WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump wants to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un to ease tensions in Korea, but Kim has cast doubt on such a meeting occurring, according to United Press International (UPI). Trump and Kim have exchange friendly letters, but Kim ignored President Joe Biden throughout his
CAIRO: The Muslim Council of Elders, chaired by Prof. Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, welcomed the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, affirming its support for all regional and international efforts aimed at achieving security and stability in the region. Emirates news agency (WAM) reported the Muslim Council of Elders
KUALA LUMPUR: Nurqayyum Nazmi Mohamad Nazim brought Malaysia back to the World Junior Diving Championships podium after 18 years, bagging a bronze medal in the boys’ 3-metre (m) springboard (16-18 years) event. According to World Aquatics, the 18-year-old settled for third place after accumulating 506.75 points in the finals at Rio de
KUALA LUMPUR: A male teacher was arrested on suspicion of involvement in trafficking of ganja around Damansara Damai, Petaling Jaya, near here. Petaling Jaya district police chief ACP Shahrulnizam Ja’afar said in a statement today that the arrest of the 40-year-old local suspect was made by a team of police from
SHAH ALAM: The tragic death of a Reserve Officers Training Unit (Palapes) trainee from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) on Nov 13 has been confirmed to be caused by multi-organ failure due to heat stroke. Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said that preliminary investigations revealed that the victim, who had
PUTRAJAYA: The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (MOTAC) is strengthening the systems and processes of the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme to ensure its transparency, effectiveness and smoother operations. Its minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said MOTAC will continue to closely monitor the operations of MM2H operators to
PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed a second case of monkeypox (Mpox) virus infection of the Clade II variety in Malaysia this year, involving a 34-year-old local man. The new case, detected on Nov 25, raises the total number of mpox cases in the country for 2024 to
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia and South Korea signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in addressing climate change under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on Nov 25, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) in a statement today. It said Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
KUALA LUMPUR: The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) has urged the government to build more affordable houses priced below RM250,000 for civil servants. Cuepacs president Datuk Dr Adnan Mat said this would assist the group, particularly those with low income, to own their
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government has agreed to allocate RM15 million for hosting snooker and billiards during the 2027 SEA Games. State Youth, Sports and Health Committee chairman Daniel Gooi Zi Sen said that, however, at this stage, the Youth and Sports Ministry (KBS), through the Organising Committee, is scrutinising