WASHINGTON: The US slammed the Israeli finance minister’s call Wednesday to wipe out the Palestinian village of Huwara, saying it was ‘irresponsible’, ‘repugnant’ and ‘disgusting’. “Just as we condemn Palestinian incitement to violence, we condemn these provocative remarks that also amounts to incitement to violence,” Anadolu Agency reported State Department
ANKARA: Police in Peru have arrested a delivery man in the southern city of Puno after discovering a 600 to 800-year-old mummy in his cooler bag. According to local media, police found the mummy while patrolling a park where 26-year-old Julio Cesar Bermejo was drinking with two other men. The
MANILA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has been conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa by the University of the Philippines (UP) in a ceremony held at the university’s Villamor Hall here, today. According to a statement by the university, Anwar was awarded the honorary doctorate for
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police (RMN) is investigating Sencapital investment scheme which was allegedly found to be duping investors throughout the country involving losses of more than RM6.7 million suffered by victims. RMN Secretary Datuk Noorsiah Mohd Saaduddin said the scheme which was active at the end of last
KUALA LUMPUR: Australia will launch a Southeast Asia Economy Strategy later this year which seeks to maximise its economic engagements and potentials with countries in the region, its Foreign Minister Penny Wong said. She said Australia wants to deepen trade and investment relations with the region and from the engagements
KUALA LUMPUR: The global palm oil market is expected to produce a narrow deficit of 100,000 tonnes in 2022 and 2023, the first annual net negative position since 2015/2016, due to an increase in the Indonesian biofuel blending mandate, according to Fitch Solutions. Nonetheless, Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is expected to see a greater increase in digital transformation and digital trust in society, driven by the new investment from Amazon Web Services (AWS) worth RM25.5 billion over 15 years for a new infrastructure “region” in Malaysia. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the largest
KUALA LUMPUR: The implementation of the new Mandatory Standard on Access Pricing (MSAP) effective March 1 saw broadband service prices set lowered compared to the earlier MSAP. Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil said for example, the price for wholesale high-speed broadband services with a speed of 100 Mbps in
KUALA LUMPUR: The unity government’s revised Budget 2023 tabled in Parliament last Friday has proposed, among other things, various forms of aid to assist needy groups to face the challenges posed by the rising cost of living. Themed Developing Malaysia Madani, Budget 2023 is the largest national budget to date
PUTRAJAYA: Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh has praised national cycling ace Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang for his approach to sports, saying she was not surprised by his silver medal finish in the keirin event of UCI Nations Cup Championship in Jakarta recently. Yeoh described the 2017 keirin world champion as
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