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Malay MailAfter Zahid cracks open door, Khairy says never left Umno ‘in my heart’
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — Former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin said he did accept offers to join other political outfit...
- Malay Mail
Covid-struck Singapore PM thanks Anwar for care package with fruits and ‘real crab meat’
SINGAPORE, Dec 6 — Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong thanked Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for a care package he sent af...
- The Hill
Opinion - President Biden is leaving Trump a shocking mess to clean up
The Biden years have planted land mines on many fronts for the incoming Trump team. Shamefully, rather than trying to repair the damage they’ve caused, they are racing to do more.
- Malay Mail
Health minister vows thorough probe on MO’s alleged assault on Perak doctor
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — Allegations that a doctor was assaulted by a medical assistant at a hospital in Perak will be exha...
- Malay Mail
PM Anwar: RCI on Batu Puteh report reveals ‘treachery’ against Malaysia, shouldn’t be taken lightly
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 6 — Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has reportedly labelled the findings of the Royal Commission of Inquiry...
- AFP News
South Korea president escapes impeachment over martial law fiasco
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol escaped impeachment Saturday over his brief declaration of martial law, after lawmakers from his ruling party boycotted a vote despite huge protests outside parliament."I will impeach Yoon Suk Yeol, who has become the worst risk for South Korea, at any cost," opposition leader Lee Jae-myung said.
- Associated Press
Melania Trump says heading to the White House for the second term is much different than the first
Soon-to-be first lady Melania Trump said Friday that preparing to enter the White House for the second time looks a lot different from the first go-around. “You know what you need to establish, you know what kind of people you need to hire for your office,” she said on “Fox & Friends” in a rare television appearance, where she showed off holiday ornaments she's selling and her memoir as Christmas approaches.
- INSIDER
Meet Trump's pick for ambassador to China
A business executive before he entered politics, former Georgia Senator David Perdue has lived in Singapore and Hong Kong.
- Reuters
Paraguay expels Chinese envoy over Taiwan 'interference'
ASUNCION (Reuters) -Paraguay said on Thursday it had canceled a low-level Chinese diplomat's visa and ordered him to leave, after the envoy appeared to encourage lawmakers to reconsider Paraguay's friendly relationship with Taiwan. The foreign ministry accused Xu Wei of "interference in domestic affairs," while Taiwan's embassy said he had "infiltrated" Paraguay to undermine its relationship with Chinese-claimed Taiwan. In comments recorded in Paraguay's parliament and shared with Reuters, Xu urged Paraguay to recognize China over Taiwan.
- Associated Press
El Salvador's president is triumphant after his bet on bitcoin comes true
As bitcoin reached historic highs, surpassing $100,000 for the first tim e, El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele was triumphant on Thursday about his big bet on the cryptocurrency. The adoption of bitcoin — which has been legal tender in the Central American nation since 2021 — never quite matched the president’s enthusiasm, but the value of the government’s reported investment now stands at more than $600 million. Bitcoin has rallied mightily since Donald Trump’s election victory last month, exceeding the $100,000 mark on Wednesday night, just hours after the president-elect said he intends to nominate cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins to be the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- CNN
Truong My Lan: Vietnamese tycoon in a race to repay $9 billion to avoid execution
Property tycoon Truong My Lan was one of Vietnam’s richest businesswomen. She amassed an eye-wateringly valuable portfolio of luxury homes, hotels and commercial properties all over the country and abroad – allegedly by effectively turning a major bank into her own personal ATM.
- The Independent
Neighbours protest after Muslim couple buy home in India: ‘This is a Hindu society’
Protesting residents hold up banners asking previous Hindu owner to take house back
- Malay Mail
No Cabinet, GLC posts for MCA? It’s fine — we want to provide checks and balances, says Wee
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — MCA president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said that the party is fine with not being given any ministe...
- The Telegraph
China and Russia plotting military stranglehold on Arctic, warns Pentagon
China is working with Russia to increase its presence in the Arctic and could pose a threat to the US from the north, the Pentagon has warned.
- Reuters
Trump picks former Senator David Perdue as ambassador to China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he has chosen former Senator David Perdue to be ambassador to China, tapping a former politician with business experience to help steer relations riven by deep mistrust and trade tensions. "He will be instrumental in implementing my strategy to maintain Peace in the region, and a productive working relationship with China's leaders," Trump said in a post on Thursday on his social media platform Truth Social. Trump, who takes office on Jan. 20, has said he will impose an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods unless Beijing does more to stop the trafficking of the highly addictive narcotic fentanyl.
- The Daily Beast
Secret Service Chief Screams at GOP Rep During Hearing on Trump Security
Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe and Texas Rep. Pat Fallon had a contentious exchange Thursday during a congressional hearing about Donald Trump’s security detail. Since the July assassination attempt on Trump, that subject has been in the spotlight, with former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigning shortly after the close call. A Senate report released in September detailed “preventable” failures by the agency before the shooting. During a meeting Thursday of the bipartis
- AFP News
Strikes on key bridge linking Syria's Homs, Hama: war monitor
Air strikes targeted a bridge on the highway linking the Syrian cities of Homs and Hama, a war monitor said Friday, as government forces scramble to secure Homs after Islamist-led rebels captured Hama and commercial hub Aleppo."Fighter jets executed several airstrikes, targeting Al-Rastan bridge on (the) Homs-Hama highway... as well as attacking positions around the bridge, attempting to cut off the road between Hama and Homs and secure Homs," the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Right
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Ukraine just gave a first look at its new homemade Hell 'drone-missile' with more than twice the range of ATACMS
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the weapon, called "Peklo," has already been used in combat.
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Russia is suffering record casualties as the West steps up support for Ukraine, and it may struggle to replace them
Russia is losing around 1,500 troops a day. The Institute for the Study of War said it won't be able to sustain such a high casualty rate.
- Reuters
Syrian rebel advance poses risks for U.S. and others, former envoy says
A rapid rebel advance in northwest Syria poses risks for the United States, which was "caught unaware", and other countries including Turkey, Russia and Iran, former U.S. ambassador James Jeffrey told Reuters. Jeffrey, former U.S. Ambassador to the Coalition to Defeat Islamic State under the previous Trump Administration, said President-elect Donald Trump was likely to ramp up pressure on Syria's ally Iran both there and across the region.