Day: July 29, 2024

IPOH, Children of all faiths and backgrounds are disproportionately affected by poverty, representing half of those subsisting on less than the bare minimum despite comprising only a third of the global population, said the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah. His Royal Highness said that children are also suffering disproportionately in humanitarian crises and conflict situations. There are now four million children in Sudan facing acute malnutrition, while in Ukraine, the United Nations (UN) estimates that 3.5 million children are living under severe to catastrophic levels of need. In Gaza, half of the 1.7 million people displaced from their homes

PUTRAJAYA, The hearing of the prosecution’s appeal against the acquittal of Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin and his wife Datin Seri Zizie Izette Abdul Samad from three corruption charges involving RM2.8 million in investment by Felcra Bhd investment, which was scheduled today, has been postponed to Oct 9. A three-judge panel of the Court of Appeal consisting of Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim, Datuk Hashim Hamzah and Mohamed Zaini Mazlan set the new date after lawyer Datuk Seri K. Kumaraendran informed the court that lawyer, M. Athimulan, representing Bung Moktar, could not attend today’s proceedings, as he is unwell due to