Carry on: British exhibition delves into handbags
Bags are a connecting link between the home and the outside world and allow people to carry money or important documents out of sight.
Sat Dec 12 2020
Meet Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom, the two women vying to be Britain's next prime minister
Here are the two women vying for to be Britain's prime minister for the first time since Margaret Thatcher left 10 Downing Street in 1990.
Fri Jul 08 2016
The perils of being a weekend husband
The choice of domicile may have far-reaching implications on one's continued prospects of employment if not political future.
Tue Jan 26 2016
Singaporean teen facing jail over anti-Lee video bailed out
A Singaporean teenager charged over a expletive-laden YouTube video that criticised the city-state's late founding leader Lee Kuan Yew and Christianity was bailed out Tuesday after spending five days.
Tue Apr 21 2015
'Chillaxing' Cameron fights for political life
British Prime Minister David Cameron is battling to win a second term in power that could define his legacy.
Mon Apr 06 2015
Thatcher's hairdo was high-maintenance
Her appointments diary for 1984, released by The National Archive three decades on, showed she had 118 hair appointments in the year.
Fri Jan 03 2014
Greed is good, says London mayor Johnson
London mayor hailed greed as a "valuable spur to economic activity" as he spelt out his vision of modern Thatcher.
Thu Nov 28 2013
Britain, world figures bid farewell to Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher was laid to rest on Wednesday with military pageantry and pockets of protests, in a funeral reflecting the polarising impact of Britain's longest serving post-war prime minister.
Wed Apr 17 2013
Thatcher's coffin heads to parliament
Margaret Thatcher's coffin was to be taken to Britain's Houses of Parliament on Tuesday, allowing lawmakers to pay their last respects to the former prime minister ahead of her funeral.
Tue Apr 16 2013
Tun M to represent Malaysia at Thatcher's funeral
Tun Mahathir and wife were invited by the British Government to the funeral of Margaret Thatcher at St Paul's Cathedral in London, United Kingdom.
Mon Apr 15 2013
Tun M among world leaders invited to Thatcher's funeral
More than 2,000 global political figures, celebrities and even a couple of Margaret Thatcher's old foes have been invited to her funeral in London on Wednesday.
Sun Apr 14 2013
Hundreds join anti-Thatcher 'party' in London
Hundreds of opponents of Margaret Thatcher filled London's Trafalgar Square on Saturday evening for a rain-soaked celebration of the former British prime minister's death earlier this week.
Sat Apr 13 2013
Great Prime Minister in British history - Simon Featherstone
British High Commissioner in Malaysia, Simon Featherstone described Baroness Margaret Thatcher a great prime minister in the history of British.
Tue Apr 09 2013
Margaret Thatcher in memory
Margaret Thatcher in memory
Tue Apr 09 2013
Thatcher funeral on April 17: Downing Street
The body of Margaret Thatcher was removed from the Ritz Hotel in London early Tuesday, a day after the iconic former British prime minister dubbed the "Iron Lady" died of a stroke.
Tue Apr 09 2013
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024