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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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US, China grant trade concessions ahead of talks
WASHINGTON/BEIJING: US President Donald Trump yesterday welcomed China’s decision to exempt some of US’ anti-cancer drugs and other goods from its tariffs and announced a delay to scheduled tariff hikes on billions worth of Chinese goods. Beijing’s exemptions and Washington’s
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Hong Kong protesters sing and boo China anthem
Hong Kong’s protest movement made its presence felt in a sports stadium and shopping malls yesterday. Fans attending an Iran v China football match drowned out the pre-game Chinese national anthem with loud booing. Protesters have also staged flash events
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Kashmir: Indian police kills militant
NEW DELHI: Security forces in Indian Kashmir shot dead today a suspected member of a Pakistan-based militant group who was accused of attacking the family of a fruit trader, the state police chief said. Tension is running high in Jammu
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India-China spat delays global trade matters
NEW DELHI: A spat between the world’s most populous countries is holding up a pan-Asian trade agreement encompassing nearly a third of all global trade. Trade ministers from 16 Asia-Pacific countries this week hailed a “critical milestone” after seven years
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Pakistan warns of genocide in Kashmir
GENEVA: Pakistan’s foreign minister told the United Nations human rights forum yesterday that India’s military presence in the disputed Muslim-majority territory of Kashmir raised the spectre of genocide. India, which stripped Kashmir of its autonomy on Aug 5, in response
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Japan’s Abe, headed for longest premiership
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will likely pick a former Olympic speed skater to prepare for the 2020 Games and keep allies in key posts in a cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday as he readies a tax rise and aims
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Typhoon Lingling: Five dead three injured in North Korea
SEOUL: One of the most powerful typhoons to ever hit the Korean Peninsula has left five people dead and three injured in North Korea, state media reported Sunday, in its first public announcement of casualties since the storm made landfall
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