GEORGE TOWN, Aug. 30 — The 138-year-old gravesite of Foo Teng Nyong, the third wife of Kapitan Cina Chung Keng Qwee, has been exhumed and demolished despite appeals by her descendant for the tomb to be preserved. Foo and Chung’s great grandson, Jeffery Seow, said no one informed him about the exhumation and that he […]
PARIS, Aug — Focus on Finland: Between the country’s young prime minister who isn’t afraid to hit the dance floor and numerous innovations, Finland may not make a lot of international headlines every day but it has originated a lot of unique breakfast practices. For this special report, we answer the question: what do Finns […]
PARIS, Aug — France’s record heat and drought have not spared the majestic pastures under the snow-capped Alps, where cows are struggling to find enough grass to produce milk for reblochon and other prized cheeses. “Everything’s yellow and parched, so we’ll have to bring them down from the pastures a month early,” said Theo Bargetzy, […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 29 — Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has made his intentions clear in pressuring Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to call for an early 15th general election (GE15), and political observers believe the Umno president has the advantage as he has more grassroots support. Analysts told Malay Mail that Zahid […]
PUTRAJAYA, Aug — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said he has not felt any pressure from Umno to intervene in the ongoing hearing of party colleague Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who is fighting against a 12-year jail sentence and RM210 million fine after being convicted of corruption. “None,” he replied to reporters here […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 24 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday became the first former prime minister in Malaysia to be sent to prison after he failed in his final appeal against his guilty verdict over the misappropriation of RM42 million belonging to government-owned SRC International Sdn Bhd. While the Federal Court yesterday decided to keep […]
KUALA LUMPUR — Co-author of the book Billion Dollar Whale Tom Wright expressed his satisfaction at hearing that convicted former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was behind bars tonight after the Federal Court upheld his guilty verdict over the multimillion-dollar SRC International Sdn Bhd corruption case. He said that it has been seven years […]
KUALA LUMPUR — If you still want to watch it, the movie will be available on the video streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar starting on the 8th of September 2022. Marvel’s Thor: Love and Thunder were supposed to be released in Malaysian theatres last month but it was banned due to LGBT elements. The online release […]
SEOUL– Alcohol consumption in South Korea has traditionally been part of work culture. For many years, employees were regularly invited to drinking parties by their superiors. Now that attitudes to alcohol consumption are changing, particularly with younger generations, alcohol manufacturers are teaming up with entertainment companies to win over this demographic of consumers. Corporate culture […]
