Malala visits Pakistan on 10th anniversary of Taliban shooting
The Pakistani Taliban, known as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), waged a years-long insurgency there that ended with a major military crackdown in 2014. But there has been a resurgence in unrest since the Afghan Taliban returned to power in Kabul last year. The TTP has claimed dozens of attacks inContinue Reading
Putin’s off-ramp and why he won’t likely take it
The world is now witness to a new phase in the Ukraine war. The attack on the Kerch bridge and the subsequent retaliatory Russian missiles strikes on Kiev and other Ukrainian cities indicate that the war is escalating. But just how far will this escalation go and is a full-scale nuclear exchange – however unthinkable […]
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Malaysia’s Election Commission to meet on Oct 20 to set key dates for GE15
KUALA LUMPUR: A special meeting to discuss and set important dates for Malaysia’s 15th general election and the state by-election for Bugaya in Sabah will be held on Oct 20, Bernama reported on Tuesday (Oct 11). Election Commission (EC) secretary Ikmalrudin Ishak said that the meeting, which will be chairedContinue Reading
HDB to pilot ‘beamless’ flat designs in new Tengah BTO project
The Garden Waterfront I & II @ Tengah will be launched in November 2022 and built using new innovations and technologies.Continue Reading
Bernanke wins a Nobel in economics. No, seriously
TOKYO – Other than – perhaps? – trolling Alan Greenspan, it’s not clear what the Nobel committee intended by honoring former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke with the prize for economics. Year after year, “maestro” economist Greenspan gets overlooked by the folks in Stockholm. And rightfully so. The damage from the bubbles he blew late […]
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Bali bombings 2002: 20 years on, victims recount the attacks and the ordeal they went through
20 years after the Bali bombings on Oct 12, 2002, victims recounted the attacks, the ordeal they went through and the psychological and physical scars they bear to this day. Continue Reading
US-Philippines back in military lockstep vis-a-vis China
MANILA – Amid revitalized bilateral relations, the Philippines and the US kicked off their first major wargames under new President Ferdinand Marcos Jr in style. The Kamandag, or Cooperation of the Warriors of the Sea, wargames started earlier this month, featuring 2,550 US Marines personnel with 630 Filipino counterparts, including 500 from the Philippine Marines […]
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Troublemakers being watched closely ahead of Apec summit
The military and police are monitoring potential troublemakers ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit and see no issues from foreign groups during the meeting, which will see Russian President Vladimir Putin among attendees, according to the chief of the defence force.Continue Reading
MFP pushes Juti probe over housing project
The Move Forward Party (MFP) on Tuesday petitioned the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to probe Social Development and Human Security Minister Juti Krairiksh’s alleged misconduct in connection with a state housing development project.Continue Reading
India’s poor hit hard by surging fuel, food prices
While inflation is a challenge for many countries, India’s large poor population means that there are tens of millions of people feeling the pain of higher food and fuel prices. Continue Reading