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China, Malaysia to set up South China Sea dialogue mechanism
BEIJING: China and Malaysia have agreed to set up a joint dialogue mechanism for the disputed South China Sea, the Chinese government’s top diplomat said on Thursday after meeting Malaysia’s foreign minister. Recent Chinese naval deployments in the strategic waterway,
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Wan Azizah attends former Indonesian President Habibie’s funeral
JAKARTA: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail arrived today to represent Malaysia in paying her last respects to former Indonesian president Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie or BJ Habibie, who died yesterday. Wan Azizah arrived in a special
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Three Klang schools closed after API reading exceeds 200
SHAH ALAM: Three schools in Johan Setia, Klang were ordered closed with immediate effect after the Air Pollutant Index (API) reading in the area this morning exceeded 200. In a statement today, the Selangor Education Department said the schools were
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Malaysia well positioned for AI R&D in SE Asia
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia located at the heart of Southeast Asia, is well-positioned to be a leader of research in and development of the ethics in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo said. “It is important that
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What if the Muslims of Christchurch had been Shiites?
After the Shiite arrests reported in recent days, Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand and global hero, must be asking: “What if the 51 who died and 49 who were injured in the Christchurch mosque shootings were Shiites? “Would
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Selangor’s Johan Setia air quality drops, Rompin improves
KUALA LUMPUR: Johan Setia in Selangor recorded a “very unhealthy” level under the Air Pollutant Index (API) reading this morning, the only location in Malaysia to have that rating after the haze subsided in Rompin, Pahang last night. Johan Setia
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Duos resignation from state DAP an internal matter
IPOH: Perak DAP chairman Nga Kor Ming downplayed the sudden resignation of Leong Cheok Keng and Leow Thye Yih from the state committee as an internal matter which will be dealt internally. As such, the party will deal with it
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Mugabe’s body brought home, burial place still undecided
The body of Zimbabwe’s founding father Robert Mugabe arrived home at the country’s main airport in Harare yesterday, but it was still unclear where he would be buried amid a dispute between some family members and the government. Mugabe, one
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Better understanding recipe for interracial unity
KUALA LUMPUR: Institute of Ethnic Studies (KITA) director Distinguished Professor Datuk Dr Shamsul Amri Baharuddin once asked his students to list 10 things related to the Indian community and he was shocked when tosai (thin pancake made of rice and
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Ambassador: M’sia didn’t send protest letter to Indonesia over haze
Malaysia is not pointing fingers at Indonesia over the current haze problems, instead, the country is offering some forms of assistance in tackling the forest fires in several provinces in the republic. Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia Zainal Abidin Bakar said
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