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How Hong Kong’s 91-year-old Haw Par Mansion will transform into new cultural hub

Perched above the streets of Tai Hang, the 91-year-old Haw Par Mansion has stood as a watchman to Hong Kong’s evolving history. The mansion and its front garden are the only remaining sections of what was once a…

Taiwan leader makes delayed visit to Eswatini after China objections

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Saturday announced his arrival in Eswatini — Taipei’s only diplomatic ally in Africa — after an earlier trip was cancelled when several countries revoked overflight permits. This…

Naoya Inoue breathes sigh of relief after outlasting Junto Nakatani in superfight

The bout had been billed as one of the biggest in Japanese boxing history, bringing together two unbeaten fighters with identical 32-0 records at Tokyo Dome.

Shooting at dinner attended by Trump spotlights US hotel industry's nagging and costly security problem

The suspect charged with storming a security checkpoint and firing a shotgun near the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday mocked security measures at the Washington Hilton that allowed him to get…

Johari Ghani: Umno must accept reality of 26 seats, face internal weaknesses

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani today said the party is in a rebuilding phase and must accept its current political reality, including holding only 26 parliamentary seats and no…

A resting place for a rebel prince in Abbottabad

Abbottabad’s streets mostly dissolve into a mundane blur but Circular Road has a way of catching you by the sleeve. This stretch of town is as silent as silence allows, lined with government offices leaning into one…

2026 already this century’s worst year for the press: RSF Press Freedom Index

PARIS: Journalism around the world is in dire straits, with Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) Press Freedom Index calling it the worst year since records began. For the first time in its 25-year history, over half of the…

Buried steps, lost history and a dog named Rudi: What conservators unearthed during Seri Negara’s restoration

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — The 113-year-old Seri Negara finally reopened its doors to the wider public in December 2025 after an intensive 10-month restoration exercise. The round-the-clock restoration work, led by Khazanah…

Live show on bumboat celebrates nation’s maritime history at Singapore HeritageFest

The waterborne show along the Singapore River is among 100 festival programmes from May 1 to 24.

More than half of SPM graduates now opting for TVET, Zahid says as he calls for skills training to be elevated

KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 — Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the growing number of SPM graduates opting for TVET shows the vocational route is gaining prominence and should be recognised as a central part of…

Negeri Sembilan Umno wings push back, call state’s Balai Undang Luak directive unfair and heavy‑handed

KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 — The Negeri Sembilan Umno Wanita, Youth and Puteri wings have expressed concern over the relocation of staff from the Balai Undang Luak Sungei Ujong and the vacating of its official residence,…

Trump likely among 287 candidates for Nobel Peace Prize

PRESIDENT Trump poses with the Nobel medal, presented to him by Venezuelan laureate Maria Corina Machado.—File • Pakistani, Israeli, Cambodian leaders claim to have nominated US president; secrecy rules leave bids…

Tennis trailblazer Kei Nishikori announces his retirement

The tennis star made history at the 2014 U.S. Open when he became the first Japanese man in the open era to reach a Grand Slam final.

Potapova makes history in Madrid, while Hsieh exits

Commissioning ceremony of Pakistan Navy’s first Hangor-class attack submarine held in China

The commissioning ceremony of the first Hangor-class attack submarine, PNS Hangor, was held in China’s Sanya city, with President Asif Ali Zardari and the naval chief attending the event. President Zardari, who is on a…

Tunku Ismail praises Johor’s RM272b investment haul, says record RM110b in 2025 marks history

ISKANDAR PUTERI, April 30 — Johor Regent Tunku Mahkota Ismail praised the state’s economic achievements, which have recorded impressive figures over the past four years with investments totalling RM272 billion. He said…

Pakistan, the country that almost ended polio 30 years in a row

Polio still not eradicated Four-year-old Shahmeer* in Sindh’s Sujawal had been receiving his hifazati teekay on time for pneumonia, diarrhoea, measles, typhoid, poliovirus. Every box on his vaccination card was marked…

Mamdani calls on King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor diamond

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called for King Charles to “return” the prized Koh-i-Noor diamond, which the British Empire took from the Indian subcontinent in the 1800s, on the third day of the monarch’s state…

Johor Regent renews push for 25pc tax revenue return to boost state autonomy

ISKANDAR PUTERI, April 30 — The Johor Regent, Tunku Mahkota Ismail, has again reiterated his call for the return of 25 per cent of the state’s income tax revenue. His Majesty said the return of tax revenue would enable…

The shifting sands of Asia

THERE is a specific kind of quiet that settles over a capital city when its ruling elite begins to realise that the ground beneath their feet is moving. In Canberra and Melbourne, among the scholars and officials who…