DFA checking for Filipinos aboard Iran-seized vessel

MANILA: The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is checking whether a Filipino national is among the crew members of a vessel seized by Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) near the Strait of Hormuz.

Once confirmed, the DFA vowed to extend a…

ANWAR VISITS FORMER ABIM TREASURER IN HOSPITAL

KUALA LUMPUR, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim visited his old friend and former Malaysian Islamic Youth Movement (ABIM) treasurer Syed Ibrahim Syed Abdul Rahman at the hospital today.

In a post on Facebook, Anwar expressed gratitude and joy t…

Marcos back in PH after successful trilateral summit in US

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has returned back home following his two-day working visit to the United States (US) for a trilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Kishida Fumio where he secured support for Phi…

INDIANS MUST UNITE, STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC SECTOR – RAMANAN

KUALA LUMPUR, The Indian community needs to empower and strengthen itself in the economic field, especially as traders and small and medium entrepreneurs.

Deputy Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister, Datuk R. Ramanan, said this in his T…

Iran mission to UN tells US: Stay away from our conflict with Israel

WASHINGTON: The Iranian mission to the UN warned the US to “stay away” from the conflict between Iran and Israel on Saturday after Tehran began an airborne attack against Israel.

“Conducted on the strength of Article 51 of the UN Charter pertaining t…

KELANTAN FIRE DEPT: 232 OPEN BURNING RECORDED OVER EIGHT DAYS

KOTA BHARU, The Kelantan Fire and Rescue Department recorded 232 cases of open burning over eight days beginning on April 4, attributed to the ongoing hot weather or deliberate ignition by individuals.

Kelantan Fire and Rescue Department, assistant d…

Biden condemns Iranian attack on Israel in ‘strongest possible terms’

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said Saturday he condemns Iran’s airborne attack against Israel in the “strongest possible terms.”

“I’ve just spoken with Prime Minister (Benjamin) Netanyahu to reaffirm America’s ironclad commitment to the security…