
Malaysia probes cases of migrant workers left jobless, without passports
Many took loans to pay recruitment fees, but are unable to start repaying them without jobs or salaries, Andy Hall said.
Thu Apr 20 2023

NGO exits Sime Darby Plantation rights panel over company's lawsuit
Non-profit Shift said it has left Sime Darby Plantation Bhd's new human rights commission after the M'sian palm oil giant sued an activist.
Sun Mar 14 2021

'Profits over people': Virus overruns Malaysian glove factories
Bangladeshi migrant worker Sheikh Kibria recalls with horror the filthy, overcrowded dormitory where he was housed by Top Glove.
Sun Dec 13 2020

Malaysia's Top Glove fired whistleblower before virus outbreak
Khadka took two photos in May of fellow employees crowding into a factory of the worlds biggest maker of medical-grade latex gloves.
Sun Dec 13 2020

Offering discounts galore, Alibaba launches China's first post-COVID Singles' Day
This year's online shopping extravaganza comes a week after Alibaba lost almost $76 billion of its market value.
Wed Nov 11 2020

Ramsay reveals hundreds of lucky cat statues stolen from new restaurant
Gordon Ramsay says about 477 Japanese cat models called maneki-neko were stolen from his Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate restaurant.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Zayn Rayyan case: Two child witnesses complete testimony today
So far, 20 prosecution witnesses, including the two children, have been called for this trial, according to the Deputy Public Prosecutor.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Macron says he will tell Trump not to be weak with Putin in Washington visit
Emmanuel Macron says showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Israeli PM Netanyahu says Hamas will pay for not returning Shiri Bibas
Netanyahu accuse Hamas of acting "in an unspeakably cynical manner" by placing body of a Gaza woman in the coffin instead of Shiri Bibas.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say
The US is a co-chair along with Malaysia of a working group on climate mitigation, or ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment, FT reports
The group hopes Tesla will invest strategically, believing it's interested in acquiring Nissan's US plants, the report says.
Fri Feb 21 2025

185 children linked to GISB handed over to families - Exco
The children have been handed over to their families on bond with conditions by the court.
Fri Feb 21 2025

IRS fires 6,000 employees as Trump slashes US government
The move will eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the busy tax-filing season.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Elon Musk wields chainsaw at conservative gathering, a gift from Argentina's Milei
This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy, says Elon Musk.
Fri Feb 21 2025
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For Azerbaijanis, the Khojaly genocide is more than a historical event - it is a collective trauma that shapes their identity and worldview.
Fri Feb 21 2025