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Expecting to be reinstated, Takaichi and Cabinet members resign en masse

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In Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Puan Sanae Takaichi ( picture, above ) resigned with her cabinet yesterday, Wednesday 18 February 2026. According to China Daily , Cabinet ministers of the Takaichi administration submitted letters of resignation en masse at a cabinet meeting, which started shortly after 9 am local time, as parliament is set to convene for a new session in the afternoon to elect a new prime minister. After the vote, the new premier will finalize cabinet appointments, and the chief cabinet secretary is scheduled to announce the lineup. Takaichi, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is expected to be reinstated as prime minister, given that her party currently holds more than two-thirds of the seats in the powerful lower house. With Takaichi's cabinet appointed just months ago in October and the ruling coalition winning the 8 February 2026 general election, changes to the lineup are unlikely, local media said. End © Permadu Visit Permadu Malaysia blog at...
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Pahang Sultan expresses profound sadness and disappointment over allegedly family murder tragedy at Cherating

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The Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, said the tragic murder in Cherating yesterday was deeply shocking as it involved an entire family. Bernama Picture Police are investigating whether money problems triggered the incident Pahang police chief said a 32-year-old man allegedly murdered his wife, 28, his mother, 55, and two young daughters with a sharp weapon before turning it on himself A Malaysian official news agency said yesterday, t he Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah  Ri'ayatuddin Al Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Paduka Ayahanda Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al Musta'in Billah  has expressed profound grief and disappointment over the tragic incident in Cherating in which a man allegedly killed his family and himself yesterday. The Pahang ruler described the incident as deeply shocking as it involved an entire family. Bernama reported that the Sultan urged the public to remain vigilant regarding behavioural changes in those around them. “This should ...
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Indonesian prosecutors demand tycoon's son to be jailed 18 years and million dollar fine and restitution

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Prosecutors allege Muhammad Kerry Adrianto Riza enriched himself and other parties through his involvement in several Pertamina procurement projects between 2018 and 2023. Antara Picture Prosecutors with the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) have demanded an 18-year prison sentence for Encik Muhammad Kerry Adrianto Riza , son of “gasoline godfather” Encik Muhammad Riza Chalid, for his alleged role in a corruption case pertaining to crude oil procurement at state energy company Pertamina, The Jakarta Post and Asia News Network reported yesterday. Indonesian tycoon Encik Muhammad Riza Chalid Aside from the prison sentence, prosecutors also asked the panel of judges in a hearing at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Friday 13 February 2026, to punish Kerry with a Rp 1 billion (US$59,442 or Malaysian Ringgit 255,600) fine, along with returning back the money amounting to Rp 13.4 trillion (US$80.4 million or Malaysian Ringgit 346 million) in restitution, or a further 10 years in prison in defau...
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Yunus letak jawatan beri laluan kepada Tarique

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Muhammad Yunus melambaikan tangan selepas membuang undi ketika keluar dari pusat pengundian sempena pilihan raya parlimen nasional di Dhaka, Bangladesh. Gambar AP Di Dhaka, pemimpin interim Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, mengumumkan peletakan jawatannya bagi memberi laluan kepada kerajaan baharu yang dipilih dalam pilihan raya umum yang berlangsung beberapa hari lalu, lapor Astro Awani  hari ini. Dalam ucapan perpisahan yang disiarkan kepada rakyat, tokoh berusia 85 tahun itu berkata kerajaan sementara pimpinannya “akan berundur” sebagai tanda menghormati mandat rakyat, sambil memuji proses pilihan raya sebagai satu kejayaan demokrasi. Yunus, penerima Hadiah Nobel Keamanan, kembali daripada pengasingan sukarela pada Ogos 2024 untuk mengetuai kerajaan sementara selepas kebangkitan mahasiswa menggulingkan kerajaan bekas Perdana Menteri Sheikh Hasina. Kerajaan baharu yang dipimpin oleh ketua Parti Nasionalis Bangladesh (BNP) Tarique Rahman akan mengangkat sumpah jawatan di hadapan Presid...
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