dire straits

Jafni, 31, who lives with his younger brother, Abu Dzar, 29, in a dilapidated village house, currently only receives monthly assistance of RM400 from the Social Security Organisation.

In Lebanon many of its citizens are more worried about whether their families will have food on the table in the coming days.

Julian Assange described how he -freeze-framed" and -analyzed- Praljak's face while he took his own life.

The 4.4 per cent hike in salary and wages in 2019 merely represented an average increase of RM137 in monthly salary and wage.

The three bodies grappling with financial problems are Selangor, Kelantan and Perlis, three states used to winning major titles in Malaysian football.

UMNO must admit the party is in dire straits following the changing political landscape and the thinking of the people, and if not tackled.

There was obviously some shock when the recent Akamai State of the Internet quarterly report was published recently and made its way to the press.

Japan was bracing Tuesday for a severe butter shortage that threatened to crimp cake-making nationwide, bringing echoes of last year's dairy dire straits that left supermarket shelves empty.

Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah today suggested that the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) to be put on hold as the countrys economy and finances are in dire straites.

Malaysia faces the danger of being stuck with the reputation of throwing away money by the bucket load and getting absolutely nothing in return. Astro AWANI's executive director writes.

A single mother with two daughters were forced to sleep in a Perodua Kancil car for two weeks after she could not afford to rent a house.

The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.

Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.