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AFP New Delhi, India   ● Thu, June 30, 2022 2022-06-30 16:35 0 e16ff64e7ecc29b41741491223345dd0 2 Asia and Pacific India,blasphemy,religion,conflict,murder,Narendra-Modi Free The gruesome killing of a Hindu tailor has inflamed religious tensions in India and sparked a furious response on social media, including calls for reprisal attacks against the country's Muslim minority. Two Muslim men have been arrested over Tuesday's attack, committed in apparent retaliation for inflammatory comments about the Prophet Mohammed made by a spokeswoman for India's governing party weeks earlier. Footage of the murder and attempted beheading of Kanhaiya Lal, which went viral online, also showed his attackers brandishing large knives and threatening to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India has a long history of communal violence and authorities have shut down internet connections and imposed a curfew in the city where the attack took place to prevent unrest. But … [Read more...] about Prophet row murder sparks fury on Indian social media

This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on June 20, 2022 - June 26, 2022. - A + A NOT many civil servants appeared to be concerned that debt-laden 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) was already falling into the abyss in 2013, only a few years after it was established. Datuk Siti Zauyah Mohd Desa seemed to be one of the exceptions, as she had warned that Malaysia had never defaulted on a loan repayment and that even defaulting on a “low threshold” repayment of US$50 million would portray the country as bankrupt, never mind the colossal repayments needed for a US$3 billion loan that 1MDB was proposing to raise and be effectively backed by a government guarantee (GG). Now retired, the former deputy secretary-general at the Ministry of Finance (MoF) told the court last week that then prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had ultimately agreed to the state-owned strategic investment company’s request for a government guarantee and that her … [Read more...] about 1MDB-Tanore Trial: Letter of comfort effectively became government guarantee despite MoF’s discomfort

Wong: One in two Australians are either born overseas or have parents who were born overseas so this is a very Australian experience. - A + A SYDNEY (June 30): Visiting the Malaysian city where she was born, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said her story showed that Australia was part of Asia, as new data showed more than half of Australians were born overseas or had an immigrant parent. Wong visited Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah state, where she lived for eight years as a child before migrating to Australia, as part of an official visit to Malaysia. "One in two Australians are either born overseas or have parents who were born overseas so this is a very Australian experience," she told media on her first visit to Malaysia since a Labor government won office last month. "It matters that Australia speaks to South East Asia in a way that recognises that we are part of this region and our futures are shared," she said. Results of a census conducted … [Read more...] about Australia part of Asia, minister says on visit to Malaysian birthplace

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (File image) Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the flood situation in Assam on June 23 and said that the Centre is constantly monitoring the flood-affected areas and working on helping those affected. The Prime Minister said: “Over the last few days, parts of Assam have witnessed flooding due to heavy rainfall. The central government is continuously monitoring the situation in Assam and is working closely with the state government to provide all possible assistance to overcome this challenge.” The PM added: “Teams of the Indian Army and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are present in the flood-affected areas. They are conducting evacuation operations and assisting those who are affected. The Air Force has conducted over 250 sorties as a part of the evacuation process.” The NDRF has so far rescued about 17,500 people from the flood-affected areas of Assam, including 900 persons rescued on Thursday, a spokesperson of the National … [Read more...] about Centre monitoring flood situation in Assam, 250 sorties conducted by IAF: PM Modi

This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on June 20, 2022 - June 26, 2022. The Malaysian government is liable for the US$3 billion debt taken on by 1MDB GIL as Najib had signed the LOS - A + A BECAUSE 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) had direct access to former prime minister and finance minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his staff at the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and Minister of Finance Inc (MoF Inc) were often bypassed as the state-owned strategic investment company did not think there was any need to report to the ministry even though it was owned by MoF Inc, the High Court heard last week. Testifying as the 26th prosecution witness in Najib’s trial over the misappropriation of more than RM2 billion of 1MDB funds, Datuk Siti Zauyah Mohd Desa, a former deputy secretary-general (policy) at MoF, detailed how the government — specifically her ministry — was forced into issuing a letter of support (LOS) for … [Read more...] about 1MDB-Tanore Trial: 1MDB had direct line to Najib

