What went wrong for Modi?
June 12, 2024
Asian news from Kuala Lumpur
PM Wong thanks Brunei sultan for 40 years of diplomatic relations, commits to strengthen ‘special relationship’
KUALA LUMPUR: In his first overseas trip after taking office as Singapore’s Prime Minister, Mr Lawrence Wong on Tuesday (Jun 11) thanked Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah for his steadfast support of diplomatic relations over the last 40 years.
Bersatu sacks elected MPs who signal support for PM Anwar; analysts say move won’t trigger by-elections
KUALA LUMPUR: Seven elected representatives from Malaysia’s opposition party Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) have been sacked after they failed to retract their support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Malaysia confronts deadly consequences of Kuala Lumpur’s neglected urban forest
Residents treasure the city’s many tree-lined roads, some of which trace their history back to the late 1800s when it was founded.
New Zealand seeks closer ties with ASEAN on climate change
KUALA LUMPUR -- New Zealand is strengthening its cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to enhance regional stability, address climate change and take on other challenges presenting themselves as the global order grows ever tenser, its deputy prime minister said.
Straight from KL to Thailand: Budget-conscious Malaysians flock to Hat Yai for holiday as prices rise at home
HAT YAI — When Norfareha Abu Bakar vacationed in Hat Yai in February 2024 for the first time, she had so much fun that she returned to the southern Thai city in May.
Vietnam’s record-breaking bank rot reeks of 1997-98
You have got to hand it to Vietnam, which has somehow managed to produce a scandal that dwarfs the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) debacle, widely referred to as the largest financial heist of all time.