KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — Malaysia has called on all involved parties to exercise restraint and cease provocative acts that could further heighten conflicts in the Middle East region. Malaysia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) in New York, Datuk Ahmad Faisal Muhamad said, “Malaysia is gravely concerned by the escalation of tensions in … Read more
APRIL 15 — As the recently collated data on Padu gets reviewed, targeted subsidies will replace blanket subsidies soon. While this saves the government lots of money, will it truly ease the financial burden on the rakyat? There’s an elephant in the room behind rising costs of living: our heavy reliance on personal vehicles. This … Read more
LONDON, March 23 — Serious health issues, fallouts and scandals have plunged the UK royal family into a staffing crisis, with responsibility for public duties falling heavily on its older members. Here are the circumstances of the family’s senior members and how the institution is adapting to its personnel shortfall. King Charles III Advertisement The … Read more
TAJURA, March 21 — Dressed in tracksuits with their sleeves rolled up, about 30 residents in Tajura, a suburb east of Libya’s capital, volunteer every day to cook and give away some 300 meals during Ramadan. The men of all ages join efforts to make Bazin — a Libyan barley-based dough served with a stew … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The Dewan Rakyat sitting today will focus on, among other things, the humanitarian crisis in Palestine, scammers and naturalisation policy in football. According to the Order Paper on the Parliament’s official website, during the question and answer session, Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh (PH-Ledang) will ask the minister of foreign affairs … Read more
FLORIDA, Feb 6 ― Shark bites and fatalities ticked up worldwide last year, with Australia accounting for a disproportionate number of deaths resulting from heightened contact with humans even as the ancient predators face a wider extinction crisis. There were 69 unprovoked attacks in 2023, up slightly from 63 in 2022, and ten deaths, which … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he hoped Americans would see the humanitarian crisis happening in Gaza, and understand their country’s ability to influence the matter. In an interview with the Al Jazeera news outlet, Anwar labelled the Israeli aggression against Palestinians in Gaza as genocide. “We would strongly … Read more
KLANG, Jan 19 — Transport Minister Anthony Loke today said his ministry has not received feedback from importers warning about the potential impact of the Red Sea Crisis on Malaysia. He said the ministry was aware of the need to proactively mitigate supply disruptions that could affect the cost of living in Malaysia and was … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 — The ongoing Red Sea crisis has prompted a significant rerouting of ships, impacting the global shipping industry, while Malaysia’s shipping sector currently navigates the situation with relative resilience, concerns are mounting over potential long-term consequences. Approximately 80 per cent of ships have opted to reroute through the Cape of Good … Read more
LONDON, Jan 14 — The amount of snow that stays on the ground is rapidly dwindling due to human-caused climate change, threatening the water supply of hundreds of millions of people, researchers warned Wednesday. Global warming — which hits high mountain areas especially hard — has already reduced snowpack affecting up to 80 per cent … Read more
