BORN IN PENANG Born in Penang, Mr Anwar’s candidacy in neighbouring Perak has been criticised. But the veteran politician argued he is also a Malaysian and has spent nine years in the state. As the prime ministerial candidate for Pakatan Harapan, he said he could attract more support from votersContinue Reading
PAGOH, Johor: Perikatan Nasional (PN) is ready to offer Malaysians a clean and stable government if elected by the people, said coalition chairman and former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin. Speaking to reporters after his nomination as candidate for the Pagoh parliamentary seat was confirmed on Saturday (Nov 5), Mr MuhyiddinContinue Reading
Mr Ismail Sabri Yaakob also said nothing has changed when it comes to Barisan Nasional’s choice of him as prime minister nominee. Continue Reading
President Yoon on Friday joined other top officials – including the national police chief and the interior minister – who had apologised over the disaster. “As a president who is responsible for the lives and safety of the people, I am deeply saddened and sorry,” he said. “I know thatContinue Reading
The dissonance between the two conflict-ridden ends of Russia’s periphery continues to shrink as the situation in Ukraine exerts an increasing influence on the security situation on the Korean Peninsula. The development of North Korea-Russia relations since the beginning of Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine suggests multilateralism aimed at curbing the security threat posed by […]Continue Reading
But businesses understand this is not a long-term boon, and they cannot count on the election season to provide a permanent economic recovery.Continue Reading
Richard Branson has rejected MHA’s invitation to participate in a live debate about the death penalty. Continue Reading
NASA’s DART-game victory hasn’t gotten the attention or respect it deserves. Even the news media reports on the agency’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test have been fragmentary. On September 26 the media weighed in on NASA’s successful crashing of a golf-cart-sized spacecraft into an asteroid. News organizations also covered NASA’s October 11 announcement that the crash […]Continue Reading
A baffled group of chip industry experts, in a symposium discussion published November 4 by the ChinaTalk newsletter, tried and failed to explain Washington’s new export curbs on chip tech to China. A close reading of the Commerce Department’s specifications shows ignorance about the technologies involved and confusion – if not duplicity – about the […]Continue Reading
The tragedy has triggered a widespread sense that South Korea has betrayed its younger generation.Continue Reading