There is little doubt that 2020 will go down as an annus horribilis for Malaysia. It's been harder hit by the Covid-19 pandemic than neighbours such as Thailand and Singapore, with part of the damage ... ( read original story ...)
Connecting Malaysia with the rest of the world
IN 1882, a “revolution” in telecommunications technology in the then pre-Malaya days took place to bring Penangites closer with Perak. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia grapples with hotbeds of infection in foreign worker dorms
A production worker at Top Glove, the world's biggest maker of rubber gloves, lamented that conditions in his Malaysian lodging provided by the company are terrible.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Trump signs bill allowing Iraq War hero Alywn Cashe to receive Medal of Honor
President Donald Trump late Friday signed legislation to allow Iraq War hero Alwyn Cashe to be awarded the Medal of Honor, a move that nearly ends Cashe’s family and supporters 15-year quest to honor ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Pulls Some Embassy Staff From Iraq as Regional Tensions Rise
The partial drawdown of embassy personnel is timed to coincide with the first anniversary of a U.S. airstrike in Iraq that killed a senior Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani, on Jan. 3, due to concerns ... ( read original story ...)
After Troop Cuts In Iraq And Afghanistan, Trump Orders Pullout From Somalia
President Donald Trump has ordered the removal of most US military and security personnel from Somalia, where they have been conducting operations against the Al-Shabaab militant group, the Pentagon ... ( read original story ...)
Leave Maldives, Thailand Gets Boost in Tourism For The First Time in 6 Months
Foreign Tourists began returning in small numbers under a special long-stay tourist visa unveiled by the government last month. ( read original story ...)
Thailand’s youth rebellion: Protest movement demands monarchy reform
Thailand has had 20 in modern times. The protesters want King Vajiralongkorn’s power and spending to be limited, though many Thais remain strongly loyal to him and object to the reform campaign. BBC’s ... ( read original story ...)
Mexico, Thailand, and Other Countries Have Been Hit Hard by Covid-19. How to Invest in Their Recovery.
Jens Nordvig is the founder of Exante Data, whose focus on data helped the firm see just how big a problem Covid-19 would be—and how to navigate it ... ( read original story ...)
Iran weighs response after assassination of nuclear scientist
The world is waiting to see how Iran will respond to the assassination of its top nuclear scientist, and the potential shift in the U.S. approach to the region under the Biden administration. ( read original story ...)