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Don’t let India turn Kashmir into another Palestine
The Kashmir crisis is another Palestine in the making. There are all the tell-tale signs of the Kashmir crisis being an action of hatred by the right-wing extremist BJP government. Despite several other states enjoying special status such as in
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Official: Thousands detained in Indian Kashmir crackdown
SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: Authorities in Indian Kashmir have arrested nearly 4,000 people since the scrapping of its special status last month, government data shows, the clearest evidence yet of the scale of one of the disputed region’s biggest crackdowns. Muslim-majority Kashmir,
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Trump favours ‘whole deal’ with China as two sides prepare for trade talks
US President Donald Trump said yesterday that he preferred a comprehensive trade deal with China but did not rule out the possibility of an interim pact, even as he said an “easy” agreement would not be possible. “I’d rather get
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China’s love of durian ‘next big threat’ to Malaysian rainforest
Soaring Chinese demand for durian fruit is turning into the next big threat to Malaysia’s depleted rainforest, a conservation expert said yesterday, urging regulation. Malaysia has already lost vast tracts of rainforest to a thriving trade in wood and palm
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Typhoon Lingling: A Malaysian musician relates his ordeal
PUCHONG: A Malaysian musician caught in the Typhoon Lingling’s rage in South Korea speaks to The Leaders Online on his scary ordeal going through the natural disaster. K Prakash, a musician from Malaysia, said that he was performing in South
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Fires across Indonesia forests, sparking global warming fears
PEKANBARU: The number of blazes in Indonesia’s rainforests has jumped sharply, satellite data showed today, spreading smog across Southeast Asia and adding to concerns about the impact of increasing wildfire outbreaks worldwide on global warming. Illegal blazes to clear land
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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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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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India’s Kashmir move: Two perspectives
Baijayant Jay Panda is a four-time MP and a national Vice President of India’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) It is notable that the government’s move on Kashmir has enthused many more Indians than just the BJP’s staunch supporters –
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