Saudi Arabia welcomed a significantly smaller group of Hajj pilgrims last month under strict coronavirus preventative measures due to the…
CHAO PHRAYA SKYPARK
Phra Pok Klao Bridge The Chao Phraya Skypark opened a month ago at the time when curfews were lifted and…
Lost on Khô Islet
HCM CITY : The lesser-known Khô (Dry) Islet in Bình Định Province’s Quy Nhơn City has attracted many visitors in…
Covid-19 Kills Indonesian Doctors at a Far Higher Rate Than in the US
JAKARTA : At least 72 doctors have died from Covid-19 in the five months the health workers battling with the…
‘I feel guilty for surviving’: The deadly hunt for Jade in Myanmar
Si Thu Phyo was scavenging for leftover gemstones when he felt the earth shake loosearound him. The 21-year-old was hard…
Tears and anguish as Melbourne sinks further into lockdown
MELBOURNE : When Katherine Reed heard Melbourne’s virus-inflicted lockdown would be tightened and extend for six more weeks, she began…
What’s wrong with Prime Minister Muhyiddin?
Sarajun wonders if “lackey” Azhar Harun was chosen to enable BN / UMNO to dismantle & obliterate all electoral reforms…
The Sabah Political Crisis: What It Means For Pakatan, Perikatan – And Malaysia
After the guilty Najib Razak SRC International verdict on July 28th, political attention in Malaysia quickly turned East, to the state of…
Setting the record straight on Goldman’s 1MDB settlement
DESPITE multiple requests from the media, I refrained from commenting on the merits of the settlement that the Government of…
Witness confirms Jepak paid millions to ex-education minister Mahdzir Khalid, Pekan Umno secretary
KUALA LUMPUR : Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd consultant Rayyan Radzwill Abdullah agreed that payments amounting to millions of ringgit were…
Ex-1MDB CEO agrees 1MDB’s energy asset buy a sham
KUALA LUMPUR : Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi agreed today that the…
Natural wonder of Merapoh
THE somewhat quiet and soft-spoken Pak Teh Lan, as he is affectionately known in sleepy Merapoh, wastes no time in…
Where the lotus blossoms
Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park near Hua Hin allows visitors to explore undisturbed beaches, check out nature trails and…
Banteay Srei’s villages spruce up to attract nature tourists
Living areas must be neat and clean. Backyards should be filled with flowers, plants and vegetables, while animals roam freely.…
The ‘real’ threat to Russia’s former doping mastermind
The former mastermind of Russian sports doping, Grigory Rodchenkov, gave an interview to the BBC this week with his veiled…
Johnson & Johnson Begins Trial of Covid-19 Vaccine in One-Dose Regimen
By Josh Nathan-Kazis – Johnson & Johnson became the third Western biopharmaceutical company to begin a new trial of its…
UMNO’s Audacious Get-Out-of-Jail Gambit
‘We can keep ruling coalition in power for favors,’ corrupt party hints The July 30 announcement by the United Malays…
The Umno-Bersatu Wounds Will Take Time To Heal
Politicians love talking about korban or sacrifice, especially in this season of Hari Raya Haji. But no one practices that…
Why fears of communism, anti-China sentiment are a potent mix in Indonesia
A communist bogeyman looms large in the minds of the public in both the Philippines and Indonesia, fuelled by fears…
Why Malaysians shouldn’t give up on politics
Malaysia does not belong to any one politician, party, or coalition. It belongs to the people, and the power of the people should never be underestimated. Let the people’s voice ring loud and clear: we will not stand for unprincipled leaders who trample on our mandate!
Mosul’s golden age of trains left to rust
Nearly a century ago, Iraqis and Westerners stood here with tickets to Berlin, Istanbul or Venice. Today, the rusting tracks…
I travelled the world for years as a vegetarian, here are the 4 lessons I learned on my trips
On a visit to Ponnani in Malappuram district of Kerala (South India), I remember taking in the smell of fish…
Coronavirus: Malaysia’s durian sellers saw boom in online orders during lockdown
Malaysia’s lockdown failed to come between Malaysians and their durians, with the period seeing a boom in e-deliveries Sellers say…
A perfect day trip in Cần Giờ District
HCM CITY : Cần Giờ District, recognised as the first Mangrove Biosphere Reserve in Việt Nam by UNESCO, is a…
