SEOUL: North Korea has hosted its annual Pyongyang International Marathon for the first time in six years, resuming the event following its suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Monday. Marathon enthusiasts from North Korea, China, Morocco, Ethiopia and
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has criticised those who are politicising recent incidents involving the relocation of a Hindu temple and a scuffle between Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) enforcement officers and a balloon vendor. Anwar said certain quarters were irresponsibly fuelling tensions by exaggerating the issues on
KUALA LUMPUR: Concerns about a global recession are growing, driven by recent revisions to the gross domestic product (GDP) for the United States (US), Europe, and China, along with Donald Trump’s announcement on Thursday of new reciprocal tariff plans. China is now expected to be hit harder by this year’s
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship this year will be key to reinforcing regional unity as the US under Donald Trump reshapes global trade with steep tariffs. Professor Shandre Mugan Thangavelu of the Jeffrey Cheah Institute said ASEAN must reaffirm its commitment to rules-based trade and regional integration amid rising protectionism. “Malaysia
By Nor Baizura Basri KUALA LUMPUR: ASEAN finance ministers will meet here next week amid a sense of urgency to deepen economic integration and enhance financial resilience as the global trade war erupts, thanks to debilitating tariffs imposed by the United States. Against such testing times and the threat of
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman KUALA LUMPUR: As the United States, under President Donald Trump, moves to reshape the global trading system to its advantage, Malaysia’s role as ASEAN chair in 2025 will be critical in charting the bloc’s next stage of economic growth. Sunway University’s Jeffrey Cheah Institute on
JOHOR BAHRU: A company manager incurred a loss of RM651,800 after falling prey to a fraudulent stock investment scheme advertised on Facebook earlier this year. Muar police chief ACP Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said the 45-year-old man was drawn to an investment ad on Facebook that promised quick and high returns.
KUALA LUMPUR: Stronger child protection laws, stricter digital safeguards, and more coordinated efforts are needed to ensure the protection of children’s rights and wellbeing, said Alliance for a Safe Community chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye. In a statement today, Lee highlighted that every child is entitled to safety, education,
TOKYO: Approximately 42,000 bodies went unclaimed in Japan in fiscal 2023 and were subsequently cremated or buried by local authorities, a recent government estimate showed, amid a rise in elderly people who live alone without family support, Kyodo News Agency reported. The first study of its kind, commissioned by the
TOKYO: Forty-seven people, mostly foreign nationals, were injured on Saturday after one tour bus rear-ended another while the two vehicles were travelling together on an expressway in western Tokyo, police said. According to Kyodo News Agency, none of the victims have life-threatening injuries following the collision, which a bus driver
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