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“In the last general election, we lost 24 federal seats we previously held, just like that. And many of these seats were in the rural Malay heartland,” said Mr Isham,...

HOBART, Australia: Let the race begin. In the upcoming Malaysia General Election (GE15), the best description for competitive seats is “free for all”. The Election Commission on Thursday (Oct 20)...

Asia is a continent that houses more than half of the world’s population. With this in mind, it is no wonder a lot of people travel to Asian countries. Why...

Ms Zhang added that offerings in the sector have grown in recent years and become increasingly popular with many children. “Earlier on, (the industry) was rather messy. At the time,...

BEIJING: China's ultra-strict COVID-19 curbs are taking a toll on businesses and jobseekers as Beijing stresses again and again the need to maintain its zero-tolerance approach to the virus, to...

This eventually compelled the generals to look further afield for new arms suppliers. Myanmar approached Russia, other East European countries and even North Korea. Myanmar generals purchased Russian MiG-29s after...

“Being labelled as China’s ‘strongman’ after Mao Zedong, Xi has proven himself as a different kind of Chinese leader.  “Through his constant consolidation of power within the party and the...

SEOUL: North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said on Friday (Oct 14), the latest in a series of launches by...

The US Indo-Pacific Command said it was aware of the latest missile launch and had assessed that "it does not pose an immediate threat to US personnel or territory, or...

JOHOR BAHRU: A driver was taken to Johor Bahru's Sultanah Aminah Hospital after a multi-vehicle accident at the Woodlands Causeway on Thursday morning (Oct 13).  The collision involving four vehicles...