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One out of six Malaysians has diabetes - Health Minister

One out of six Malaysians has diabetes - Health Minister

Malaysia is still listed as the country with the highest prevalence of diabetes in South East Asia.
Fri Aug 02 2024
How South-East Asian countries can cooperate to enhance energy interconnectivity

How South-East Asian countries can cooperate to enhance energy interconnectivity

With its uneven energy distribution, South-East Asia must enhance its energy interconnectivity.
Sat Jul 06 2024
Trend Micro Report: More than half of global ransomware incidents in 2023 were detected in Southeast Asia

Trend Micro Report: More than half of global ransomware incidents in 2023 were detected in Southeast Asia

Global ransomware detections fell 14% as alternative attack strategies evolve; yet an increase in incidents was seen in Southeast Asia.
Sun Apr 28 2024
New Zealand governor-general and delegation meet PM

New Zealand governor-general and delegation meet PM

This is Dame Cindy Kiro's maiden visit to Malaysia and the South-East Asian region since assuming office on Oct 21, 2021.
Mon Oct 02 2023
High economic growth must be maintained to address skills gap - Rafizi

High economic growth must be maintained to address skills gap - Rafizi

Retraining and workforce development must also be increased to a scale never seen before, Rafizi Ramli said.
Wed Jun 07 2023
Indonesian President says Myanmar human rights abuses' cannot be tolerated

Indonesian President says Myanmar human rights abuses' cannot be tolerated

South-east Asian leaders on Thursday urged Myanmar's military to end violence and start a dialogue with opponents to resolve the crisis that has gripped the country
Thu May 11 2023
SEA Games: Harimau Muda qualifies for semi-finals thanks to Thailand's win over Cambodia

SEA Games: Harimau Muda qualifies for semi-finals thanks to Thailand's win over Cambodia

Malaysia has automatically qualified for the semi-finals of the 31st South East Asian (SEA) Games football tournament after Thailand downed Cambodia 5-0 in the Group B match.
Sat May 14 2022
SEA Games: Malaysia capable of winning over 50 gold medals in Hanoi

SEA Games: Malaysia capable of winning over 50 gold medals in Hanoi

It is not impossible for the Malaysian contingent competing in the 31st South East Asian (SEA) Games in Hanoi, Vietnam to win over 50 gold medals and exceed the set target of 36 gold medals.
Sun May 01 2022
Final opportunity to apply for the British Council Scholarships for Women in STEM

Final opportunity to apply for the British Council Scholarships for Women in STEM

A total of 29 scholarships from six UK universities, will support women from eight countries in South East Asia, including Malaysia.
Mon Mar 21 2022
Pandemic fades with a fifth fewer cases in a week

Pandemic fades with a fifth fewer cases in a week

South East Asia and Oceania saw the biggest spike in the number of new cases this week.
Sat Feb 19 2022
Pan Gon aims to bring Malaysia to the World Cup finals

Pan Gon aims to bring Malaysia to the World Cup finals

Harimau Malaya's new head coach Kim Pan Gon has vowed to take the national squad to the next level and beyond the South East Asian region in the future.
Thu Feb 17 2022
Siti Nur Alia first Malaysian woman to join world acclaimed cycling team

Siti Nur Alia first Malaysian woman to join world acclaimed cycling team

Siti Nur Alia Mansor has become the first South East Asian woman to join a professional world-acclaimed cycling team, after she signed on as a rider for Spain-based Canyon-SRAM Racing Team.
Tue Jan 04 2022
Blinken says US to advance defence, economic alliances in Indo-Pacific

Blinken says US to advance defence, economic alliances in Indo-Pacific

Blinken said everyone had a stake in keeping the world's most dynamic region free from coercion and intimidation.
Tue Dec 14 2021
Website's claim of Klang being most unsafe city in South-East Asia not true - Police

Website's claim of Klang being most unsafe city in South-East Asia not true - Police

Selangor police have described the news published by a website which claimed that Klang is the most unsafe city and with the lowest rate of security in South-East Asia as misleading and not true.
Mon Oct 04 2021
12MP to enhance competitiveness of transport and logistics industry, governance

12MP to enhance competitiveness of transport and logistics industry, governance

Malaysia aims to become a transport and logistics hub in the South-East Asia region by 2025
Mon Sep 27 2021
'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