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Category: South East Asia

Handless Rahim Yusoff “has his hands full” breeding catfish

MACHANG : Rahim Yusoff (picture) may have been born without hands but he “has his hands full” now breeding catfish … More

Catfish, Covid19, Entrepreneur, Fish

UK Jails Smugglers Over Vietnamese Migrant Deaths

A British judge on Friday handed down sentences of 27 and 20 years to the ringleaders of a people smuggling … More

Migrants, Smugglers, United Kingdom

The fight to bring back Malaysia’s dwindling fish population

Vessel licensing, the establishment of fishing zones and collaboration with marine enforcement agencies are just some of the initiatives taken … More

Aquaculture, Conservation, Fish, Fishermen, Marine Life

At least 115 MPs reject emergency, claims Anwar

Warisan has also appealed to King over emergency proclamation PETALING JAYA: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim says up to 115 MPs … More

Anwar Ibrahim, Emergency Proclamation, Members of Parliament ( MPs), Pakatan Harapan, Shafie Afdal, Warisan

Cheng, Azizah connect through Chinese calligraphy

KULAI – Chinese New Year is a busy period for Chinese calligrapher, Cheng Ho Chung, 83, because there will be numerous … More

calligraphy, Mandarin, Skills

MCO 2.0 wipes out 90% of retail businesses

The tremendous increase in Covid-19 cases has affected consumers’ confidence despite strict SOPs in place MALAYSIA’S second round of the … More

Covid19, Financial, MCO 2.0, Retail

Whale carcass washes up on Bali beach

DENPASAR, Indonesia : The rotting carcass of a nearly 14m whale washed up on Thursday (Jan 21) on a Bali beach … More

Bali, Carcass, Whale

Lost in interpretation

IT HAS been 10 days since the emergency was proclaimed. Its proponents had been putting forth arguments and examples to … More

Covid19, Emergency, Government, Parliament

‘Chinese chauvinist faction in DAP’ – veteran weighs in

Liew Ah Kim, dubbed as the grandmaster of the faction, shares his thoughts on this divisive issue. Since the 13th … More

Blue Ocean, Chauvinist, DAP, Factions, Image, Leadership, Red Ocean

Tackling the problem of homelessness

Homelessness might appear to be a complicated issue but people will suffer if nothing is done. The pandemic has exposed … More

Economy, Homeless, Kuala Lumpur, Poverty

Families of Sriwijaya Air jet crash victims hold memorial at sea

JAKARTA (AFP) – Relatives of 62 people killed when an Indonesian passenger jet slammed into the sea scattered flowers at … More

Air Crash, Boeing 737-500, Memorial, SJ-182, Sriwijaya Air

Umno rebellion grows as Pahang division joins Youth’s call to oust Zahid

Umno is facing its own emergency with attempts to overthrow the president An Umno division in Pahang has called for … More

Leadership, President, UMNO, Zahid Hamidi

What happens at Vietnam’s Communist Party congress?

HANOI (REUTERS) : In Vietnam, one of the last five remaining communist-ruled countries in the world, next Monday (Jan 25) … More

Communist Party, Government, Politburo

Protecting minorities: Talk is cheap, comprehensive action plan needed

THE Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) welcomes Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s acknowledgement of the prevalence of hate speech … More

Hate Speech, Human Rights, Law, minorities

Party veteran criticises DAP over strained ties with PKR, working with ‘crocs’

INTERVIEW | Political relationships are based on mutual respect. It’s a two-way street, says Liew Ah Kim. DAP veteran Liew … More

DAP, Interview, Liew Ah Kim, Mahathir Mohamad

Mara may face hefty bill for Badlisyah’s exit

MAJLIS Amanah Rakyat (MARA) may be presented with a hefty compensation bill for 20 professionals who were brought into the … More

Compensation, Management, MARA, Termination

Indonesian diver says Sriwijaya plane search almost impossible with jet obliterated

JAKARTA (BLOOMBERG) : Bayu Wardoyo tends to skip the 6am breakfast of Indonesian fried rice served to divers on the … More

Air Crash, BASARNAS, Boeing 737-500, Search & Rescue, SJ-182, Sriwijaya Air

After losing jobs in Singapore, some Malaysians look for their next meal in streets of Johor Baru

JOHOR BARU (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The streets of Johor Baru city centre, once abuzz with business activities and … More

Covid19, Homeless, Jobs, Johor Bahru, Pandemic, Poverty

American ‘digital nomad’ to be deported from Bali after LGBT and lifestyle tweets

Kristen Antoinette Gray accused of breaching Indonesia visa by promoting the island, selling her e-book and offering consulting DENPASAR, Indonesia … More

Bali, Covid19, e-book, Immigration, LGBT

Vietnam’s Prisoners of Conscience: ‘Like Fish Under the Blade’

Leading partners including the United States and European Union can and should do more to discourage Vietnam’s fierce crackdown on … More

European Union, Human Rights, Prisoners of Conscience

Woman gets 87 years for lese majeste

A woman was found guilty of violating the lese majeste law for posting audio clips to Facebook and YouTube with … More

Civil Servants, Criminal, lese majeste, Monarchy, Women

Octogenarian says his comeback is to push for democratic reform in DAP

Liew Ah Kim says he is not targeting Kit Siang or Guan Eng but wants to send a signal that … More

Central Executive Committee (CEC), DAP, Democratic, Reform

Rewrite script on Malaysia, says Nazir Razak

PETALING JAYA : Nazir Razak, the son of second prime minister Abdul Razak Hussein, suggested today the formulation of a … More

Economy, Political Will, Social Contract

‘I gave up a long time ago’: Australian stranded for nearly a year in Thailand

An Australian man who has been stranded in Thailand for 10 months claims he has been abandoned by the federal … More

Australia, Covid19, Hong Kong, Lockdown, Quarantine

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