Recently, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim presented the country's annual budget. With the world capitalist economic climate becoming increasingly tight, many economic observers were looking forward to seeing if there would be any significant change in this budget presentation. Themed "Budget 2023: Building a Civilized Malaysia," this budget prioritizes helping the B40 group (low income) in various aspects because they are the ones most affected by the pandemic.

International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague/ The Netherlands has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on 17 March granted interim protective bail to PTI Chairman Imran Khan, in nine cases, hours after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) restrained the police from arresting him. He was scheduled to appear before a lower court in the federal capital in the Toshakhana corruption case on Saturday (today).

Silicon Valley Bank collapsed last week and Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the credit rating of Signature Bank sparking fears of a major financial crash. CNN now reports, “Moody’s puts 6 US banks on watch for potential downgrade.”