CAIRO: Hamas said on Thursday US President Donald Trump’s repeated threats against Palestinians constituted support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to back out of the Gaza ceasefire and intensify the siege of Gazans.

KUALA LUMPUR: Two former staff members of Seputeh member of Parliament Teresa Kok were summoned by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) allegedly over a speech she delivered in Parliament last year.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (Amendment) Bill 2025 was passed in the Dewan Rakyat after receiving majority support from members of Parliament through a voice vote.

KUALA LUMPUR: Gender should never be a factor in assessing the competence and capabilities of judicial leaders, said Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat.

KUALA LUMPUR: The director and producer of the controversial film Mentega Terbang will go to trial after the High Court today dismissed their application to refer constitutional questions regarding their charges of wounding the religious feelings of others.

KOTA KINABALU: The decision on whether Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) will contest the Melalap seat in the next election lies with Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), says PBS acting president Datuk Seri Dr Joachim Gunsalam.

Musk has also used X to promote right-wing figures in Britain, Italy and Romania, while pouring scorn on political leaders and senior European Union officials.

PANAMA CITY: Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Wednesday accused his US counterpart Donald Trump of "lying" about Washington taking back the Panama Canal.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Parliamentary Services Bill 2025 was passed in Dewan Rakyat after receiving majority support from members of Parliament through a voice vote.

BAGAN DATUK: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will meet with Indonesia’s maritime affairs and fisheries minister to address the long-standing issue of Malaysian fishermen being detained in Indonesian waters.

DEMOCRATIC US Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, a moderate elected in a state carried by Donald Trump last year, made a case for bipartisan values and invoked former Republican president Ronald Reagan in her party's rebuttal to Trump's address to Congress.

WASHINGTON DC: Donald Trump declared “America is back” Tuesday in his first address to Congress since returning to power, touting his radical policies in the face of raucous Democratic hostility while proclaiming a breakthrough on Ukraine.

WASHINGTON DC: Democrats protested President Donald Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday with signs reading “No King!” and “Save Medicaid,” with some turning their backs on the Republican as he spoke and one lawmaker marched out by security.

DOHA/CAIRO: Arab leaders have adopted an Egyptian reconstruction plan for Gaza on Tuesday that would cost US$53 billion and avoid displacing Palestinians from the enclave, in contrast to US President Donald Trump’s “Middle East Riviera” vision.

KUALA LUMPUR: The service tax is only imposed if allied health services are provided outside premises that have been granted tax exemption approval, said the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

KAJANG: A private international school has stepped forward to offer free education to 66 Palestinian children and teenagers residing in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has criticised 57 opposition members of Parliament (MPs) for not supporting the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2025, which serves as the foundation for the upcoming Parliamentary Services Bill 2025.

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reminded all parties to avoid statements or actions related to race, religion, and royalty (3R) issues as it could disrupt national harmony.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Rakyat today passed the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2025, paving the way for the Parliamentary Services Bill 2025 to establish the Parliament's independent administrative framework.

BEIJING: China’s leadership is gathering at the largest political event of the year on Tuesday, seeking a response to US President Donald Trump’s latest salvo of tariffs targeting an already sluggish Chinese economy.