Tourist arrivals, dry season focus at today's Dewan Rakyat sitting
The current Dewan Rakyat sitting will last for 19 days, with the debate on the Royal Address by MPs from Feb 27 to March 7.
Thu Mar 07 2024
El Nino could doom Indonesia's rare tropical glaciers by 2026
Indonesia, home to a third of the world's rainforest after Brazil and Congo, expects the dry season could run until October.
Sun Aug 27 2023
El Nino: Snakes feeling the heat
The current hot and dry season due to the El Nino phenomenon has not only got the people "hot under the collar" but also snakes.
Wed Mar 16 2016
14 hotspots detected in Balangan, Indonesia
The National Meteorological, Climatology and Geophysics Agency predicted that the dry season in Indonesia will last until January 2015.
Sat Oct 11 2014
Selangor govt to enforce water rationing beginning Tuesday
He said water would be rationed in stages so that all areas would receive supply every two days.
Mon Feb 24 2014
No water shortage yet in Penang - Lim Guan Eng
The Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) and the Penang government confirms that PBAPP is ready to face the dry season.
Thu Feb 20 2014
Zayn Malik postpones US tour dates after One Direction bandmate Liam Payne's death
Payne, 31, died on Wednesday after falling from a third-floor hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires, shocking fans of the boy band.
Sun Oct 20 2024
Why voters in a handful of swing states will decide the US presidential election
The contest will almost certainly be decided by just tens of thousands of voters a tiny fraction of the populace in a handful of states.
Sun Oct 20 2024
INSIGHT - Sudan's war risks 'lost generation' of children
A devastating crisis is unfolding in Sudan, where the most vulnerable members of society children are bearing the brunt of the violence.
Sun Oct 20 2024
Former special forces commander Prabowo to take up Indonesian presidency
Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto will take over as president of the world's third-largest democracy after sweeping the country's election with policies like free meals for school children
Sat Oct 19 2024
Who is Prabowo Subianto, incoming president of Indonesia?
A wealthy ex-general with ties to Indonesia's popular outgoing president and its dictatorial past, looks set to be its next leader.
Sat Oct 19 2024
Trump says he would impose tariffs on China if China went into Taiwan
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would impose additional tariffs on China if China were to "go into Taiwan,"
Sat Oct 19 2024
Iran's supreme leader says Hamas leader's death will not halt 'Axis of Resistance'
The "Axis of Resistance", built up with years of Iranian support, includes Hamas, the Lebanese Hezbollah group, the Houthi movement in Yemen, and various Shi'ite groups in Iraq and Syria.
Sat Oct 19 2024
Putin says Russia willing to seek compromises between Iran and Israel
Russia is ready to help seek compromises between arch-foes Israel and Iran, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, saying these would be difficult but possible.
Sat Oct 19 2024
What proposals will Russia push at the BRICS summit?
The proposal is also to establish a BRICS reinsurance company to allow uninterrupted shipment of goods and key commodities between members.
Sat Oct 19 2024
Indonesia's free meals plan in the spotlight as Prabowo readies for office
Prabowo calls the programme one of the main drivers of economic growth, eventually set to add an estimated 2.5 million jobs.
Sat Oct 19 2024