Calls to boycott a Malaysian Chinese-owned coffee-shop chain over its omission of Malay text from its menu have reignited arguments over race and national identity, as political parties jostle to court the country’s majority ethnic group ahead of the next general election. The Oriental Kopi boycott marks the latest saga fuelling ethnic grievances that politicians have been seen to capitalise on by portraying themselves as defenders of Malay identity. It comes ahead of the November 14 election in...
Read full articleThailand and Cambodia have agreed to dial down the rhetoric and use a hotline between their navy commanders to avoid flashpoints over a vast contested patch of energy-rich seas in the Gulf of Thailand, according to a UN-backed mediation panel at The Hague tasked with helping to settle the dispute between the neighbours. The Southeast Asian countries have also squabbled for decades over the demarcation of their 800km (500-mile) land border, where clashes last year killed scores on both sides and...
Ministry hasn't directly confirmed whether AirAsia sought govt assistance.
UPDATED 10.07AM | ROS finds coalition's reply to show-cause order unsatisfactory.
'A good education system should cultivate citizens who dare to ask the right questions.'
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi received a package from Britain’s King Charles on Monday, authorities said, releasing the first pictures of the detained Nobel laureate in two months and describing her as a “special female prisoner”. It is the first time Myanmar authorities have used the term to describe Suu Kyi, who was deposed in a military coup in 2021, triggering a civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people, according to monitor ACLED. The coup leader and former junta chief Min Aung Hlaing...
Vietnam and Denmark have built deep mutual trust, paving the way for a new horizon of cooperation, Vietnam's Party General Secretary and President To Lam stressed while delivering a policy speech at the University of Copenhagen on Oct. 19 afternoon (local time) as part of his state visit to the European country.
Facing wage shocks and a shortage of suitable domestic jobs, many Vietnamese workers are choosing to head back overseas after their initial contracts end.
Ho Chi Minh City aims to achieve "good" or "moderate" air quality on 80% of days annually by 2030, alongside a steady reduction in fine particulate matter.
A purported district office mix-up in Mahsan exposes conflicting accounts on two neighbouring Chinese new villages.
'Those who currently hold power may do whatever they wish.'
UPDATED 9.25PM | DBP's website, along with a state govt's portal, appear to have been compromised.
AIRO Media, Entertainment and Trading Joint Stock Company has announced an investment in Đất Đỏ (Red Earth), a feature movie about Võ Thị Sáu, a Hero of the People’s Armed Forces.