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Minggu, 24 Maret 2024

'Concerned M'sians' object to Umno's support for store boycott - The Star Online

PETALING JAYA: A group of “concerned Malaysians”, including academicians, activists and ex-politicians, has condemned Umno’s decision to support a boycott of KK Super Mart over the controversial socks issue.

The group of 23, whose members span across all ethnicities, faiths and regions of Malaysia, including Sarawak and Sabah, said that Umno has “proposed an excessive punishment bordering on bullying, extremism and political opportunism”.

The group said in a statement that they “totally reject” Umno’s decision to support its Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh in the boycott of the convenience store chain.

Among those who signed the group’s statement were academicians Prof Dr Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi, Dr Lim Teck Ghee, and Dr James Chin, as well as former Sungai Benut MP Tawfik Ismail, lawyer Siti Kasim, and writers Dr KJ John and ES Shankar.

Their statement follows Umno’s decision to support Dr Akmal, who has publicly campaigned for a boycott of all KK Super Mart stores after socks bearing the word “Allah” were found in one of its stores last week.

“We, Malaysians of all races and religions, accept the apologies made by KK Super Mart, whether by virtue of their negligence or dereliction in the display of the (socks) with the name “Allah”.

“We, Malaysians of all races and religions, uphold the investigation of the authorities and await the final outcome and punishment by the authorities, not by Umno extremists,” the group said.

“We, Malaysians of all races and religions, honour the values of all our religions in forgiveness, compassion, tolerance and understanding,” it added.

The group also said they were “extremely disappointed” with Umno, whom they said could have been a good partner in the unity government alliance.

This was since Umno had once “saved the nation from a coalition of extremist politics”, they said.

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2024-03-23 23:39:57Z
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Zelenskyy says Putin seeks to divert blame for concert shooting - CNA

Earlier, Putin said 11 people had been detained following the attack, including the four gunmen. "They tried to hide and moved towards Ukraine, where, according to preliminary data, a window was prepared for them on the Ukrainian side to cross the state border," Putin said.

Zelenskyy said Putin should use his own men to fight terrorism at home instead of invading Ukraine.

"They have brought hundreds of thousands of their own terrorists here, on Ukrainian land, to fight against us, and they don't care about what is happening inside their own country," he said.

"Yesterday, as all this happened, instead of dealing with his fellow Russian citizens, addressing them, the wimp Putin was silent for a full 24 hours, thinking about how to tie this to Ukraine. It's all absolutely predictable," Zelenskyy said.

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UK royal Kate 'enormously touched' by support after cancer announcement - CNA

FRONT PAGES

"KATE, YOU ARE NOT ALONE," The Sun tabloid's front page declared, saying she received a "huge outpouring of love and support". The rival Daily Mirror went with "KATE REVEALS CANCER SHOCK" and shared her remarks about how she had to explain the news to her children Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5.

The Daily Telegraph quoted the princess as saying: "Cancer came as huge shock", but noted she said she is "going to be OK".

The Daily Mail rounded on people who have speculated on her health, asking: "How do all those vile online trolls feel now?"

Rumours and gossip on social media, in newspapers and even some US talk shows had abounded since Kate's January surgery, although her Kensington Palace office had announced at the time that she would be absent from royal engagements while she recovered.

On Friday, messages of support poured in for Kate, including from King Charles, Prince Harry, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and US President Joe Biden.

Sunak said Kate had "shown tremendous bravery" with her statement, adding she "has been unfairly treated by certain sections of the media around the world and on social media".

Kate's diagnosis was also big news internationally.

"Catherine's Cancer Diagnosis Puts UK Royals on Even More Uncertain Terrain," said the New York Times, noting that the grave health concerns of both the king and Kate are stretching an already slimmed-down monarchy.

Charles, who took the throne in September 2022 after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth, underwent a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate at the same hospital as Kate in January.

Buckingham Palace then revealed in February that the 75-year-old king was to have treatment for cancer, meaning he has had to postpone his public royal duties.

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2024-03-24 00:27:00Z
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Sabtu, 23 Maret 2024

Security experts say Islamic State claim for Russian concert attack is credible - CNA

LONDON: A claim of responsibility by Islamic State for a massacre of Russian concertgoers near Moscow appears to be plausible and fits with a pattern of previous marauding attacks by militants, security analysts said on Saturday (Mar 23).

