SIBU: The Maal Hijrah Special Model (Tokoh Khas) Award was given to Tan Sri Datuk Amar Haji Bujang Mohd Nor in conjunction with State-Level Maal Hijrah celebration 1440H/2018 held at Sibu Islamic Complex yesterday. Repsented by his son, Bujang received RM30, 000 cash, a plaque and certificate from Head
SAO PAULO: Heavily armed men blew down the front gate of a maximum security prison in northeastern Brazil early Monday and with guns blazing enabled 92 inmates to escape while killing a policeman, authorities said. Officials said the assault was carried out by about 20 men in four vehicles who
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The team members from the Malaysian 1st Infantry Division doing the borders’ patrol are confident that they are able to control smuggling activities in the area from getting out of hand. Its commander Major General Dato’ Toh Choon Siang, said that his team is working together with their
KUCHING: Malaysia Civil Defence Force (JPAM) personnel helped cut up trees which fell in Betong in several places. The personnel went there after receiving distress calls of trees falling in front of houses and buildings during stormy weather yesterday at about 8 am.
SIBU: About 1,000 members of the Muslim community attended the “Majlis Doa Akhir 1439 Hijrah dan Awal Tahun 1440 Hijrah” on Monday evening, that was held in conjunction with the State-level Maal Hijrah celebration 2018. The ceremony was attended by Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and
PERTH, Australia: A 24-year-old man has been accused of killing his wife, three toddlers and mother-in-law with a blunt instrument and knives at their suburban family home, where he remained for several days before turning himself in, Australian police said Monday. Police charged Anthony Robert Harvey with the murders of
BEIJING: China’s top legislator voiced hope that North Korea and the United States will implement their nuclear summit agreement as he met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Chinese state media said Monday. Li Zhanshu, sent by President Xi Jinping to attend North Korea’s 70th anniversary parade on Sunday,
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s opposition leader Kem Sokha was released from jail early Monday a year after he was detained on treason charges, as the country’s strongman ruler loosens his grip on opponents after sweeping one-sided elections. Over a 33-year rule the wily Hun Sen has tightened and relaxed his chokehold
BEIJING: The international community should impose sanctions on China over its treatment of minorities in its far west region, Human Rights Watch said Monday, where as many as one million people may have been swept up in mass detentions. China has long imposed draconian restrictions on the lives of Muslim
SYDNEY: Australia’s new prime minister Scott Morrison’s maiden address to parliament on Monday was overshadowed by a poll indicating he may soon be out of a job. Morrison — an evangelical Christian and former head of Australian tourism — stepped up to the dispatch box for a boisterous first session
