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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…

New Zealand’s Christchurch mosque killer loses bid to overturn convictions

White supremacist killer Brenton Tarrant lost on Thursday an appeal seeking to overturn his conviction and sentence for shooting dead 51 people at two New Zealand mosques in 2019, court documents showed. The 35-year-old…

Independent press being stifled in Pakistan, says Hameed Haroon

DawnMedia Chief Executive Hameed Haroon speaks, alongside journalist Mazhar Abbas, at the event.—White Star KARACHI: The governments in Pakistan have long adopted an “anti-media attitude”, which has put pressure on the…

Drap lab in Karachi achieves WHO prequalification, ministry says

ISLAMABAD: The national health services ministry has announced that the Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL) Karachi, a statutory laboratory of the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap), has successfully achieved World…

2 Jewish men stabbed in 'terrorist' attack in London

Two Jewish men were stabbed on Wednesday in north London, an attack police declared a “terrorist incident” and which follows a series of arson attacks targeting Jewish sites. King Charles III, Prime Minister Keir…

Donald Trump to put his picture in US passports

An image of United States President Donald Trump will soon appear in some US passports, officials said on Tuesday, shattering another norm as the president aggressively puts his personal stamp on government…

'You'd be speaking French': King Charles roasts Trump at state dinner

King Charles III gave US President Donald Trump a taste of his own medicine at a White House state dinner on Tuesday when he joked that without the British, Americans would be speaking French. As the heads of state…

Imperial decadence

COMMENTS on the visible decline and, in the most optimistic estimates, impending demise of the American empire often refer to the Roman Empire 2,000 years ago as a cautionary precedence. And the notorious emperors Nero…

Middle power moment

PAKISTAN’S role as a mediator in the US-Iran conflict has placed it at the forefront of diplomatic efforts, prompting many to recognise the country as a middle power. This delicate balancing act in conflict resolution…