JOHOR BARU, Sept 5 – The official English form of address for Johor’s Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar has been changed from “His Royal Highness” to “His Majesty”, effective today. Johor Sultanah Raja Zarith Sofiah Sultan Idris Shah will be addressed as “Her Majesty”. In a statement issued today, Johor Council of Royal
GENEVA, Sept 5 – Human Rights Watch on Tuesday accused Beijing of sabotaging United Nations efforts to promote rights and slammed the world body for often capitulating to Chinese pressure. “China engages with the UN on human rights but often with the goal of aggressively silencing criticism and eroding access for activists
HONG KONG, Sept 5 – Hong Kong’s public radio station has replaced its 24-hour BBC World Service broadcast with Chinese state-run programming, in a move the British broadcaster called “disappointing” as concerns grow over Beijing’s influence on the semi-autonomous city. Listeners woke up on Monday morning to the Mandarin-language broadcast of
SEREMBAN, Sept 5 – Part of Jempol and Kuala Pilah will experience a 24-hour water supply disruption starting at 8am on Sept 6 until 8am on Sept 7. Syarikat Air Negri Sembilan Sdn Bhd (SAINS) Public Relations head Norzita Ismail, in a statement, said the temporary water supply disruption would be caused
XIAMEN, Sept 5 – Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that their two countries should pursue “healthy, stable bilateral ties”, state media reported Tuesday in the wake of a protracted border standoff. The exchange, mentioned in brief dispatches and tweets by China’s official Xinhua news agency, apparently
TOKYO, Sept 5 – The Japan Marine Recreation Association (JMRA) and Fujitsu Limited today announced the deployment of a cloud-based emergency position reporting system developed by Fujitsu for JMRA’s pleasure boat rescue service, the Boat Assistance Network (BAN). The service will be offered beginning in the fall of 2017. When
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 – Budget 2018 which will be tabled in October will cover the people’s aspirations presented at the 2050 National Transformation (TN50) dialogue series, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak. He said the government would not be waiting until 2050 to implement inputs raised in the TN50
JAKARTA, Sept 4 – A Citilink flight scheduled to depart from the Kualanamu Airport, Medan, to Jakarta, was delayed for over an hour after a married couple fought and hit a stewardess on duty. Online media reported that the incident allegedly occurred after the stewardess did not allow the couple to
SEOUL, Sept 4 – Under-fire coach Shin Tae-Yong has promised South Korea will “beef up their mental strength” and go all out for the victory against Uzbekistan Tuesday that would secure World Cup qualification for a ninth successive time. “We’ll return home with victory no matter what,” vowed Shin ahead of the
HONG KONG, Sept 4 – Hong Kong’s public broadcaster RTHK dropped a 24-hour BBC World Servicechannel from its airwaves on Monday, replacing it with state radio from China in what critics say is a sign of encroaching Chinese control in the former British colony. Tensions between Hong Kong and Beijing’s ruling
BEIJING, Sept 4 – North Korea’s escalating nuclear provocations are putting putative ally China in an increasing bind, and may be part of a strategy to twist Beijing’s arm into orchestrating direct talks between Pyongyang and Washington, analysts said. The North’s Kim dynasty has repeatedly used nuclear brinkmanship over the years in
YANGON, Sept 4 – Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai and Muslim countries in Asia led a growing chorus of criticism on Monday aimed at Myanmar and its civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi over the plight of its Rohingya Muslim minority. Nearly 90,000 Rohingya have flooded into Bangladesh in the past 10
HONG KONG, Sept 4 – Jointly organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the second Belt and Road Summit will be held on 11 September (Monday) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The second edition
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 – Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak says the DAP’s various propaganda are only aimed at retaining the Malay votes it won. The Umno treasurer said the history of the general election since 1990 proved that DAP could win several parliamentary constituencies due to
BEIJING, Aug 4 –China said on Monday it had lodged an official protest with North Korea following Pyongyang’s largest-ever nuclear weapons test. China has “launched stern representations with the person in charge of the DPRK embassy in China”, foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters at a regular press briefing, using
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 – Five new ports in Malaysia and China are now part of the China-Malaysia Port Alliance (CMPA), said Transport Minister, Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. The ports, namely Jing Tang Port and Tianjin Port (China) and the Kemaman, Sabah and Kuching Ports will now be part of the
TOKYO, Sept 4 – Japan and China said Monday they had not yet detected any atmospheric radiation from North Korea’s nuclear test, amid fears of a leak from a “cave in” during the underground blast. Japan’s top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga told reporters there was “nothing special detected from monitoring posts across
WASHINGTON, Sept 4 – US President Donald Trump has decided to end a popular program that shields hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants from deportation, while deferring enforcement for six months, Politico reported Sunday. The online news outlet said the plan would give Congress, where many in his own party support
BUKIT KAYU HITAM, Sept 3 – The Transport Ministry is willing to study the need for airline companies in the country to offer additional insurance coverage to their passengers to protect them in case of any untoward incidents abroad. Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the ministry was prepared to do
HOUSTON, Sept 3 – US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will discuss the fate of a five-year-old US-South Korean free trade deal with his advisers this week in a move that could see him pull out of the accord with a key American ally at a time of heightened
