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South East Asia
Crucial period for interim prime minister to govern the country – analyst
By Mohd Faizal Hassan Malaysia News Agency (Bernama) Kuala Lumpur: Now is a crucial period for Dr Mahathir Mohamad to discharge his duty as an interim prime minister in steering the country’s administration without the assistance of the Cabinet. Political analyst from Universiti Putra Malaysia, Dr Anuar Shah Bali…
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Leave the dark memories behind, get on with life
By Eddy Suprapto Contributor to AsiaN Jakarta: 2020 has a double meaning in celebrating the transition of the New Year of Christ and the Chinese New Year. At least there are prayer, hope, and optimism that need to be built in 2020 to be more successful. We have left 2019,…
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South East Asia
MH360 air-turn back due to landing gear issue: Malaysia Airlines
Putrajaya: Malaysia Airlines flight MH360, which departed from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on Saturday evening, experienced an air-turn back due to a landing gear issue. In a statement today, Malaysia Airlines said the operating captain made a decision to return to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in the interest of…
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Inexorably approaching the retirement milestone
By Nasir Yousoff Contributor to AsiaN Kuala Lumpur: After serving this great organisation for some 37 years, 451 months and 13,505 days, the remaining 140 plus days before going into retirement seem so short, so negligible. Minus some 70 days of accumulated leave that I have to finish before retiring,…
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Poaching accelerating extinction of protected species
By Ravindran Raman Kutty Communications practitioner (Malaysia) Kuala Lumpur: “An endangered pygmy elephant was found dead in Sabah. It had been shot 70 times and its tusks were hacked off during a brutal attack by poachers…” This was the first thing I heard when I switched on the radio one…
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35th ASEAN Summit opens in Thailand
By Habib Toumi Bangkok: The 35th summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) officially began on Sunday morning at the IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Centre in the Thai capital. Thailand’s Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha chaired the plenary session attended by the ASEAN leaders from the 10 members…
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Malaysia, Azerbaijan agree to boost cooperation
Baku: Malaysia and Azerbaijan have agreed to strengthen their bilateral ties, especially in the energy and tourism sectors. Malaysia’s Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev reached the agreement during a meeting at the Presidential Palace today. In the 20-minute meeting, held on the sidelines of the…
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South East Asia
Media urged to invest in data journalism
Kuala Lumpur: The media has been urged to invest in data journalism which could impact government policies and improve people’s lives more than ever, Sakina Mohamed, a Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) journalist. According to Sakina, a Khazanah Wolfson Press Fellowship recipient, data journalism will be able to help her…
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South East Asia
Haze testing Asean solidarity, capabilities in tackling complex transboundary problem
By Ivan Lim Former AJA president Singapore: Microscopic specks of dust from forest fires have blanketed the atmosphere over South-east Asia, blotting out the sun, and painting the blue skies a dirty shade of grey. The worsening acrid haze, emanating from fires in the Indonesian territories of Sumatra and Kalimantan…
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South East Asia
Haze forces 890 schools in Malaysia’s Sarawak to close
Kuching: Haze has forced authorities in Sarawak, the largest among Malaysia’s 13 states, to shut down 890 schools in 17 districts. The decision meant that eight districts were added in one day to the forced shut down list. According to the state Education Department, the move involved 104 secondary schools…
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