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Malaysians advised to defer non-essential travel to Sri Lanka
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysians intending to visit Sri Lanka have been advised to defer non-essential travel for the time being following public unrest in the island nation, due to the unprecedented financial crisis in the country. Malaysian Foreign Ministry in a statement
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Sri Lanka protesters vow will not let up until the president, PM quit
COLOMBO: Leaders of Sri Lanka’s protest movement said on Sunday they would occupy the residences of the president and prime minister until they finally quit office, the day after the two men agreed to resign leaving the country in political
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Japan-Malaysia defence cooperation has been expanding: Ambassador
KUALA LUMPUR: Japan-Malaysia defence cooperation has been expanding, year after year, as an integral pillar of the two countries’ strategic partnership, said Japan’s ambassador to Malaysia Katsuhiko Takahashi. He said that Malaysia’s Defence Minister visited Japan in 2018 and concluded
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Australia floods worsen as thousands more flee Sydney homes
SYDNEY: Torrential rains kept battering Australia’s east coast on Tuesday, intensifying the flood crisis in Sydney as thousands more residents were ordered to leave their homes after rivers swiftly rose past danger levels. About 50,000 residents in New South Wales,
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India wants closer defence cooperation with Malaysia
NEW DELHI: India is looking for enhanced military cooperation with Malaysia, the Indian Ministry of Defence said. Malaysian Senior Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein and Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a virtual conference on Monday. Hishammuddin in
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ANALYSIS – Food export bans, from India to Argentina, risk fueling inflation
MUMBAI/BUENOS AIRES/LONDON: It only took 24 hours last month for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in India – the world’s second-largest producer of wheat – to shelve its plans to “feed the world”. In April, Modi had said publicly that
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Should the census ask about race? It’s not a simple question and may reinforce ‘racial’ thinking
UNLIKE census questionnaires in the US, New Zealand and Canada, the Australian Census doesn’t include questions about “race” or “ethnicity” and asks instead about “ancestry”. That may be about to change, with new Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and
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N.Korea’s Kim urges stronger war deterrent amid international concern about potential nuclear test
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered a strengthening of the country’s defence capabilities as he wrapped up a key meeting with top military officials, state media said on Friday, raising concerns about its possible addition of tactical nuclear
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Monkeypox case count rises to more than 3,200 globally, WHO says
MORE than 3,200 confirmed monkeypox cases and one death were reported to the World Health Organization as part of the current outbreak. There is need for intensified surveillance in the broader community, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday, adding
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Singapore confirms case of monkeypox, first in Southeast Asia
SINGAPORE: Singapore has confirmed an imported case of monkeypox, the health ministry said late on Tuesday, the first such case reported in Southeast Asia during this year’s outbreak of the viral disease. The patient, who tested positive on June 20,
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