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Kota Kinabalu: Sabahans should put their heads together regardless of political alliance and stand together when facing problems which degrade Sabah. Sabah Progressive Party Deputy President Amde Sidik said it is general knowledge that Sabah was a nation before it was demoted to a mere state under Malaysia.
As Barack Obama's presidency nears its end, Indonesians still speak with pride of the childhood years he spent in their country, though much of the enthusiasm has faded along with the impossibly high expectations of what the first African-American president would achieve. A fan club, books, a statue, a cafe and even a movie were all part of the mania for Obama in the world's most populous Muslim nation after he was elected president in 2008.
VIENTIANE, Aug 28 The secretive communist government of Laos, a country with a population of less than 7 million, rarely causes a ripple on the diplomatic circuit. And yet its sleepy capital will spring to life next week when global leaders arrive for an Asian summit.
Malaysian protesters staged a rally in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday , calling on authorities to take action against an official linked to the corruption scandal surrounding the 1Malaysia Development Berhad state fund. The "#TangkapMO1" rally was called to urge authorities to arrest "Malaysian Official 1", an unidentified high ranking official mentioned in the United States Department of Justice's civil lawsuit last month.
Police on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, have confirmed that another person has died in ... . In this Dec. 31, 2015, photo, a Buddhist monk looks out on the beach in the resort town of Hua Hin, 240 kilometers south of Bangkok, Thailand.
Being savaged by Donald J. Trump on one side of the electoral aisle, and modestly beaten by the Democratic presumptive candidate, Hillary Clinton, the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement is lying somewhere between near death and miraculous survival. Those breathing life into that unfortunate beast remain politicians who embraced the mythology of free trade while never questioning what was free.
Labuan: The panel set up by the Federal Government to identify is sues of non-compliance to the terms in the Malaysia Agreement 1963, which bestows special rights to Sabah and Sarawak, should set a date on when its findings will be completed and whether its recommendations will be implemented without delay. "Such declarations will help avoid adverse public perceptions that the new committee is not an eyewash that would end up with no outcome like several other panels or committees formed before to study various issues affecting Sabah," he said.
With many Americans, both Democrats and Republicans, questioning the wisdom of a proposed 12-nation trade pact, its supporters are offering what they hope will be a persuasive argument. Rejection of the Trans-Pacific Partnership plan would damage our credibility abroad, they say.
The Obamas and Prime Minister and Mrs. Lee of Singapore toast ''onward Singapore'' to strong relations at one of the last state dinners for U.S. President Barack Obama. Rough Cut .
The incumbent President of the United States said today that one of the two possibilities to succeed him is "unfit to serve as president" and is "woefully unprepared" to do the job. You can see Barack Obama's comments starting around time 13:00 in the C-Span clip below , from his press conference this morning with the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong.
Republican leaders should withdraw endorsement of Trump, Obama says Obama says Trump "keeps on proving" that he's unfit for office. Check out this story on waukeshanow.com: http://usat.ly/2ayhSfN President Barack Obama is challenging leading Republicans to repudiate Donald Trump.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce during a reception and discussion, Monday, Aug. 1, 2016 in Washington. Prime Minister Lee discussed the Trans Pacific Partnership, TPP, and other topics.
The federal government of Malaysia is not named as a defendant in the US Department of Justice's civil lawsuit over state-owned investment firm 1Malaysia Development Berhad assets, de facto law minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said today. Azalina also said the lawsuit is a "private" matter which she believed did not require the Malaysian government to step in.
Southeast Asian nations overcame days of deadlock on Monday when the Philippines dropped a request for their joint statement to mention a landmark legal ruling on the South China Sea, officials said, after objections from Cambodia. Beijing publicly thanked Cambodia for supporting its stance on maritime disputes, a position which threw the regional block's weekend meeting in the Laos capital of Vientiane into disarray.
WE are living in a time of great ironies. In a mismatched world - of the holier than thou robed mullahs and suited men preaching all things good and godly but together stole billions of ringgit from the people.
The United States has placed Myanmar, Uzbekistan, Sudan and Haiti on its list of worst human trafficking offenders, drawing guarded praise from some human rights groups following criticism that last year's State Department report was politicized. While more than two dozen countries were downgraded in the closely watched Trafficking in Persons report announced on Thursday, Thailand was removed from the bottom rung despite what the State Department described as "widespread forced labour" in the country's vital seafood industry.
Kota Kinabalu: A 36-year-old government servant will on June 22 get to know whether he has to answer to a charge of asking a bribe of RM6,000 from a man. Sessions Court Judge Dato Ishak Bakri fixed the date for Mohd Rithwan Mohd Salleh during clarification and submissions from both parties.
President Tsai Ing-wen inspected two military bases in Eastern Taiwan on Sunday, her first ever trip in her capacity as the nation's commander in chief. The president boarded Air Force One for Eastern Taiwan where she inspected Hualien Air Base and the neighboring Jiashan Air Base, the island's primary eastern defense area.