New year brings joy and renewed hope to a liberated Damascus freed from Assad

[Malay Mail] - 01/1/2025

DAMASCUS, Jan 1 — Umayyad Square in Damascus hummed to the throngs of people brandishing “revolution” flags as Syria saw...



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China vows to ramp up corruption crackdown
ONE day before a key meeting of China’s anti-graft watchdog, the state broadcaster aired a programme on how (…)
[New Straits Times] - 7/01/2025
Fitch unit: Johor likely winner in Malaysia’s digital infrastructure race, but financing key
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 — Johor is set to become the frontrunner in Malaysia’s digital infrastructure expansion that (…)
[Malay Mail] - 8/01/2025
Citing PM Anwar’s remarks, Najib calls for review of 1MDB charges
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 7 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today urged the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) to (…)
[Malay Mail] - 7/01/2025
Teen pleads not guilty to stabbing aunt in Seberang Perai, bail set at RM3,000
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Jan 7 — A 14-year-old girl pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court here today to a charge of (…)
[Malay Mail] - 7/01/2025
Former US president Carter lies in state at US Capitol after solemn procession from Georgia
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 — The body of late US president Jimmy Carter was transferred Tuesday in a grand and solemn (…)
[Malay Mail] - 8/01/2025
Incestuous Lundu dad gets total 57 years’ jail, 10 lashes for assaulting then 13-year-old daughter
KUCHING (Jan 7): The Sessions Court here today sentenced a man to a total of 57 years in jail and 10 strokes of the (…)
[BorneoPost] - 7/01/2025
Powerful Tibet earthquake kills 95, rattles Nepal and Bhutan
BEIJING, Jan 7 — A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet’s holiest cities (…)
[Malay Mail] - 7/01/2025
NSTviral: King of the road, are you lost? Myvi spotted in m-cycle lane
KUALA LUMPUR: The Perodua Myvi is widely celebrated as Malaysia’s “King of the Road”. One driver may have taken this (…)
[New Straits Times] - 7/01/2025
Malaysia's chairmanship of Asean could advance for stronger bloc - Singapore PM
PUTRAJAYA: The strong bilateral ties between Singapore and Malaysia serve as a vital foundation for a stronger, more (…)
[New Straits Times] - 7/01/2025
School bus fares set to increase, ranging from RM5 to RM10 per student
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian School Bus Operators Association (GPBSM) is expected to proceed with an increase in (…)
[New Straits Times] - 8/01/2025