Arab refugees claim ‘discrimination’ in Malaysia
Arab refugees claim ‘discrimination’ in Malaysia FMT Reporters FREE MALAYSIA TODAY Tue, December 29, 2020 Arab refugees in Malaysia claim that there has been no help forthcoming from UNHCR Malaysia. […]
Malaysia – APEC 2020: Putrajaya envisions a dynamic community
FMT Reporters FREE MALAYSIA TODAY Tue, December 29, 2020 Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin unveiling the Putrajaya Vision 2040 at the recent APEC summit. PETALING JAYA: Malaysia notched several achievements when […]
UK govt allays fears of animal DNA in Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine
FMT Reporters FREE MALAYSIA TODAY Tue, December 29, 2020 PETALING JAYA: The UK government has confirmed that the Pfizer/BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine does not contain components of animal origin. The vaccine, […]
Cambodia PM: Don’t steal poor’s cash
Mom Kunthear THE PHNOM PENH POST, Thu, December 24, 2020 PoorID cards are being handed out to more than 700,000 families in the country. Photo supplied Prime Minister Hun Sen […]
Anti-Myanmar Hate Speech Flares Online Over Migrants Workers in Thailand
CTN News CHIANG RAI TIMES, Fri December 25, 2020 BANGKOK – The outbreak of covid-19, a seafood market near Bangkok, has prompted a flare-up of such online hate speech against […]
Malaysia Controversial Sabah dam to go ahead under new state government
BY JULIA CHAN MALAY MAIL Tue, Dec 22, 2020 KOTA KINABALU — The new Sabah government has announced it plans to reimplement the controversial Penampang Kaiduan Dam. The dam was […]
Foreign media express anxiety over Thailand’s press freedoms
The Thaiger Mon, December 14, 2020 Foreign journalists in Thailand are expressing concern about what they are calling restrictions on press freedom. Speaking at a recent Foreign Correspondents’ Club of […]
The Day British Colonialists Concluded the Second Anglo-Burmese War
On This Day By Wei Yan Aung THE IRRAWADDY, Sun, December 20, 2020 A sketch on the Second Anglo-Burmese War in Rangoon. YANGON — On this day, December 20, in […]
Indonesia to send more aid to Pacific nations in diplomatic push
Dian Septiari The Jakarta Post Thu, December 17, 2020 Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi attends a Joint Commission Meeting with New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters […]
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