KUALA LUMPUR: Right wing Malay movement Perkasa has proposed that the corrupt be subjected to mandatory caning and life sentences. Its Integrity and Anti-Corruption Bureau chairman Jais Abdul Karim said such severe punishment, equivalent …
TAIPEI—The elation Donald Trump stirred in Taiwan when he chatted by phone with the island’s president is turning into doubt as some Taiwanese fear the new U.S. administration will use the island as a …
By Joseph Sipalan | KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak called on Myanmar on Thursday to stop all discrimination and attacks on Rohingya Muslims, and urged the world’s Islamic countries to act to …
KUALA LUMPUR: Myanmar has confirmed that it had asked Malaysia to stop the latter’s non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from sending an aid flotilla to assist “a specific community” in the Rakhine State. The “specific community” …
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has called for a concerted effort from Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states to bring its collective concerns to the Myanmar government to cease all discriminatory actions against the …
BY BEATRICE NITA JAY – 19 JANUARY 2017 @ 2:34 PM KUALA LUMPUR: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called on the Myanmar government to ensure its security forces apply maximum restraint on …
BANGKOK: A Malaysian man drove more than 2,500km from Malaysia to Si Chomphu, Khon Kaen in northeastern Thailand to find his former Thai-wife whom he suspected had cheated him 3 million Baht (about RM380,000) …
KUTUPALONG CAMP, Bangladesh — When the Myanmar military closed in on the village of Pwint Phyu Chaung, everyone had a few seconds to make a choice. Noor Ankis, 25, chose to remain in her …
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Leni Robredo was disinvited by Malacañang to the first vin d’honneur of President Duterte, her spokesperson said. “Our office received an invitation to the vin d’honneur via email last …
By Emily Chow | SUNGKAI, MALAYSIA The Malaysian plantation district of Sungkai has become an initial – and unlikely – battleground for an election that embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak is expected to call …