PETALING JAYA • Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has made his first official trip abroad. His trip to Indonesia yesterday through a special invitation by President Joko Widodo is his first ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia unveils stricter measures for CNY period
Malaysia is taking a tougher approach to ensure compliance with its coronavirus lockdown, even as it imposes stricter measures for Chinese New Year that will restrict reunion dinners to only family ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Sanctions Against Myanmar Could Hurt More Than Help, U.N. Says
"The sad truth is that Western governments likely have very little leverage in Myanmar," prominent Burmese author and historian Thant Myint-U told Newsweek, "and will certainly not determine what ... ( read original story ...)
How pots and pans became tools of protests, from Chile to Myanmar
At 8 p.m. on Tuesday, the banging of pots filled the air in Myanmar’s largest city. Residents of Yangon, the country’s former capital, unleashed a volley of pan rattling, drum beating and horn honking ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., E3 Foreign Ministers Expected to Discuss Iran Soon -Sources
The U.S., British, French and German foreign ministers plan to discuss soon, possibly as early as Friday, how to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal abandoned by former U.S. President Donald Trump, ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey student protests: teargas, pepper spray and pot-banging – video
President’s appointment of political ally as university rector becomes catalyst for disillusioned youth to vent frustrations ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey Rejects Criticism of Its Handling of Student Protest
Turkey has rejected international criticism of its crackdown on protests by students opposing the appointment of a government loyalist to head Istanbul’s top university. ( read original story ...)
Turkey Makes Fresh Arrests After US Censure
Police detained dozens of protesters across several cities on Thursday after Turkey brushed aside US condemnation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's crackdown on a month of escalating student rallies ... ( read original story ...)
BLACKPINK’s YouTube concert ‘The Show’ most watched in US, Thailand and Philippines
K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s first livestream concert “The Show” on YouTube last Jan. 31 drew fans from different countries and the Philippines was well represented. According to YG Entertainment, ... ( read original story ...)
Firm with no revenue is most-traded stock in the Philippines
MANILA: Abra Mining & Industrial Corp has no revenue and zero analyst coverage. Yet, the loss-making mining company’s stock has more than doubled in 2021 and is also the most-traded name in the ... ( read original story ...)