One leading expert said, however, it was unusual and striking that the assailants had formed and executed an escape plan instead of pursuing their rampage to the point of being gunned down.

Islamic State, also known as IS or ISIS, issued statements claiming responsibility for Friday evening's attack in which Russian investigators said 133 people were killed, and published a photograph of the alleged gunmen.

Russia has not said who it believes was behind the mass shooting, but has stated, without providing evidence, that the perpetrators had contacts in Ukraine. It said the gunmen fled by car and were captured hours later near the Ukrainian border. Ukraine, defending against Russia's invasion since 2022, has emphatically denied any involvement.

Adam Dolnik, a Czech security expert who has studied past Islamist attacks in India, Kenya, Russia and elsewhere, said the Islamic State claim appeared credible, although "that will not stop the Russians from leveraging this for their foreign policy agenda vis-a-vis Ukraine and the West".

Dolnik said in a telephone interview that attacks by marauding gunmen were a typical modus operandi in recent years for IS and al Qaeda.

He noted Islamic State has a record of previous attacks against Russia, including the bombing of a 2015 flight from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg and a 2022 attack on the Russian embassy in Kabul. Earlier this month, Russia's FSB said it foiled an attack on a Moscow synagogue by ISIS-K, an affiliate of the group.

"If you line up all these things together, then I think it's completely conceivable that this would be an IS attack," he said.

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2024-03-23 17:55:11Z
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Putin vows to punish those behind Moscow concert massacre; Kremlin says 4 suspected gunmen arrested - CNA

GUNFIRE AND SCREAMS

Long lines formed in Moscow on Saturday for people to donate blood. Health officials said more than 120 people were wounded.

Islamic State, the militant group that once sought control over swathes of Iraq and Syria, claimed responsibility for the attack, the group's Amaq agency said on Telegram.

Islamic State said its fighters attacked on the outskirts of Moscow, "killing and wounding hundreds and causing great destruction to the place before they withdrew to their bases safely". The statement gave no further detail.

On Saturday it released a photograph of what it said were the four attackers.

The United States has intelligence confirming Islamic State's claim of responsibility for the shooting, a U.S. official said. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity said Washington had warned Moscow "appropriately" in recent weeks of the possibility of an attack.

Friday's attack, about 20km from the Kremlin, happened two weeks after the US embassy in Russia warned that "extremists" had imminent plans for an attack in Moscow.

Hours before the embassy warning, the FSB said it had foiled an attack on a Moscow synagogue by Islamic State's affiliate in Afghanistan, known as ISIS-Khorasan or ISIS-K, which seeks a caliphate across Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Iran.

Putin changed the course of the Syrian civil war by intervening in 2015, supporting President Bashar al-Assad against the opposition and Islamic State.

"ISIS-K has been fixated on Russia for the past two years, frequently criticising Putin in its propaganda," said Colin Clarke of the Soufan Center, a New York-based research group.

The broader Islamic State group has claimed deadly attacks across the Middle East, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Europe, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka.

WORLD REACTION

The United States, European and Arab powers and many former Soviet republics expressed shock and sent their condolences. The United Nations Security Council condemned what it called a "heinous and cowardly terrorist attack".

Russia tightened security at airports, transport hubs and across the capital - a vast urban area of more than 21 million people - and big public events were cancelled across the country.

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2024-03-23 15:34:00Z
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Singapore condemns Moscow concert hall attack, urges citizens to defer non-essential travel to Russia - CNA

Singapore joins countries around the world in denouncing the deadly Moscow attack.

United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned "in the strongest possible terms today's terrorist attack", spokesman Farhan Haq said in a statement.

The White House sent its condolences to the victims of the "terrible" shooting. "The images are just horrible and just hard to watch,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters.

Chinese President Xi Jinping "strongly condemned" the attack and sent his condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Xi "stressed that China opposes all forms of terrorism, strongly condemns the terrorist attack and firmly supports the Russian government's efforts to safeguard its national security and stability”, Xinhua news agency said.

Singaporeans in Russia who require consular assistance should contact:

Singapore Embassy in Moscow
Tel: +7 499 241 37 02 during office hours, or the 24-hour emergency hotline +7 906 009 00 69

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Duty Office (24-hours)
Telephone: +65 6379 8800 / +65 6379 8855
Fax: +65 6476 7302

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2024-03-23 06:17:00Z
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Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, having chemotherapy after 'huge shock' of cancer discovery - The Straits Times

In a video message released on March 22, Princess Kate, dressed in jeans and a jumper and looking pale and tired, said tests had revealed that cancer had been found. PHOTO: REUTERS

LONDON - Catherine, Britain’s Princess of Wales, said on March 22 that she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy as tests taken after she had major abdominal surgery in January revealed that cancer had been present.

