With the political fallout, BN is expected to team up with the state’s main opposition party – Parti Warisan Sabah led by Mr Shafie Apdal which occupies 19 seats – and other smaller parties to form the next state government. At the same time, five…

BOGOR: The development of Indonesia’s new planned capital Nusantara in eastern Kalimantan will benefit Malaysia’s Borneo states, Sabah and Sarawak, said Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Monday (Jan 9). Speaking at a press conference on the second day of his official visit to Indonesia,…

BEIJING: Almost 90 per cent of people in China’s third most populous province have now been infected with COVID-19, a top official said Monday (Jan 9), as the country battles an unprecedented surge in cases. Kan Quancheng, director of the health commission for central Henan…

The first flight of Chinese visitors since the pandemic started arrived in Thailand on Monday, carrying an initial group of an expected 3,465 passengers on the first day, Anutin said. One of Asia’s most popular travel destinations, Thailand is enjoying an influx of tourists during…

Shrugging off those gloomy forecasts, investors are betting that China’s reopening will help revive the US$17 trillion economy and bolster the outlook for global growth. Those hopes lifted Asian shares to a five-month high on Monday while China’s yuan firmed to its strongest level against…

TAIPEI/BEIJING: Taiwan condemned China on Monday (Jan 9) for holding its second military combat drills around the island in less than a month, with the defence ministry saying it had detected 57 Chinese aircraft. China views democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory and has been ramping…