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The arrival of North Korea's Hwasong-18 ICBM for Iran makes Trump insists ceasefire, says analyst

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An Australian political analyst said while hopes are rising for a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, Iran has just received 500 Hwasong-18 ICBMs from North Korea. According to Prof Dr Murray Hunter, it is claimed the Hwasong-18 ICBM, a solid fueled three stage intercontinental ballistic missile has the range of 15,000 kms with a warhead payload of 1,000-1,500 Kgs. This is an ICBM large enough to reach the United States from an altitude of 6,648 km. The Hwasong-18 has been designed for a single nuclear warhead. The ICBM has been well tested in North Korea so is potentially fully operational. "This changes all US military calculations that continental United States is safe during a war with Iran," he said. "Until this morning (yesterday, Wednesday 8 April), US President Donald Trump had been talking about eliminating the whole Persian culture off the Earth in a manner that it could not return. Trump was hinting at a nuclear option against Iran. "With the latest ...

Masjid al-Aqsa di Baitulmuqaddis Timur dibuka semula

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Agensi berita rasmi Malaysia Bernama melaporkan Masjid al-Aqsa di Baitulmuqaddis Timur yang diduduki Israel dibuka semula kepada umat Islam pada hari ini, Khamis 9 April 2026, selepas penutupan selama 40 hari yang dikenakan oleh Israel berikutan tindakan ketenteraan bersama Amerika Syarikat (AS)-Israel terhadap Iran. Memetil laporan Anadolu Ajansi ( AA ), Bernama berkata masjid yang terletak di Kota Lama Baitulmuqaddis itu dibuka semula ketika waktu subuh, sekali gus membolehkan ratusan umat Islam Palestin memasuki kompleks Al-Haram al-Sharif. Ketika pintu pagar dibuka seiring laungan azan subuh, sejumlah besar jemaah bergegas memasuki kawasan berkenaan, dengan ramai dilihat mengalirkan air mata serta melakukan sujud syukur di halaman masjid. Ratusan umat Islam berbaris untuk menunaikan solat subuh, menandakan solat berjemaah pertama di lokasi itu sejak ia ditutup. Menteri Keselamatan Israel Encik Itamar Ben-Gvir menceroboh kompleks berkenaan pada 6 April ketika ia masih ditutup. Is...

Diesel RM6.72 seliter

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Media melaporkan harga runcit diesel di Semenanjung Malaysia terus melonjak meskipun harga minyak global turun semalam, mencecah rekod tertinggi baru iaitu RM6.72 seliter untuk tempoh 9 April hingga 15 April 2026. Kementerian Kewangan dalam satu kenyataan berkata kenaikan 70 sen itu adalah kerana harga pam di negara ini ditentukan berdasarkan harga purata petrol dan diesel dari minggu sebelumnya, bukannya harga harian semasa. "Sehubungan itu, harga semasa masih mencerminkan kos bekalan yang tinggi sepanjang tempoh lima minggu lalu, ketika pasaran global berada pada paras yang lebih tinggi, yang telah mencecah sekitar AS$150 setong bagi produk petrol dan AS$250 setong bagi produk diesel, dan ini terus mempengaruhi harga runcit di dalam negara,” kata kementerian itu seperti dipetik Malaysiakini . Kementerian Kewangan juga mengumumkan bahawa di bawah Mekanisme Penetapan Harga Automatik, harga runcit petrol RON97 dinaikkan sebanyak 40 sen kepada RM5.35 seliter, manakala harga runcit p...

Malaysian MP hits back at Singaporean ex-MP over veiled Hormuz jab

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Encik Syahredzan Johan, responding to Encik Calvin Cheng’s remarks, said he respected Singapore’s position in the Middle East conflict, but each country has different energy needs, and use different ways to overcome the crisis. Facebook Picture Referring to two separate social media postings by two politicians of two neighbouring countries, Malaysian popular news portal FMT said DAP’s Bangi, Selangor MP Encik Syahredzan Johan has hit out at a former Singaporean nominated MP over remarks perceived as a veiled jab at Malaysia for negotiating with Iran for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Encik Calvin Cheng had praised Singaporean foreign affairs minister Encik Vivian Balakrishnan’s stance that negotiating for passage through the strait could undermine international law. “Singapore doesn’t negotiate with terrorists. On the other hand, there are countries boasting they have negotiated passage but in the same breath say they are running out of oil next month,” Cheng wrote in a Fa...