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0Local NewsCorruption Woes: Malaysia Slides Again in Global Ranking
The latest Transparency International index has Malaysia scored lower yet again — the country’s third consecutive decline on the annual global list....
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0Current EventsWar Games: Could a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Succeed?
In a comprehensive series of unclassified war simulations about a potential Chinese invasion to take Taiwan by force, two questions were asked:...
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0Local NewsAnwar Blasts Corruption in Malaysia, Puts Nation’s Leaders on Notice
The comments from the prime minister are among the most forceful from any high-level government official on the scourge of graft in...
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0Asia Pacific News35 Days, 60,000 Dead: China Comes Clean on the Toll of Its Covid Surge
The first reported numbers of the new year sure look a lot different than the 37 that were announced last month… but...
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0Asia Pacific NewsCan I Visit China Now as a Tourist?
As China reopens its borders, here’s all you need to know about the current rules and restrictions. Spoiler alert: The newly open...
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0Asia Pacific NewsBeijing Complains About Stricter Covid Travel Rules While Maintaining Its Own Border Closures
Critics have not failed to notice that despite the whinging about some countries requiring testing for arrivals from China, foreign tourists still...
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0Local NewsChina and Covid: Malaysia Struggles with the Pandemic’s Next Big Question
Reject travellers from China? Welcome them with open arms? Somewhere in between? Amid Malaysia’s own recovery from years of Covid, the question...
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0ASEAN NewsPower Outage Leads to New Year Meltdown in Manila Airport
If you feel your New Year’s Day was underwhelming, just be glad you weren’t a passenger at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport...
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0ASEAN NewsDeadly Fire in Cambodian Casino
At least 19 people were killed in the blaze at the Grand Diamond City Hotel and Casino, with Malaysians reportedly counted among...
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0Asia Pacific NewsCovid Catastrophe: As China’s Borders Open Amid a Huge Covid Surge, Will the World Be Imperiled?
Citing serious concerns over China’s immense surge in new cases and the lack of transparency from its central government, the world is...
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0Asia Pacific NewsCovid Cases Explode Across China
Amid growing reports of cover-ups and undercounts, leaks from China’s top health officials suggest a stunning 250 million new infections in the...
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0Local NewsMassive Landslide in Selangor Claims 24 Lives; Toll Expected to Rise
A landslide in Batang Kali turned an overnight camping trip into a deadly tragedy impacting dozens of families. A massive landslide in...
