Zakir Naik

Malaysia may consider India's extradition request for Dr Zakir Naik if more evidence is provided, says PM Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Ex-Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P. Ramasamy managed to pay a total of RM1.52 million to independent preacher Zakir Naik for defaming him.

Judge Datuk Akhtar Tahir directed Charles Santiago to do so after finding that he was liable for defaming Zakir Naik.

The defamation suit filed by independent preacher Dr Zakir Naik against Ipoh Barat Member of Parliament M. Kulasegaran has been settled without the need for trial at the High Court.

The trial of a defamation suit brought by Zakir against Kulasegaran will begin in March next year.

The court also struck out Raveentharan's cross-appeal against the High Court's decision relating to the validity of Dr Zakir's affidavit.

Zakir filed a suit against Raveentharan, claiming that the former assemblyman had uploaded five defamatory statements on Facebook.

PDRM has so far, not received any official report on controversial preacher Dr Zakir Naik allegedly planning a terror attack in India.

Zakir filed the suit in October last year claiming that Ramasamy had issued defamatory statements against him and linking him to the LTTE.

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The High Court here today set Sept 7 to hear an originating summons filed by the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) chairman P. Waytha Moorthy and 18 others on international preacher Dr Zakir Naik.

North Seberang Prai district police chief ACP Azmi Adam said gathering without a permit was illegal and those involved could be penalised as it violated the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012.

Three NGOs have urged the police to take action against Hindraf who is allegedly trying to incite the Indians to hold a mass protest at a Hindu temple in Butterworth on May 21.

The police have arrested a man for criminal intimidation of Perlis Mufti Assoc Prof Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin on a Facebook page, said Kangar Police chief Supt Wari Kiew.

He said the calls which also described Dr Zakir as a terrorist was not justified and in fact, had deliberately created confusion and tarnished the image of famous preacher.

The United States, part of the G7, has rejected the ICC decision, with President Joe Biden describing it as outrageous.

Judges are reviewing TikTok's challenge to a law requiring ByteDance to sell its US assets by Jan. 19 or face a ban.

In Washington, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said, "We're close" but "nothing is done until everything is done".

Chaebols are prominent figures from South Korea's family-owned conglomerates.

The implementation of the RON95 subsidy in 2025 is expected to provide savings of RM3.6 billion to government expenditure.

Dr Mohd Afzanizam says the market responded positively to news of hedge fund manager Scott Bessent heading the US Treasury Department.

Also among the highlights, UNICEF report on 12.3pct of teenagers in Klang Valley's PPR face mental health issues and suicidal tendencies.

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So far this year there have been 281 aid worker victims, according to the Aid Worker Security database.

Here's how India counts farm fires - a major contributor to severe pollution in the north - and why its method is being questioned.