#MorningBrief: Top 5 news
Astro Awani
February 16, 2017 12:29 MYT
February 16, 2017 12:29 MYT
Major news highlights today.
HERE is the list of key news you need to know today.
The second woman detained in connection with the death of a North Korean man by the name of Kim Chol holds an Indonesian passport, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar today.
According to the personal identification details in the passport, the suspect is named Siti Aishah, born in Serang, Indonesia, on February 11, 1992.
The Cabinet on Wednesday agreed to set up a task force to carry out preliminary investigations into the losses involving foreign currency transactions by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) in the 1990s.
According to a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office on its Facebook account, the task force will comprise various government agencies, including individuals who are respected and experienced in their respective areas.
PAS vice president Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah today reminded Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed not to adopt the 'good cop, bad cop" attitude in trying to forge a collaboration between the two opposition parties.
He said this attitude by the former prime minister would not help win over PAS to join the opposition Pakatan Harapan coalition.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday dropped a U.S. commitment to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the longstanding bedrock of Washington's Middle East policy, even as he urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to curb settlement construction.
In the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders since Trump’s victory in the 2016 election, the Republican president backed away from a U.S. embrace of the eventual creation of a Palestinian state, upending a position taken by successive administrations and the international community.
Bayern Munich crushed Arsenal 5-1 in their Champions League round of 16 first leg on Wednesday, scoring three goals in a dazzling 10-minute spell in the second half to extend their record to 16 consecutive home wins in the competition.
Thiago Alcantara struck twice and Arjen Robben, Robert Lewandowski and substitute Thomas Mueller were also on target as the Bavarians inflicted Arsenal's first defeat of the season in Europe's premier club competition.