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Anxious global investors brace for long-awaited US election results

Anxious global investors brace for long-awaited US election results

Investors are wary of prolonged vote counts and contested results that could fuel volatility.
Tue Nov 05 2024
Harris, Trump focus on Michigan as campaigns enter final 10 days

Harris, Trump focus on Michigan as campaigns enter final 10 days

Presidential contenders VP Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump turned their attention to the hotly contested battleground state of Michigan as they remained neck-and-neck.
Sun Oct 27 2024
How an anxious China is backing Myanmar's faltering junta in civil war

How an anxious China is backing Myanmar's faltering junta in civil war

A year on, rebel forces have ground down the junta, pushing the military out of vital borderlands and making inroads into the contested heart of Myanmar.
Fri Oct 25 2024
Vietnam fishing boat attacked near contested South China Sea islands, media reports

Vietnam fishing boat attacked near contested South China Sea islands, media reports

Vietnamese fishermen injured after foreign vessel attacked their boat near disputed Paracel Islands claimed by China and Vietnam.
Tue Oct 01 2024
Philippines rejects 'use of force' to undermine its South China Sea interests

Philippines rejects 'use of force' to undermine its South China Sea interests

The Philippines rejects the "use of force" to undermine its interests in the contested South China Sea but it does not want any conflict.
Fri Jul 12 2024
EXPLAINER - South China Sea: Why are China and Philippines tensions heating up?

EXPLAINER - South China Sea: Why are China and Philippines tensions heating up?

Encounters between the Philippines and China in Asia's most contested waters have grown tenser and more frequent over the past year.
Thu Apr 11 2024
Chinese official warns Australia on navy movements in East, South China Seas

Chinese official warns Australia on navy movements in East, South China Seas

China has urged Australia to notify it of navy movements in the contested South China Sea and East China Sea.
Tue Nov 28 2023
Indonesia's ruling party backs provincial governor Ganjar for 2024 presidency

Indonesia's ruling party backs provincial governor Ganjar for 2024 presidency

Ganjar goes up against former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan and ex-special forces commander Prabowo Subianto, in what is expected to be a hotly contested race.
Fri Apr 21 2023
Japan to fund defence projects in first departure from aid rules

Japan to fund defence projects in first departure from aid rules

The first recipients of the security aid will be the Philippines, which wants radars to monitor activity in the contested South China Sea.
Wed Apr 05 2023
UMNO Assembly: Motion for top two posts not to be contested to be decided tomorrow

UMNO Assembly: Motion for top two posts not to be contested to be decided tomorrow

UMNO Information chief Isham Jalil confirmed that there is a motion calling for the posts of president and deputy president not to be contested.
Fri Jan 13 2023
UMNO delegates to decide if top two posts should be contested - Ahmad Zahid

UMNO delegates to decide if top two posts should be contested - Ahmad Zahid

Ahmad Zahid is leaving it to delegates to decide whether the two top posts in UMNO should be contested in the coming party elections, which must be held by May 19.
Fri Jan 13 2023
UMNO delegates urge for all positions to be contested in party polls

UMNO delegates urge for all positions to be contested in party polls

Several UMNO delegates have expressed hope that all positions in the party are contested during the election which needs to be held by May.
Thu Jan 12 2023
No proposal to amend UMNO's constitution on no contest for president, deputy posts - Isham

No proposal to amend UMNO's constitution on no contest for president, deputy posts - Isham

There is no proposal to amend UMNO's constitution so that the president and deputy president posts would not be contested, said UMNO information chief Isham Jalil.
Thu Jan 12 2023
140 UMNO division chiefs in support of president, deputy president posts not being contested

140 UMNO division chiefs in support of president, deputy president posts not being contested

140 UMNO division chiefs expressed solidarity for the president's position not to be contested in the UMNO elections expected to be held in May.
Wed Jan 11 2023
UMNO top two posts should be contested - Political analysts

UMNO top two posts should be contested - Political analysts

The posts of UMNO president and deputy president should be contested to fulfil the grassroots aspiration to see the current party leadership continue the fight for the party's struggles.
Thu Dec 29 2022
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

'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?

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

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

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

[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

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’ 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

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

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, 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