PH chairman Anwar Ibrahim said that the coalition is determined to rebuild Malaysia after it had been devastated under PN and BN governments in the past 30 months.
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SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng on Wednesday (Nov 2), a day after Singapore and China signed 19 agreements to deepen cooperation. The agreements were signed at the 18th Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) meeting, co-chaired by Mr Han and Deputy Prime Minister HengContinue Reading
Johoreans may be less motivated to vote at the upcoming federal election, having already turned up for state polls mere months ago in March.Continue Reading
MORBI, India: India’s Gujarat state on Wednesday (Nov 11) mourned the death of 135 people from a bridge collapse last weekend, with the national flag at half-mast in government buildings, and public functions, receptions and entertainment programmes cancelled. Rescue workers will continue their search for any unaccounted persons for aContinue Reading
BANGKOK – US President Joe Biden risks snubbing strategic nations if he fails to attend November’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bangkok, allowing China to bask in the spotlight and expand its regional influence if President Xi Jinping participates in Biden’s absence, political analysts said. “Chinese President Xi Jinping will be among those attending,” […]Continue Reading
Hong Kong is hosting this week a much-anticipated investment summit that brings together heads of the world’s top banks and other big names in finance. These “Wall Street titans” from more than 100 major global monetary institutions were called on to tackle three sets of challenges and opportunities in economy, technology and sustainability. So many […]Continue Reading
While UMNO has vowed to stand by Najib, his absence has left a leadership void in a fragmented party, said observers. Continue Reading
If the Democrats manage to retain both chambers of the US Congress, there would be continuity in the Biden administration’s policy on Taiwan, which leans towards status quo, said experts.Continue Reading
After 11 years, China has finally completed its Tiangong space station with the docking of its Mengtian lab module, establishing the Tiangong as the second operational space station apart from the US-led, multinational International Space Station (ISS). On November 1, China’s mouthpiece Global Times trumpeted that the Mengtian lab module, the third and final part […]Continue Reading
Having been widely tested, the CBDC is expected to be accepted by consumers, merchants
Payment system to be developed by late 2022 & tested on merchants till March 2023Â Japanâs international payment brand JCB Co Ltd (JCB) has launched the JCB Digital Currency (JCBDC) pilot project with identity technologies firm, IDEMIA and…Continue Reading