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Month: March 2021

One Good Thing: A Singapore skyline view for migrant workers

SINGAPORE (AP) : The capsules of the Ferris wheel in Singapore were peppered with rain. Not great for a bird’s … More

Coronavirus, Ferris wheel, ItsRainingRaincoats, Migrants, Singapore Flyer, Workers

For migrants at border, both opportunity and risk

For many Americans, the scenes unfolding at the U.S.-Mexico border are visceral and jarring. A 7-year old girl from Honduras … More

Border, Immigration, Mexico, United States

White House says Americans deserve ‘better information’ as allies criticize WHO coronavirus report

Washington (CNN) : President Joe Biden believes Americans “deserve better information” about the origin of Covid-19 and further steps from … More

China, Coronavirus, Covid19, Investigation, Report, WHO, Wuhan

Japan’s famous cherry blossoms see early bloom amid warming

TOKYO (AP) : Japan’s famous cherry blossoms have reached their flowery peak in many places earlier this year than at … More

Cherry, Flower, Japan, Sakura

Indonesia recovers cockpit voice recorder of crashed Sriwijaya Air jet

JAKARTA (REUTERS) : Indonesia’s transport ministry said on Wednesday (March 31) it had recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of … More

Air Crash, Boeing 737-500, Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR), Sriwijaya Air

Muhyiddin says Perikatan administration intact, Umno leaders to stay in Cabinet for nation’s good

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 : Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said he has managed to convince Umno ministers to … More

Government, Ministers, Muhyiddin Yassin, Perikatan Nasional, UMNO

Myanmar death toll tops 500 as protesters stage ‘garbage strike’

YANGON (REUTERS) : Rubbish piled up on the streets of Myanmar’s main city on Tuesday (March 30) after activists launched … More

Aung San Suu Kyi, Garbage Strike, junta, Military Coup, Protest

End of Suez Canal snarl marks beginning of new stress on global trade

LONDON (BLOOMBERG) : Now removed from the Suez Canal’s main channel, the Ever Given ship leaves in its wake several … More

Egypt, Shipping, Suez Canal, Trade, Transportation

Johor govt can collapse anytime if our reps pull support, Bersatu leader warns

If any two of our reps feel disappointed with the MB, the state govt may fall anytime – Md Nasir … More

Bersatu, Government, Johor, UMNO

We must prepare for review of NEP to restart nation-building policy

‘We must be courageous to learn from the mistakes and setbacks of the past.’ MP SPEAKS | Two days ago, … More

Abdul Razak Hussein, Economy, Nation Building, New Economic Policy (NEP), Political Stability, Social

Umno alone

The party is arguably the most fragmented it has been in the party’s history. COMMENT | In January Putrajaya Umno … More

Leadership, Organisation, UMNO

Revealed: The day Zahid came with his files to meet the new prime minister

The meeting was the spark which led to the Umno president’s open confrontation with Muhyiddin Yassin. Umno president Ahmad Zahid … More

Bersatu, Muhyiddin Yassin, Perikatan Nasional, UMNO, Zahid Hamidi

Umno must hold party polls to settle ‘internal chaos’ before GE15 – Khairy

The minister says a clear mandate is needed by the leadership. Khairy Jamaluddin has called for his fractured party Umno … More

General Election, Khairy Jamaluddin, Leadership, UMNO

Trash scavengers who help keep cities clean plea for vaccine

NEW DELHI (AP) : The scavengers wait patiently for a dump truck to tip the trash on the summit of … More

Coronavirus, Covid19, India, Kenya, Mexico, Scavengers, South Africa, Vaccine, Zimbabwe

Showbiz: Ramli Ibrahim’s odissi show finally happening

KUALA LUMPUR: After being postponed twice in March and October last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Sutra Dance Theatre’s … More

Odissi, Ramli Ibrahim, Sutra Dance

Condom brand Fiesta brings Indomie to the bedroom with ‘mi goreng’-flavoured rubber

PETALING JAYA : Condom brand Fiesta has taken love for instant noodles to new heights with the launch of their … More

Condom, Fiesta, Flavour, Mi Goreng

Obama family matriarch has died in a Kenyan hospital at 99

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) : Sarah Obama, the matriarch of former U.S. President Barack Obama’s Kenyan family has died, relatives and … More

Barack Obama, Grandmother, Kenya, Sarah Obama, United States

Suez Canal reopens after stuck cargo ship is freed

SUEZ, Egypt (AP) : Salvage teams on Monday finally freed the colossal container ship stuck for nearly a week in … More

Egypt, Ever Given, Shipping, Suez Canal, Transportation

Makassar Church Bombers Are Husband and Wife: Police

JAKARTA : Two suicide bombers who launched Sunday’s attack on a catholic church in Makassar, South Sulawesi have been identified … More

Bombing, Church, Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), Makassar, Terrorism

‘Extremely unlikely’ that Covid-19 leaked from Wuhan lab

WUHAN (AFP) : A team commissioned by the World Health Organisation toinvestigate the source of the coronavirus in Wuhan in … More

China, Coronavirus, Covid19, Investigation, WHO, Wuhan

Two Australian Cabinet ministers demoted after dual rape scandals

CANBERRA (AFP) : Two Australian ministers were demoted from top Cabinet posts Monday (March 29) as the ruling conservative party … More

Australia, Ministers, Scandal

Umno open to working with any party after GE15, says its election chief

KUALA LANGAT : Umno is open to working with any party or coalition to form a government after the 15th … More

Coopération, General Election, UMNO

GPS in no mood to give way to peninsular parties

It says it will contest all of its traditional seats although it is open to working with others after the … More

Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), General Election, Perikatan Nasional, Sarawak

Umno likely to gain from impending divorce from Bersatu, analysts say

The organisation of Umno and Bersatu grassroots is vastly different – Prof Azmi Hassan. ANALYSIS | During the Umno general … More

Bersatu, General Election, Grassroots, UMNO

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