Section: Malaysia
Ex-White House aide says Ukraine aid tied to Trump impeachment probe
Tim Morrison and Gordon Sondland are scheduled to testify publicly this week. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: A former top White House adviser told House impeachment investigators Ukrainians were advised Sept 1 that US military aid was being withheld until their president announced an investigation of a company that had hired former Vice President Joe...
Ukraine detains deputy of slain IS ‘minister of war’
Georgia’s state security service confirmed Al Bara Shishani is being held in Ukraine. (AFP pic)KIEV: Ukraine’s security service said on Friday it had detained the deputy of Abu Omar al-Shishani, the man the Pentagon described as Islamic State’s “minister of war”, after he crossed into Ukraine on a fake passport last year. The...
‘Zelensky will do anything you ask him to’, aide heard diplomat tell Trump
Holmes says he could hear Trump’s ‘very loud and recognisable’ voice through the phone earpiece. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: A US official testified Friday that he overheard Donald Trump asking about “investigations” he had requested from Ukraine into domestic political rivals – placing the American president at the centre of an alleged...
Trump blasts ex-envoy in ‘intimidating’ attack during hearing
Trump attacked the former envoy on Twitter less than an hour into the hearing. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: A US ambassador ousted by Donald Trump told a riveting impeachment hearing Friday she felt intimidated by the president, after he launched an extraordinary real-time attack midway through her testimony to Congress. Taking the stand before a national...
Trump confidant Roger Stone convicted of lying, witness tampering
Roger Stone is the sixth and final Trump aide to be convicted of charges brought by Mueller. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s longtime aide Roger Stone was convicted Friday of lying to Congress and witness tampering in a bid to spare the president embarrassment over the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Stone was...
Ukraine says detains deputy of slain Islamic State 'minister of war'
KIEV: Ukraine’s security service said on Friday it had detained the deputy of Abu Omar al-Shishani, the man the Pentagon described as Islamic State’s “minister of war“, after he crossed into Ukraine on a fake passport last year. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd …read more Source:: New Straits...
Ousted US envoy testifies at Trump impeachment hearing; says was told to 'watch her back'
WASHINGTON: An ousted US envoy to Ukraine who said she felt threatened by Donald Trump testified Friday on Day Two of impeachment hearings looking into whether the president abused his office for personal political gain. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd …read more Source:: New Straits...
Trump has admitted to bribery, says Pelosi
Pelosi talks to reporters after the first public hearing of US president’s impeachment probe. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said yesterday President Donald Trump already has admitted to bribery in the Ukraine scandal at the heart of a Democratic-led inquiry, accusing him of an impeachable offense under...
MH17 probe releases new phone calls linking suspects to top Russians
THE HAGUE: A Dutch-led probe into the shooting-down of flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014 released new intercepted phone calls on Thursday between high-ranking Russian officials and suspects facing trial over the crash. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd …read more Source:: New Straits...
India resumes buying Malaysian palm oil after KL offers discount
A worker gathering oil palm fruit. (Reuters pic)MUMBAI: Indian refiners have resumed buying Malaysian palm oil after a gap of nearly a month and contracted around 70,000 tonnes of shipments in December as Kuala Lumpur has been offering a US$5 per ton discount over supplies from rival Indonesia, five traders told Reuters on Thursday. The...
