Banksy take on Monet masterpiece sells for £7.6 million

London, United Kingdom : An oil painting by British street artist Banksy parodying a Claude Monet masterpiece sold in London … More

Brazilian soccer great Pelé turns 80, isolated at home

SAO PAULO (AP) : Brazilian soccer great Pelé turns 80 on Friday, but the celebration will have to wait. The … More

Coca-Cola recovery continues as it grows leaner in pandemic

Coca-Cola measured gradual improvement in the third quarter as it focused on emerging leaner from the global pandemic. Revenue fell … More

Adidas to sell Reebok — report

FRANKFURT/MUNICH : Adidas is planning to sell its long-struggling Reebok division, Germany’s manager magazin reported today. The group plans to … More

We are not perfect: Moeldoko defends Jokowi-Ma’ruf’s first year in office

As criticism mounts against the first year of President “Jokowi” Widodo and Vice President Ma’ruf Amin’s administration, Presidential Chief of Staff … More

Thailand cancels emergency decree in bid to calm protests

BANGKOK (AP) : Thailand’s government on Thursday canceled a state of emergency it had declared last week for Bangkok in … More

Jokowi blames Cabinet members for bad press surrounding Job Creation Law: Moeldoko

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has conveyed his disappointment over the bad press surrounding the Job Creation Law, blaming his Cabinet … More

Thai street food vendors arrive at anti-government protest venues quicker than protesters & police

Gotta hustle. Before protesters, press, and the police show up at protest venues in Bangkok, street food sellers have have … More

Anwar’s PM bid looks to be over as UMNO announces support for current M’sian govt

UMNO called for the government to focus on the Covid-19 pandemic and uncertain economic situation. It looks as though Anwar … More

Does Ku Li want to be PM?

I’m sure many would have read about remarks by Umno veteran leader Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah recently about Umno members and … More

Malaysia Aviation Group offers VSS to employees across the group

KUALA LUMPUR : The Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) has offered a voluntary separation scheme (VSS) for employees while negotiations are … More

Goldman Sachs U.S. settlement over Malaysia 1MDB scandal to lift dark cloud

WASHINGTON (Reuters) : Goldman Sachs Group Inc this week will agree to pay more than $2 billion to settle U.S. … More

‘Sesame Street’ launches a podcast to help educate kids

NEW YORK (AP) : What has more letters than the alphabet? That’s easy: The post office. That joke — sponsored … More

Over 60 exhibits damaged at Berlin museums, motive a mystery

BERLIN (AP) : More than 60 artworks and artifacts at some of Berlin’s best-known museums were smeared with an oily … More

India to roll out quick and cheap COVID-19 paper test

NEW DELHI: A fast and cheap paper-based COVID-19 test will soon be available across India, with scientists hopeful that it … More

More expats to lose jobs as Omanisation drive gathers steam

Number of expatriate workers in Sultanate falls by 14.3% in past year Muscat: Oman’s Ministry of Labour, in cooperation with … More

EndSARS protests expose Nigeria’s fault lines

Nigerian law enforcement has begun training the newly established SWAT unit. On the streets, protests against police brutality continue — … More

India’s Mukesh Ambani: Bad boy billionaire or ‘a simple man’?

With a fortune of US$80 billion, Mukesh Ambani is one of Asia’s richest individuals, and as divisive as he is … More

Australian law enforcement examine Vatican money trail

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) : A range of Australian law enforcement and corruption agencies are examining a reported transfer of money … More

Umno’s ulterior motive is to have snap poll

KUALA LUMPUR : Anti-Muhyiddin leaders in Umno feel that the party’s ulterior motive is to dissolve the Parliament to pave … More

Anger, mutiny talk at 4-hour Umno meeting in KL forced Zahid’s U-turn

The Umno president’s call for a political ceasefire followed a tense meeting to discuss his letter in support of Anwar. … More

Thailand protests: Why are people taking to the streets?

Massive student-led anti-government protests have rocked Bangkok over the past few days. DW spoke to several demonstrators about why they … More

Was the Speaker right to refer the Motion of No Confidence to a Minister of the Crown?

Last week, the Speaker of the Malaysian Parliament declared that to table, in Parliament, a Motion of No Confidence against … More

Zahid calls for ‘political ceasefire’, orders Umno to back Perikatan govt amid Covid-19 economic woes

KUALA LUMPUR : Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today called for a “political ceasefire” and ordered his party … More