33+ min ago   (167+ words) The Ministry of Tourism and Sports announced that the proposal will be open for public consultation until Sept 28 before submission to the National Tourism Policy Committee for review. According to Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul, the proposed rate is a flat 450 baht…...

3+ hour, 40+ min ago   (631+ words) CORON, Sept 13 — The bodies of 41 victims of the worst Philippine ferry disaster in over a decade made their way through the blue waters of a resort area on Sunday, bound for a dock where forensic investigators awaited them. Days after…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago   (346+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 — DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng has called on Malaysians to unite against what he described as the “dangerous brand of extremist politics” projected by PAS and Umno following their respective party gatherings. In a written statement today,…...

6+ hour, 8+ min ago   (338+ words) JAKARTA, Sept 13 — An Indonesian ferry carrying 243 passengers and crew is out of contact while sailing north in bad weather from Java to Borneo, rescue officials said Sunday. The passenger and cargo ship Virgo Transport 8 departed from Surabaya, East Java, on…...

3+ hour, 44+ min ago   (631+ words) CORON, Sept 13 — The bodies of 41 victims of the worst Philippine ferry disaster in over a decade made their way through the blue waters of a resort area on Sunday, bound for a dock where forensic investigators awaited them. Days after…...

4+ hour, 12+ min ago   (265+ words) NEW DELHI, Sept 13 — Segula Technologies India Pvt Ltd is advancing plans to establish Malaysia as its regional hub for South-east Asia following a “fruitful” discussion with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in India’s capital. Chief executive officer and managing…...

8+ hour, 45+ min ago   (773+ words) SEPT 13 — There are some things you don’t realise you miss until you are far away from home. When we travelled from Malaysia to China to work as educators, we expected the usual challenges that come with living abroad—adjusting to…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (339+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Umno will remain a centrist and moderate party and will not be pushed towards the political left or right, its deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said today in an assurance to non-Malays and bumiputera in Sabah…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (179+ words) KOTA KINABALU, Sept 11 — PKR must continue to strengthen the administration of the Federal and State Governments to ensure that implemented policies provide tangible benefits to the people, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar, who is also the PKR…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (364+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — The 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) Asset Recovery Taskforce said claims for damages filed by four companies’ court-appointed liquidators suing DBS Bank are linked to accounts opened by Jho Low associate Eric Tan. On Wednesday, the liquidators of four companies,…...