Archive for April, 2019
Six baby elephants stuck in muddy pit rescued by Thailand park rangers
Six baby elephants who were trapped in a mud hole and separated from their parents have been rescued in northeastern Thailand. Park rangers came across the elephant calves on [...] » More
Worsening air pollution reducing lifespans in Indonesia
Indonesia’s air quality has deteriorated from among the cleanest in the world to one of the most polluted over the past two decades, shaving five years from life [...] » More
Indonesia’s Muslim youth find new heroes in Instagram preachers
In Indonesia, the rise of rock star clerics on social media has fueled a movement known as hijrah, capturing the attention of Muslim youth seeking new ways to express their [...] » More
Jokowi, Prabowo rock the crowds at election rallies
Like rock stars faced with adoring fans, President Joko Widodo and his challenger Prabowo Subianto sent supporters screaming and clapping at their respective election rallies [...] » More
Indonesia against overcoming disputes with power projection
Indonesia’s coordinating minister for maritime affairs, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, said on Wednesday that his country was too big to lean on China and ruled out [...] » More
Dr M turns down DAP leader’s dare to debate on ‘Look East Policy’
Prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has turned down Dr Boo Cheng Hau’s challenge to a debate on the ‘Look East Policy’. Dr Mahathir responded with a [...] » More
Malaysia on the right track in its fight against terrorism
Malaysia’s emphasis on human security has put the country on the right track in its fight against terror. Aisat Training Service director Dr Ahmad Nazzan Abdullah said [...] » More
Dr M: No Cabinet reshuffle, new ministers need experience
Prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has denied that he has plans to carry out a Cabinet reshuffle soon although he admitted that it is a huge challenge working with [...] » More
Ex-AIAC director claims criminal charges against him are unlawful
Former Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) director Datuk Sundra Rajoo has today asserted that the criminal charges brought against him are in breach of [...] » More
Total household debt in Malaysia
THE household debt to gross domestic product in Malaysia had fallen slightly to 83 percent in 2018, thanks to the growth in the economy which was faster than debt. Bank [...] » More
Malaysia PM Mahathir says no plans to reshuffle Cabinet despite patchy record
Dr Mahathir, 93, also said he would do his best as long as he was still prime minister. “I was only told that I am the choice for prime ministership from the opposition [...] » More
Iranian fuel oil cargo sits off Malaysia as US urges sanctions compliance
A tanker of Iranian fuel oil was sitting offshore Malaysia, ship tracking data on Refinitiv Eikon showed, as a top US sanctions official visiting Singapore on Friday urged [...] » More
Malaysia urged to abolish death penalty by inmates’ families
Families and friends of death row inmates petitioned the Malaysian government to repeal its mandatory death penalty on Friday. Earlier this month, the government backtracked [...] » More
Burma seizes largest crystal meth haul this year
Myanmar authorities seized more than 1,700 kilogrammes (3,750 pounds) of crystal meth worth nearly $29 million in a multi-state operation this week, the biggest haul of 2019 [...] » More
