Author Han Kang won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday, becoming the first South Korean to get the honor, a surprise feat that had her country rejoicing in disbelief and briefly paralyzed the websites of some major bookstores due to
PUTRAJAYA, More than 300 athletes tested during the 2024 Malaysia Games (SUKMA XXI) in Sarawak from Aug 17-24 have been confirmed negative for the use of banned substances so far, but 13 samples are undergoing further analysis.
Director of the
KUALA LUMPUR, The inaugural ASEAN Carbon Forum 2024 (ACF2024) held here yesterday has become a platform for ASEAN member countries to share efforts to enhance regional carbon mitigation initiatives, while exploring collaboration opportunities.
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IPOH, A Bangladeshi man was found dead, suspected to have been killed by housemate who are his compatriots, at a kongsi (construction workers quarters) house in Taman Lagenda Phase 3, Teluk Intan, today.
Perak police chief Datuk Azizi Mat Aris
DUNGUN, The father of university student Khairil Anwar Jamaludin, 20, who died after the motorcycle that he was riding was hit by a sports utility vehicle (SUV), said he never expected that the same tragedy that claimed his eldest son’s
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) have organised a seminar aimed at promoting financial inclusion and encouraging a wider use of the Cambodian Riel (KHR) within the domestic economy.
The seminar took place on
President Yoon Suk Yeol has decided to hold a one-on-one meeting with ruling People Power Party (PPP) leader Han Dong-hoon sometime after next week’s regional by-elections, a senior presidential official said Thursday.
Han has repeatedly called for a…
President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday that South Korea will double its cooperation funds with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to US$48 million by 2027 to support key projects in the region.
Yoon made the pledge during a
The unification ministry on Thursday “strongly” condemned North Korea’s move to cut off all roads and railways connected to South Korea as an act that dampens aspiration for unification by people in the two Koreas.
North Korea’s military said Wednesd…
KUALA LUMPUR, Several areas in northern Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah are forecast to receive slightly above-average rainfall during the upcoming Northeast Monsoon (MTL) season, expected to commence early next month, according to the Malaysian Meteoro…