin Abdullah was released at about 4.30pm on the 11th day today. Lawyer Latheefa Koya confirmed the news to Malay Mail …

Cuban embassy in KL opens condolence book for Castro

28 Nov, 2016 33 views

The Embassy of Cuba here today announced the opening of a Condolence Book for the late former president of Cuba, Fidel Castro. It said in a statement that the book will be open at …

Philippines says 11 Islamic State sympathizers killed in southern siege

28 Nov, 2016 60 views

overnment troops have killed at least 11 members of a rebel group in the southern Philippines that has pledged allegiance to Islamic State, the military said, sending local communities fleeing as a battle raged …

Eight Indonesians jailed for tanker hijack in Malaysia

28 Nov, 2016 58 views

Eight Indonesians were sentenced to between 15 and 18 years in prison by a Malaysian court for the hijacking of an oil tanker last year, an official said Monday. The tanker MT Orkim Harmony …

21 malaysians nabbed in massive drug sting in Bangkok face life in prison

28 Nov, 2016 223 views

BANGKOK: Twenty-one Malaysian suspected drug mules detained here in March in connection with the seizure of a large haul of drugs may face the harsh reality of spending life in prison upon conviction. According …

Najib, Trump agree to further boost KL-Washington ties

27 Nov, 2016 151 views

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today said he and President-elect Donald J. Trump of the United States (US) agreed to further strengthen Malaysia-US ties. The Malaysian leader wrote on Facebook that …

Fidel leaves irreplacable statute in World History and International Politics

27 Nov, 2016 56 views

Castro, who has died at the age of 90, was at once idealistic and pragmatic, sharply intelligent and reckless, charismatic and intolerant. Critics saw in him a stubborn bully who violated human rights, jailed …

Indonesia Police Say Militant Was Making Powerful Bombs Islamic militant was making bombs three times as powerful as those used in 2002 Bali

27 Nov, 2016 27 views

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesian police said a suspected Islamic militant arrested earlier this week was making explosives more powerful than those used in the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people. National Police spokesman Rikwanto said …