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China: India, Pakistan must not make unilateral decision on Kashmir
UNITED NATIONS: UN Security Council members believe India and Pakistan should refrain from taking unilateral action over the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir, China’s UN envoy said yesterday after the council met on the issue for the first time
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Tlaib rejects West Bank visit, citing Israel’s ‘oppressive conditions’
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM: US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib yesterday rejected an offer by Israel to let her travel to the West Bank, the latest twist in a dispute drawing Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu together against US Democrats ahead of elections in both
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Hong Kong protesters’ anarchic campaign against China
HONG KONG: Ah Lung spends his days working as a clerk for a Hong Kong shipping firm. At night, he dons a mask, black helmet and body armour, and heads out into the streets to face off against the city’s
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Jambatan Merdeka’s historic link to WWII
KEPALA BATAS: Perhaps many are unaware that the Jambatan Merdeka here is a very historic bridge. For Penang and Kedah folks, the bridge is a common route to connect two districts, Kepala Batas and Sungai Petani. Not only as a
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Nora Anne’s body claimed by family
SEREMBAN: The family of Nora Anne Quoirin has claimed the Irish teenager’s body from the Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital. The body was taken out of the Forensic Medicine Department at 12.42 am today after the documentation was completed. However, Nora Anne’s
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Anifah Aman’s Kimanis win null and void
KOTA KINABALU: Constituents of the Kimanis parliament seat would likely have another chance of choosing their representative after the Kota Kinabalu Elections Court declared incumbent Datuk Seri Anifah Aman’s win null and void. Election Commission chairman Azizan Azhar Harun confirmed
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Endangered by climate change, Pacific island nations chide Australia
FUNAFUTI: Small Pacific islands nations at risk from rising sea levels lambasted Australia today after it blocked moves at a regional forum to set down tough policies to combat climate change. Leaders of 18 countries in the Pacific Islands Forum
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Guy calls girlfriend fat for wanting ice cream, gets stabbed to death
Think before you speak, boyfriends. A man in Henan, China, was stabbed to death with a pair of scissors on August 14 by his girlfriend after he ridiculed her for “being fat and still wanting to eat ice cream”, according
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Besut police chief stable, severed thumb reattached
KOTA BHARU: Besut district police chief Supt Mohd Zamri Mohd Rowi is in stable condition in hospital, with his severed right thumb having been reattached, following a machete attack yesterday. This was said today by Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk
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Bank Negara: Malaysia’s external debt remains manageable
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s external debt, which stood at RM931.1 billion or 61.3% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as at end-June this year, remains manageable. Bank Negara Malaysia governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus said the debt remained manageable given its
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