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
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM
The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays
KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024
Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections
The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.
Fri Nov 22 2024