Malaysia charges ex-PM Muhyiddin with sedition over alleged remarks on royalty, lawyer says
Negative remarks about royalty can be prosecuted under a colonial-era Sedition Act.
Tue Aug 27 2024
[COLUMNIST] A brief refutation of Gilley’s case for colonialism
Human history is replete with examples of conquest, of expansion of empire, and the claiming of vast territories.
Wed May 22 2024
New Taiwan president to take office facing angry China
Lai Ching-te was sworn in at the Japanese-colonial-era presidential office in central Taipei, taking over from Tsai Ing-wen.
Mon May 20 2024
[COLUMNIST] Rebuilding a 'broken' Rome will take more than a day
A post-colonial hang over gives everyone the belief that they can draw a quick and summary conclusion of the administration.
Mon Apr 15 2024
No bidders present at Myanmar auction for $90 million sale of Suu Kyi's home
Aung San Suu Kyi lived in her colonial-style villa for most of the more than three decades she has spent in Myanmar.
Wed Mar 20 2024
Hong Kong court rejects bid to drop sedition charge against Jimmy Lai
Lai, 76, the founder of now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, was charged with conspiracy to publish seditious publications under a colonial-era sedition law.
Fri Dec 22 2023
King Charles expresses "deepest regret" for Kenya colonial wrongdoings
King Charles said he wanted during his trip to deepen his understanding of the wrongs and to meet some of those affected.
Wed Nov 01 2023
India's top court declines to legalise same-sex marriage
The court ruling comes five years after a historic 2018 judgement when the Supreme Court scrapped a colonial-era ban on gay sex.
Tue Oct 17 2023
North Korea's Kim, Russia's Putin exchange letters, vow stronger ties
The letters mark the 78th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule.
Tue Aug 15 2023
India gets new parliament building as Modi remakes capital's centre
This is part of Modi's push to eclipse Delhi's colonial-era architecture.
Fri May 26 2023
South Africans call for UK to return diamonds set in crown jewels
The diamond, which weighs 530 carats, was discovered in South Africa in 1905 and presented to the British monarchy by the colonial govt.
Thu May 04 2023
[COLUMNIST] Malaysian 5G rollout: Topsy Turvy Innovation
How long should developing countries suffer from being the lab for 'innovation' experiments by colonialists (national and supranational)?
Fri Mar 24 2023
Settler-colonialism in Palestine
It was agreed that Israel is a settler-colonial project, hence the brutal crackdown on any Palestinian resistance.
Wed Dec 28 2022
[COLUMNIST] Educations post-colonial legacies perpetuates divide and rule agenda
The youth must dare to raise their voices against post-colonial "divide and rule" via the non-tertiary education system.
Thu Nov 10 2022
More than 80 killed in India as bridge packed with holiday sightseers collapses
Authorities said more than 400 people were on and around the colonial-era suspension bridge at the time of the collapse.
Mon Oct 31 2022
TikTok becoming app of choice for criminals promoting investment scams - Police
Many users continue to be tricked and scammed even though police have repeatedly issued warnings about scams proliferating on social media.
Wed Nov 27 2024
MOE’s mental health screening identifies students with emotional challenges
Deputy Minister of Education says, those identified with severe emotional issues undergo screening twice a year.
Wed Nov 27 2024
Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire brokered by US and France, to take effect Wednesday
Israel will gradually withdraw its forces over 60 days as Lebanon's army takes control of territory near its border with Israel to ensure that Hezbollah does not rebuild its infrastructure there.
Wed Nov 27 2024
'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