PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia plays a significant role in the effort to counter Islamophobia, ignorance and hatred of others, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “The burning of Al-Quran due to ignorance, arrogance and neo-colonial mindset, should be countered through knowledge and understanding. “For the Muslims, it is of course through
THE HAGUE: The purchasing power of the Dutch population fell by 1.2 per cent year-on-year in 2022 due to high inflation, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) said on Thursday, reported Xinhua. This was the largest drop in 40 years. Over the past 10 years, purchasing power in the country has consistently grown,
BERLIN: As many as 1.5 million people in Germany have been affected by acute supply bottlenecks for certain medicines, the North Rhine Chamber of Pharmacists said on Thursday. “Sometimes the supply is really on the brink because antibiotics are very scarce and… have to be supplied very quickly,” Xinhua quoted
RABAT: At least 50,000 houses have collapsed completely or partially in Friday’s deadly earthquake in Morocco. Following a meeting chaired by King Mohammed VI, the Moroccan Royal Court, in a statement, said the government would grant emergency assistance worth 30,000 dirhams (about US$3,000) to families affected by the earthquake, according
ANKARA: Fifa on Thursday announced nominees for the Best Fifa Football Awards 2023, with names having been chosen by a panel of football experts. The qualifying period for the women’s awards was from Aug 1 2022 to Aug 20 2023, the date of the Fifa Women’s World Cup Final. For
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened almost flat against the greenback as the United States Federal Reserve (Fed) is anticipated to maintain its hawkish monetary policy stance. At 9.05 am, the local note eased to 4.6835/6890 against the United States (US) dollar from Thursday’s close of 4.6825/6850. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, was indicted Thursday on federal firearms charges after a planned plea deal collapsed. Hunter Biden, 53, was accused of concealing his drug use during a gun purchase in October 2018, according to the indictment filed in a federal court in Delaware. Three
NEW YORK: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea, at 19:58:40 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. According to Xinhua, the epicentre, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 6.13 degrees south latitude
By Nina Muslim KUALA LUMPUR: When Anne (not her real name) drives and sees a truck, she has an almost overwhelming urge to swerve and crash into it. Or when she is smoking on her balcony, she cannot help but think how easy it is for her to jump. But
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has read every letter and petition submitted to him by Sabahans and Sarawakians throughout the 11-day Kembara Kenali Borneo tour, which concluded on Wednesday (Sept 13). Istana Negara, in a Facebook post yesterday, said that His Majesty will hand