The former Kate Middleton, the 42-year-old wife of heir to the throne Prince William, called the cancer discovery a “huge shock”. The news comes as a fresh health blow to the British royal family; King Charles is also undergoing treatment for cancer.

The Princess spent two weeks in hospital in January after undergoing what her office said at the time was successful planned surgery for an unspecified but non-cancerous condition.

However, in a video message, she said subsequent tests had revealed that cancer had been found. She said she was well and getting stronger.

“My medical team therefore advised that I should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy, and I am now in the early stages of that treatment,” she said.

She was dressed in jeans and a jumper and looked pale and tired in the video, which was filmed on March 20.

“This of course came as a huge shock, and William and I have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family.”

Following her operation, the palace had said the Princess would not return to official duties until after Easter, which falls on March 31. But her months-long absence from public life provoked intense speculation and wild rumours on social media.

King Charles, 75, underwent a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate at the same hospital as the Princess in January. Buckingham Palace then revealed in February that he was to have treatment for cancer, meaning he has had to postpone his public royal duties.

“His majesty is ‘so proud of Catherine for her courage in speaking as she did’,” a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said, adding that King Charles had been in close contact with his daughter-in-law since they were at the private London Clinic together in January.

“Both their Majesties ‘will continue to offer their love and support to the whole family through this difficult time’.”

Prince Harry, who has fallen out with his brother Prince William since he stepped down from royal duties and moved to California with his American wife Meghan, sent a message of support.

“We wish health and healing for Kate and the family, and hope they are able to do so privately and in peace,” said Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Similar statements of support for the Princess also poured in from British political leaders and the office of US President Joe Biden.

Her office, Kensington Palace, said it would give no further details about the type of cancer that had been found, saying the Princess had a right to medical privacy. It said she was on a recovery path and the preventative chemotherapy had begun in February.

Privacy

The timing of the announcement was to ensure that her three children – Prince George, 10; Princess Charlotte, eight; and Prince Louis, five – had time to digest the news before it became public and because March 22 marked the start of their school holidays.

“It has taken me time to recover from major surgery in order to start my treatment. But, most importantly, it has taken us time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way that is appropriate for them and to reassure them that I am going to be okay,” the Princess said.

“As I have said to them: I am well and getting stronger every day by focusing on the things that will help me heal; in my mind, body and spirits.”

She has not appeared at a public event since she joined other members of the royal family for a church service on Christmas Day.

However, a video filmed on March 16 by a member of the public, which was published by the Sun newspaper, showed her looking healthy, walking and carrying shopping bags alongside her husband at a farm shop in Windsor, near to their home.

“We hope that you will understand that, as a family, we now need some time, space and privacy while I complete my treatment,” she said.

“My work has always brought me a deep sense of joy, and I look forward to being back when I am able, but for now I must focus on making a full recovery.”

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the Princess had the love and support of the whole country.

“She has shown tremendous bravery with her statement today,” he said. “In recent weeks, she has been subjected to intense scrutiny and has been unfairly treated by certain sections of the media around the world and on social media.”

Medical experts said it was difficult to determine how long she would need the treatment without more information, including what type of cancer was found.

“Preventative chemotherapy after surgery is given to reduce the risk of the cancer coming back in the future – a bit like mopping a floor with bleach when you’ve spilt something on it, chemotherapy kills any spilt cells,” said Professor Andrew Beggs, a consultant colorectal surgeon at the University of Birmingham.

Kensington Palace said William, whose iconic mother Princess Diana died in a car crash when she was just 36, would continue his duties while supporting his wife, as he had since her surgery.

A source said the Princess of Wales was in good spirits and focused on her recovery.

However, neither will be present for the traditional gathering of royals for a church service on Easter Sunday at Windsor.

Princess Kate was the first commoner to marry a prince in close proximity to the throne in more than 350 years when she wed Prince William in 2011 and has since become one of the most popular royals.

“At this time, I am also thinking of all those whose lives have been affected by cancer. For everyone facing this disease, in whatever form, please do not lose faith or hope. You are not alone,” the Princess said. REUTERS

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