The wet market in Old Town, Petaling Jaya, Selangor. According to Annuar, despite inflation rates being on the rise across the world, Malaysia is still among the countries with the lowest rates, which is at 2.8%. (Photo by Low Yen Yeing/The Edge) - A + A PUTRAJAYA (June 30): The government, through the Special Task Force on Jihad against Inflation, will strive to keep the inflation rate in Malaysia low and manageable to ensure the well-being of Malaysian families, Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa announced. Annuar, who is the chairman of the task force, said they would give attention to all prices of goods and services that could contribute to the increase in the inflation rate, apart from chicken, eggs and cooking oil. “We are also giving our assurance that we will continue taking a proactive approach to control and keep the country’s inflation at a low and manageable rate.” He said this at a press conference after chairing the task … [Read more...] about Annuar: Govt to ensure Malaysia’s inflation rate remains low, manageable

Tokyo is now battling its most severe heatwave for the month of June since records began in 1875. PHOTO: REUTERS TOKYO — A smothering heatwave now blanketing Japan is not only causing a power crunch in the country but is also raising fears of a drought. Wide areas in western Japan are now facing a crippling water shortage following the shortest rainy season on record, with water levels in dams less than half of what they would be in an average year. Municipalities like the cities of Matsuyama and Shikokuchuo in Ehime prefecture have begun to call on residents to ration water. Top government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno told a regular news briefing on Tuesday that the government has a “strong sense of crisis” over the impact on water supply if the current heatwave were to continue. The risk of a drought, however, remains low in eastern Japan as there was heavy rainfall in the mountainous areas north of Tokyo. But eastern Japan is grappling with the spectre of a power crunch. … [Read more...] about Japan faces twin threats of power shortage, drought amid heatwave

KUALA LUMPUR: The application of Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor to challenge the appointment of Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram as senior deputy public prosecutor in the RM1.25bil solar hybrid project case and nullify the entire trial proceedings since 2018 will be heard on July 6. Through a review of the court system, the application would be heard before High Court Judge Datuk Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid and the matter was confirmed by lawyer Datuk Akberdin Abdul Kader, who was representing Rosmah when contacted on Thursday (June 30). Rosmah, 70, filed an application for judicial review on June 24 through Messrs. Akberdin & Co in the High Court (Appeal and Special Powers) naming the Attorney General/Public Prosecutor, Government of Malaysia and Sri Ram as respondents. Earlier, the wife of former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had filed a similar application at the Criminal High Court here. However, her application was rejected by the High Court and her appeal against the application … [Read more...] about Rosmah’s application to challenge Sri Ram’s appointment to be heard on July 6

On July 28, 2020, the High Court found Najib guilty on all seven charges, and sentenced him to 12 years in jail and a fine of RM210 million. (Photo by Zahid Izzani Mohd Said/The Edge) - A + A KUALA LUMPUR (June 30): Datuk Seri Najib Razak's bid to adduce fresh evidence in his SRC International Sdn Bhd case with the intention to nullify the trial has been set for further case management on July 29. This is to provide time for the former prime minister to file his reply to the prosecution's affidavit filed on Wednesday (June 29) opposing his application. "[Najib] intends to reply to their affidavit by July 14. The DPP (deputy public prosecutor) has the right to reply with further affidavit by July 21 [and Najib] will have his final reply by July 28," DPP Mohd Ashrof Adrin Kamarul told theedgemarkets.com when contacted after case management on Thursday. Najib's application comes just as the Federal Court is set to hear his final appeal against his SRC conviction … [Read more...] about Najib’s bid to adduce fresh evidence set for further case management on July 29

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Famous for the brand ‘dupes’, middle aisle bargains and switching consumers onto own-brand value, Aldi has been growing in popularity and profit and that looks to intensify in a cost of living crisis. The German supermarket chain which alongside Lidl has disrupted UK grocery shopping over the last decade, is set to take over from Morrisons and claim its place as one of the ‘Big 4’. According to the latest figures from market research company Kantar, in the 12-week period to 12 June Aldi’ s sales have risen by 7.9%, delivering a UK market share of 9% which is only a little behind Morrisons’ 9.6% share. Rising food & fuel costs have seen consumers focus even more intensely on value this year. With only a 0.6% difference in market share between the two brands, it is forecast that Aldi will overtake Morrisons in early 2023. The ‘Big 4’ refers to the largest four grocery brands in the UK, with Tesco, Sainsburys, … [Read more...] about Aldi On Track To Join ‘The Big 4’ UK Grocery Brands By 2023