12+ hour, 23+ min ago   (350+ words) NEW DELHI (AFP): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to work together towards resolving their countries' contested border, New Delhi's foreign ministry said Saturday after the leaders met. Xi's visit to New Delhi, to attend…...

14+ hour, 50+ min ago   (340+ words) BEIJING (AFP): Chinese President Xi Jinping met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday, Beijing's state media reported, as the city hosts a summit of the BRICS group of nations. "On the afternoon of September 12, local time,…...

16+ hour, 36+ min ago   (162+ words) PETALING JAYA: Malaysians in Jakarta have been advised to remain calm and follow official updates from local authorities following a magnitude 6.5 earthquake. Sinar Harian reported that the tremor was felt in Jakarta and parts of Java and Sumatra. The Malaysian…...

19+ hour, 30+ min ago   (882+ words) MEDAN: Three volcanoes erupted around the country on Friday, spewing ash into the sky and underscoring heightened volcanic activity across the archipelago, following the eruptions of Mount Sinabung and Mount Anak Krakatau earlier this month. The Center for Volcanology and…...

2+ day, 5+ min ago   (687+ words) JAKARTA: Civil society groups have given the government seven calendar days to overhaul President Prabowo Subianto’s free nutritious meal programme, which has been linked to tens of thousands of food poisoning cases nationwide, warning they will pursue legal action if…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (213+ words) Kim Jong-un’s daughter and apparent successor is believed to have a younger sibling, South Korea’s spy agency said, offering a more detailed view of the ruling family. The spy agency has previously said Jong-un is believed to have three children,…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (401+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s long-established semiconductor industry puts it in a strong position to attract more high-tech investments from Shenzhen, says MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. He said Malaysia’s mature semiconductor packaging and testing ecosystem could complement Shenzhen’s…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (231+ words) Compiled by FAZLEENA AZIZ, C.ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN A special prayer session was held in Penang for the safe return of Malaysians affected by the devastating floods in Nepal, Makkal Osai reported. The prayer service was held at the Arulmigu Sri…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (375+ words) BANGKOK: (Bernama) Thailand will reduce the visa-free stay for Malaysian passport holders from 60 days to 30 days effective Sept 15 under revised entry rules that also affect dozens of countries and territories. Despite the shorter period, Malaysian Ambassador to Thailand Datuk Wan…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (423+ words) SEOUL: A high school teacher branded a North Korean spy in 1972 was posthumously acquitted on Wednesday (Sept 9) after a court ruled that the evidence used to convict him had been obtained illegally. The Seoul High Court found the late Seong…...