Protesters in Baghdad storm and set Sweden’s embassy on fire
MOSCOW: Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad early on Thursday and set it on fire, Sputnik reported quoting a Reuters report which cited sources familiar with the situation and an eyewitness. The source told the agency that no embassy staff had been injured in the incident. The protest was called ahead of […]
Thousands rally in Athens over deadly train collision
ATHENS: Thousands of protesters gathered in the centre of Athens on Sunday in connection with a recent train collision that killed 57 people, Sputnik quoted a RIA Novosti correspondent’s report. On March 1, a passenger train collided with a freight train near the Greek city of Larissa. The passenger train had switched to the freight […]
The hijab hegemony
Creedy: Die! Die! Why won’t you die! Why won’t you die? V: Beneath this mask, there is more than flesh. Beneath this mask, there is an idea, Mr Creedy … and Ideas are Bulletproof. – From the 2005 dystopian film V For Vendetta, adapted from the 1988 DC Vertigo comics Iran is on fire and […]
Trump testifies he feared being hit by ‘very dangerous’ fruit
In New York, ex-president Donald Trump testified under oath that he feared protesters would pelt him with “very dangerous” fruit like pineapples, tomatoes, and bananas saying: “You can get killed with those things.” The comments were revealed in court documents made public Tuesday which included a transcript of a deposition Trump gave last October as […]
Extinction threat: A call to action on existence
If you are quiet enough, you will hear the flow of the Universe. You will feel its rhythm. Go with this flow, happiness lies ahead. — A Buddhist Proverb The dateline was 25 April, 2019, and we were transiting London on the way home to Kuala Lumpur after a business trip to northern Europe. This […]
When public protests become a nuisance
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. — John F. Kennedy, Former US President AT the outset, let me declare that I find nothing wrong with peaceful protests or rallies. I would support any such initiative if genuinely held in the interest of the people and that, in my judgement, its […]
Ting stops wiring work on telecommunication tower
MIRI: Assistant Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Sebastian Ting on Wednesday morning instructed the installation of the 30 metre-tall telecommunication (telco) tower in Taman Delight Lorong 8 near Miri Airport here to stop with immediate effect after residents protested against it. The instruction was given today (Wednesday) morning after he visited the area. […]
We are safe, says student in US
KABONG: “The government is always concerned about our wellbeing. Families at home do not have to worry because the situation is still under control and we are all safe,” said 22-year-old Mohamad Amir Aimirul Taim from Kabong who is currently studying at University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis. The current developments in the United States […]
CIJ stands in solidarity with arrested unionists
KUCHING: The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) has condemned Tuesday’s arrests of five protesters participating in a peaceful assembly in front of the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital in Ipoh, Perak. The protesters were demanding for the improved working conditions of hospital cleaners at the hospital. Based on media reports, M Saraswathy, L Danaletchumy, V Santhiran, […]
Mass George Floyd protests rock US for eighth day
WASHINGTON: Nationwide protests against police brutality and racial injustice continued Tuesday evening for an eighth straight day as US President Donald Trump continued to call for “LAW & ORDER!” to be restored, reported Anadolu Agency. Curfews continued to be the norm in major metropolises as protesters continued to buck the restrictions. In Washington, DC, near-uniformly […]
