‘Symbol of bonded kinship’: Singaporeans, Malaysians laud importance of Causeway as motorway celebrates 100 years
JOHOR BAHRU/SINGAPORE: The Johor-Singapore Causeway has been a big part of Mdm Samsiah Isnin’s life.
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Malaysia celebrates Sultan Ibrahim’s coronation as 17th king
The coronation ceremony for King Sultan Ibrahim, 65, at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur followed his oathtaking in January as the country’s 17th monarch.
Malaysia’s racial rift: Penang art festival sparks outcry over low Malay representation
Organisers of the George Town Festival in Penang have apologised after facing backlash over a lack of Malay representation in their promotional video that critics called an “ethnic removal” of nearly half the state’s population.
As Many South Koreans Shun Marriage, Two Women Try to Redefine Family
The event was to celebrate and discuss the book written by Hwang Sunwoo and Kim Hana, both 47, about their life together as single women in South Korea. But a man in the audience was there to offer criticism. He told the two women that they were making the country’s birthrate, already the world’s lowest, even worse. Their book, he argued, would encourage other women to follow suit.
Bangkok hotel horror: 6 foreigners killed in suspected poisoning, Thailand stunned
On Wednesday, Thai forensic police will attempt to unravel the disturbing case, which unfolded in the five-star Grand Hyatt Erawan hotel, a popular destination for upscale tourists, celebrities, and dignitaries. According to authorities, the six Vietnamese victims – three men and three women, two of whom also held American passports – had been dead for roughly 24 hours before a maid stumbled upon the grisly scene on Tuesday afternoon.
