Malaysia’s former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Saturday he aimed to contest the presidency of his party during internal elections next year, a day after vowing to step down from the post. Muhyiddin had said it was time to pass the leadership of his Bersatu party to a new team, raising questions over who […]
Read MoreThe North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-un, has celebrated a “new era of a space power” with his family including daughter Ju Ae and the scientists who put the North’s first spy satellite into orbit. Pyongyang’s launch of the Malligyong-1 on Tuesday was its third attempt after failures in May and August. Images released by Pyongyang […]
Read MoreTaiwan’s opposition parties have registered separate candidates for next year’s presidential elections, hours after an attempt to field a joint ticket against the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) collapsed in acrimony on live television. The main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) is fielding Hou Yu-ih for the presidency, while Ko Wen-je will run for the smaller Taiwan […]
Read MoreMalaysia’s opposition leader Muhyiddin Yassin said on Friday he would step down as president of his party, which leads the Malay-majority bloc Perikatan Nasional. Muhyiddin, a former prime minister, said at his Bersatu party’s annual meeting he will not defend his position as party president during internal leadership elections next year. “The time for me […]
Read MoreMALE, Nov 19 — Maldives new President Mohamed Muizzu, who campaigned on altering the tiny Indian Ocean archipelago’s “India first” policy, has requested India withdraw its military from the country. Muizzu won the presidential election in September, ousting Ibrahim Solih in a runoff after promising to remove a small Indian military presence of some 75 […]
Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO: Malaysia has secured a total of RM63.02 billion in proposed investments in the United States (US) mainly from technology giants, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today. Out of the total, RM8.33 billion investments were from the trade and investment mission to the US organised before the start of the Asia-Pacific Economic […]
Read MoreDhaka: In a press briefing held at the foreign ministry office today, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen reassured the international community of Bangladesh’s unwavering commitment to upholding the security of all foreign diplomats stationed in the country, strictly adhering to the principles outlined in the Vienna Convention. “We are committed, we guarantee the safety […]
Read MoreLai Ching-te, the frontrunner for Taiwan’s presidency, has picked Taipei’s envoy to the United States – a fluent English speaker with deep connections in Washington – to be his running mate for January’s election, sources with direct knowledge said. Lai, vice president and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) presidential candidate has almost consistently led […]
Read MoreIndonesia’s election commission (KPU) has announced the three candidates who will run to succeed President Joko Widodo as head of the world’s third-largest democracy in next year’s presidential election. “Anies Baswedan and Muhaimin Iskandar, Ganjar Pranowo and Mahfud MD, Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka have been declared eligible as presidential and vice presidential candidate […]
Read MoreAn investigation into the apparent suicide of a Takarazuka Revue member in September by a third-party panel found that although there was no evidence of bullying or harassment in the all-female musical theater troupe, the actress was most likely under immense pressure. The panel’s report failed to confirm claims by the bereaved family that the […]
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