SEPANG, Selangor: Chinese President, Xi Jinping, departed Malaysia for Cambodia today after concluding a three-day state visit. The Air China aircraft carrying Xi and his delegation took off from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport here at 10.04 am. The First Battalion Royal Ranger Regiment (Ceremonial) mounted a guard of honour
SEPANG, Selangor: Police have confirmed receiving a report yesterday regarding a viral video allegedly involving racial discrimination. It features a group of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Dengkil campus students dressed in costumes resembling those of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). In a statement today, Sepang police chief, ACP Norhizam Bahaman,
IPOH, Perak: Gunung Semanggol assemblyman, Razman Zakaria, has been suspended for six months from attending the Perak State Legislative Assembly sitting with effect from today for issuing racist and seditious statements on December 2 last year. The decision was made after Razman, who is also the opposition leader, was referred
NEW DELHI, India: Indian-born diamond dealer, Mehul Choksi, has been arrested in connection with an almost USD2 billion (RM8.78 billion) bank fraud. His lawyer, Vijay Aggarwal, said on Tuesday that Indian authorities had requested his extradition from Belgium. Choksi, 65, was reportedly captured on Saturday and is receiving medical treatment
WASHINGTON, United States (US): The Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE), a nonpartisan think tank based here, projected on Tuesday that the US economic growth is likely to stall this year amid policy uncertainty, reported Xinhua. “Basically, it’s a story about a solid foundation giving way to stalled economic growth
KUALA LUMPUR: Chinese President, Xi Jinping, was given a state welcome at Istana Negara today in conjunction with a three-day state visit that began yesterday at the invitation of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim. Sultan Ibrahim welcome Xi’s arrival at 10.30 am. Also present were Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar
WASHINGTON, United States (US): US President, Donald J. Trump, has blamed Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, and his predecessor, Joe Biden, for the war in Ukraine, saying the conflict should never have started. “When you start a war, you better know you can win,” Trump said. “You don’t pick a fight
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signalled that pharmaceutical imports may soon face new tariffs, as part of efforts to bring drug manufacturing back to American soil. Speaking alongside Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, Trump said the US “no longer makes its own drugs,” pointing to pharmaceutical firms operating in Ireland, China
KUCHING: Maybank has expanded cross-border QR payment capabilities for its MAE App users, enabling instant KHQR transactions in Cambodia under the Malaysia-Cambodia linkage led by Bank Negara Malaysia and the National Bank of Cambodia. As strategic banking partner, sponsor and settlement bank, Maybank now supports seamless payments across Cambodia and
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has offered car manufacturers temporary exemptions from his extensive tariffs, stating that they need more time to adjust their supply chains to produce parts in the United States, German Press Agency (dpa) reported. Trump is currently considering how to assist some manufacturers but did not
