Cambodia encourages more investment from India
C. Nika KHMER TIMES Tue, December 8, 2020 The invitation was made by Chhuon Dara, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Commerce in his speech at the 6th India-CLMV […]
Malaysians go nuts over Malaysia Airlines’ peanuts
Reena Sekaran FREE MALAYSIA TODAY Fri, December 4, 2020 The tasty treat was sold out in less than two hours. (Malaysia Airlines Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA: With the travel ban […]
Foreign student in Singapore faces backlash over claim it is not racist to make slit-eyes gesture
Jewel Stolarchuk THE INDEPENDENT SG Mon, December 7, 2020 School says discipline committee will deal directly with the student in the coming days Photo: Beforeik.o IG SINGAPORE – A […]
Indonesia turns to Joe Biden for more professional stance on China
VIET READER Mon, December 7, 2020 While the world was distracted with the US presidential election last month, Indonesia quietly announced a marked shift in its defence strategy designed to […]
Malaysia Opposition criticises govt’s new slogan to promote palm oil, calling it ‘dangerous’
Minderjeet Kaur Free Malaysia TodayTue, December 1, 2020 ‘Palm oil is God’s gift’ is the government’s new slogan to promote the commodity, which has come under widespread criticism for its […]
Rampant violations of Vietnam’s sovereignty found on apps
Linh Pham HANOI TIMES Sat, December 5, 2020 HANOI – Vietnamese people have been warned of the insert of Chinese unilaterally-declared map into apps. An increasing number of cases violating […]
Malaysia Terengganu state woman sells breakfast for RM1 to help people on tight budget under CMCO
BY TAN MEI ZI MALAY MAIL Friday, Dec 4, 2020 Nurul Hidayu ( far right) aims to have 100 menu items available at her stall by next year. — Picture […]
Criticised over temple demolition, Malaysia Kedah state MB tells MIC and DAP critics not to be drunk on ‘toddy’ of popularity
BY JERRY CHOONG MALAY MAIL Sat, Dec 5, 2020 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 — Kedah Mentri Besar (Chief Minister) Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor has hit out at MIC and DAP […]
Muhyiddin’s stand on secularism disconcerting, says Malaysia opposition lawmaker Kit Siang
FREE MALAYSIA TODAY Sun, December 6, 2020 Lim Kit Siang says Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s policy speech at the PPBM assembly recently raises concerns on the future of secularism in […]
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