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Negeri Sembilan exco overstepped its powers by suspending two top officials, says AGC
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) has stated that the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council has no legal authority to suspend the duties of the state […]
Haze is not hurting palm oil demand — but it is reviving an old reputational problem
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 23 — For Malaysia’s palm oil industry, the latest haze episode has again raised questions about the link between regional fires and how the commodity is perceived environmentally. […]
Najib’s house arrest explained: 10 questions about pardons, prison powers and what happens next
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — Malaysia does not have a specific house-arrest law. Yet the Prisons Department already has powers that can, under certain conditions, allow prisoners to remain outside […]
Melaka election ahead: Key players, shifting alliances and the possible implications for Putrajaya
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — The last time Melaka went to the polls, voters masked up, kept their distance in queues at polling stations and regularly sanitised their hands. Five […]
‘Sometimes I make only RM5’: Traders struggle as Rantau Panjang’s once-bustling bazaar falls quiet
PASIR MAS, Sept 23 — There are days when dry food seller Sapinah Abdul Rahman, 66, earns only RM5 to RM10 in profit from her business at Bazar Siti Fatimah […]
Saudi Arabia has billions in weapons — why are Yemen’s Houthis still so difficult to defeat?
RIYADH, Sept 22 — Saudi Arabia has deep pockets and cutting-edge weapons yet for more than a decade it has been unable to quash Yemen’s battle-hardened Houthis. The Iran-backed group […]
Idle workers, empty wharves: Hormuz blockade hits Iraq’s oil hub of Basra
BASRA, Sept 22 — In the Iraqi oil hub of Basra, maintenance contractor Fawzi spends his days cooling his heels waiting for work that seldom comes, as the Middle East war […]
Thailand on alert as water level at Chao Phraya river expected to rise
BANGKOK, Sept 22 — Thailand has stepped preparedness and round-the-clock monitoring of the water levels in the Chao Phraya River as increased water flow is forecast from Sept 29. The Department […]
Typhoon Dujuan: Death toll climbs to six in Japan
TOKYO, Sept 22 — The death toll from Typhoon Dujuan rose to six today with six others still missing after heavy rain triggered landslides and flooding in Tokyo and nearby areas […]
Ringgit closes slightly higher against US dollar amid cautious sentiment post Xi-Trump meeting
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 —The ringgit closed marginally higher against the US dollar today, trading within a narrow range as investors remained cautious ahead of key geopolitical developments this week. At […]