Tag: Malaysia
Malaysia revives Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed line project
This week, the Malaysian government called on private companies to submit investment projects for the high-speed rail project linking Kuala Lumpur to Singapore. The latter had been put on hiatus…
justice rejects the appeal of ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak
Malaysian justice on Friday rejected the appeal filed by former Prime Minister Najib Razak against the 12-year prison sentence he is serving for corruption in a case linked to the…
Michelle Yeoh, Best Actress at the Oscars 2023: “righting an injustice”
She’s the first Asian to win the Oscar for Best Actress, thanks to her role as a Chinese immigrant in the crazy comedy Everything Everywhere All At Once. Michelle Yeoh…
Asian stars take center stage at the Oscars
The 95th Oscars ceremony scheduled for Sunday, March 11 in the evening in Los Angeles is marked in particular by an unprecedented breakthrough by actors of Asian origin. Four nominations…
From Malaysia to Portugal: Container ship ran aground in Suez Canal
It was reported that the cargo ship “MSC ISTANBUL” ran aground in the Suez Canal, but the canal was opened by tugboats without interrupting the sea traffic. Osama Rabi, Chairman…
Over 40,000 evacuated after torrential rains in Malaysia
Among the dead are an elderly couple who drowned and a man whose car was swept away by the waters. According to the environmental organization Malaysian Nature Society, the floods…
Unusually heavy downpours in Malaysia
Several people have died and more than 40,000 have been evacuated since several of Malaysia’s states were flooded in heavy downpours – which continue. Among the dead are an elderly…
Putin was involved in supplying the anti-aircraft system that was used to shoot down the Malaysia Airlines plane in 2014
According to researchers, Putin approved the delivery of an anti-aircraft system to separatists in eastern Ukraine. There were no indications that Putin had ordered the flight to be shot down.…
‘strong indications’ that Putin approved the supply of the missile
End of the investigation into the crash of MH17, this Malaysia Airlines plane shot down on July 17, 2014 by a Russian missile in Ukraine, while connecting the capitals of…
