KUALA LUMPUR: The Pakatan Harapan government’s downfall after merely 22 months was caused by an internal power struggle, not Barisan Nasional, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Read full storyContinue Reading
The US is getting more serious about industrial policy and a single word explains why: China. Fear of China dominating the technology industries of the future has changed the political equation in Washington. Republicans traditionally resisted the government supporting strategically important industries. China has moved some Republicans into the yes column, making legislation possible. The […]
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It comes hours after North Korea launched a ballistic missile over Japan, escalating tensions.Continue Reading
Celebrations are being held on a massive scale for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic.Continue Reading
President Xi Jinping faces his greatest challenge yet ahead of a historic Communist Party meeting.Continue Reading
This article was first published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. A new type of online fraud emanating from scam sweatshops in Southeast Asia is facing its first major crackdown. Cambodian authorities have stepped up raids on compounds […]
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SEOUL: South Korea and the US military fired a volley of missiles into the sea in response to North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile over Japan, Seoul said on Wednesday (Oct 5), as Pyongyang’s longest-range test yet drew international condemnation. Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM)Continue Reading
SEOUL: South Korea and the US military fired a volley of missiles into the sea in response to North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile over Japan, Seoul said on Wednesday (Oct 5), as Pyongyang’s longest-range test yet drew international condemnation. Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM)Continue Reading
More than 30 MPs, including some from the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), are expected to defect to the Bhumjaithai Party ahead of the next general election, according to a source.Continue Reading
The main opposition Pheu Thai Party has urged the Election Commission (EC) to revise electioneering regulations during the 180-day period prior to the end of the House of Representatives’ term to allow MPs to hand out relief items to flood victims.Continue Reading