BEIRUT, Lebanon: Syrian security forces deployed heavily in the Alawite heartland on the Mediterranean coast on Saturday, after a war monitor reported that government and allied forces killed nearly 750 civilians from the religious minority in recent days.

LONDON: US President Donald Trump’s prized Turnberry golf resort in Scotland has been vandalised by protesters who sprayed “GAZA IS NOT 4 SALE” in huge white letters on the lawn.

BANGKOK: Myanmar’s junta chief said the country would hold an election in December or January, the first in the war-torn nation since the military staged a coup in 2021.

POKOK SENA: Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said today that opposition leaders would make up the majority of those arrested if authorities took action against individuals disrupting social harmony.

KUALA LUMPUR: Women are the foundation of the ‘first madrasah’ and serve as pillars of strength and resilience for their families, society, and the nation, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

JEDDAH: Malaysia has firmly opposed the proposal to annex Gaza, condemning it as a form of “ethnic cleansing” and a blatant violation of international law, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

With Petronas much in the news of late, it may be worthwhile to ponder what happened in the lead-up to its formation over 50 years ago.

It is something most people talk about in hushed tones, with few having the courage to openly address the explosive issue that has slowly but surely started to erode the very spirit and identity of Malaysians.

But two might-is-right powers — United States President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — oppose the plan. Trump wants the US to take over the Gaza Strip and turn it into the “Riviera of the Middle East”.

BANGKOK: Thailand’s deportation of 40 Uyghurs to China last week was in the Southeast Asian country’s best interest due to the possibility of retaliation from Beijing if the group was sent elsewhere, a Thai minister said on Thursday.

JAKARTA: The United Nations’ migration agency has slashed aid to hundreds of Rohingya refugees in Indonesia, according to a letter seen by Reuters and two people briefed on the matter, because of massive funding cuts by their biggest donor, the United States.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim dismissed claims of bias in law enforcement, insisting all cases of religious mockery are investigated and prosecuted.

JUST metres from the last houses in Bardala, a Palestinian village at the northern end of the occupied West Bank, Israel's army has been bulldozing a dirt road and ditch between the community and open grazing land on the hills behind it.

KUALA LUMPUR:  Efforts to eradicate hardcore poverty will be the focus of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s visits to various locations across the country during Ramadan.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) has urged for stricter ethical guidelines following the controversy over a video featuring three radio announcers allegedly mocking a religious festival.

YANGON: Myanmar’s junta chief departed Monday for talks with President Vladimir Putin in Russia, a key ally and arms supplier for the isolated state struggling to quell violent opposition to military rule.

LOS ANGELES: “No Other Land,” a film about Israeli displacement of a Palestinian community, won the documentary feature film Oscar on Sunday, and its directors appealed to the world to help end the conflict and accused the United States of blocking a solution.

THE relationship between Malaysia and Taiwan is a fascinating yet underexplored dimension of Southeast Asian geopolitics.

SHAH ALAM: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reiterated his appreciation for the leadership of parties within the Unity Government, which he said continues to uphold the administration’s stability.

Adenan, who died in office in 2017, memorably brought out a very public outpouring of grief that transcended Sarawak’s ethnic divides and his death anniversary has also been similarly commemorated ever since.