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Public outcry forces Hanoi to shrink ambitious petrol bike ban from 26km to 11 roads
HANOI, May 19 — Millions of exhaust-belching motorbikes zip through Hanoi’s narrow streets every day fuelling its chronic air pollution, but authorities have backtracked from an ambitious plan to ban […]
Amnesty: Indonesia branding activists as ‘foreign agents’ to justify repression
JAKARTA, May 19 — Indonesia’s government is taking an “authoritarian” turn under President Prabowo Subianto, allowing disinformation to discredit critics and justify repression, Amnesty International said Tuesday. In a report […]
Putin is flying to Beijing right after Trump left — What this means for global energy, Ukraine, and US relations
BEIJING, May 19 — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Beijing on Tuesday for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, looking to deepen a strategic partnership stretching from Scandinavia […]
Taiwan’s Ally Logistic Property to invest RM500m in Malaysia’s first multi-storey smart cold chain facility
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — Taiwan-based Ally Logistic Property (ALP) announced a RM500 million investment to develop what it says will be Malaysia’s first developer-built multi-storey automated cold chain facility in Shah […]
Penang 75pc ready for snap polls, says Chow Kon Yeow
GEORGE TOWN, May 19 — Penang is about 75 per cent ready to face snap polls, said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. He said there is no fixed point […]
Zambry: BN will stay with unity govt until end of mandate
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — Barisan Nasional (BN) will continue to preserve understanding in the Unity Government until the end of the administration’s mandate to ensure national stability and […]
MBI Selangor denies involvement in Bernam Maritime Industrial Park launch, says use of its name and logo unauthorised
SHAH ALAM, May 19 — Menteri Besar Selangor (Incorporated) (MBI Selangor) has denied any involvement in the organisation, management, ownership, promotion or operation of the Bernam Maritime Industrial Park […]
Malaysia seeks RM1b from Norwegian firm over cancelled missile export licence, says Khaled
LUMUT, May 19 — The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) has issued a notice of demand to a Norwegian manufacturer following the cancellation of an export licence for the Naval Strike Missile […]
Sateerah Hassan quits as Putrajaya PKR Women deputy chief
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — Sateerah Hassan has confirmed her resignation as deputy chief of the Women’s wing of Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s (PKR) Putrajaya division. Putrajaya PKR Women chief Fasyarini […]
‘A leopard cannot change its spots’: Lim Guan Eng labels Khairy, Umno ‘fake progressives’ over defence of Dr Akmal’s politics
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — DAP adviser Lim Guan Eng today accused Khairy Jamaluddin and Umno of being “fake progressives” after the former minister defended Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr […]