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Malaysia aims to produce first locally made human vaccine by 2028

KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 -- Malaysia is reprotedly aiming to produce its first locally manufactured human vaccine as early as 2028, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Chang Lih Kang report... Read More


Even an Oscar can't save Michelle Yeoh from mum's nagging: 'Why are you working so hard?'

KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 -- Not even an Academy Award can spare Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh from the one thing millions of Asian children know all too well: a mother's relentless nagging. The Malaysian Oscar ... Read More


Education groups Dong Zong and Jiao Zong decry PAS president Hadi Awang's 'pendatang' remarks

KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 -- Two of Malaysia's largest Chinese education advocacy groups, Dong Zong and Jiao Zong, have issued a strong joint condemnation of PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang's recen... Read More


Blood, debris. and a vanished crowd? Police probe Yishun carpark brawl after man found unconscious

SINGAPORE, July 25 -- A night-time brawl at a Yishun housing estate left a 48-year-old man unconscious, with police now trying to track down those involved. The incident happened at Block 243 Yishun ... Read More


Negeri Sembilan cooperation with Perikatan does not bind BN, says Ahmad Maslan

KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 -- Barisan Nasional's cooperation with Perikatan Nasional in the Negeri Sembilan state election is only a political understanding and does not amount to a formal agreement, Umno ... Read More


Indonesia bets on Bali's 'aura' to build new international financial centre to rival Singapore and Hong Kong

BALI, July 25 -- Indonesia is moving to turn its famed resort island of Bali into an international financial centre, with senior adviser Luhut Pandjaitan pitching it as a safe haven for global investo... Read More


PM Anwar condemns Kedah MB Sanusi's divisive comments, calls for unity

SEBERANG PERAI, July 25 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has strongly condemned Perikatan Nasional election director Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor over remarks suggesting that different ... Read More


Hadi: Umno's Malay supremacy and PAS's Islamic supremacy are two sides of the same coin

MARANG, July 24 -- The concepts of "Malay supremacy" (Ketuanan Melayu) and "Islamic supremacy" (Ketuanan Islam) will not trigger an ideological clash in the political cooperation between Barisan Nasio... Read More


Bangkok BTS Skytrain row escalates into diplomatic headache as Italian Embassy shuts Facebook comments after viral clash

BANGKOK, July 24 -- A viral row over noisy passengers on Bangkok's BTS Skytrain has escalated into a diplomatic social media headache, with the Italian Embassy in Thailand disabling comments on its Fa... Read More


Guan Eng moots MSME relief, education reform in letter to Anwar

PUTRAJAYA, July 24 -- Former minister Lim Guan Eng has presented a strategic roadmap to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, outlining six critical interventions designed to safeguard the wellbein... Read More