[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian government is working to reduce racial and religious hatred in the country, due to the growing number of such cases, particularly on social networks Mujahid Yusof …
Read More »Tata Steel sells its business in the Southeast
[ad_1] Reeba.Zachariah Mumbai: Tata Steel seeks to sell its "sub-dimensional and non-strategic" activities in Southeast Asia, even if it continues its merger with Thyssenkrupp for its European arm. A potential divestment of …
Read More »Malaysia Reduces Its Growth Forecast to About 5% Due to Fallout from the Trade War, News from Southeast Asia and Top Stories
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (BLOOMBERG) – Malaysian Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has reduced economic growth forecasts for this year to about 5 percent as the export-dependent nation prepares for the effects of …
Read More »HFMD outbreak in Penang "beyond the level of danger," warns an official, Southeast Asian News and Top Stories
[ad_1] GEORGE TOWN (NEW STAR / ASIA NETWORK) – An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Penang has gone "beyond the level of danger," said Afif Bahardin, Chair of the State Committee on …
Read More »Indonesian opposition leaders' meeting postponed following Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's hospitalization, News from Southeast Asia & Top Stories
[ad_1] JAKARTA – A long-awaited meeting between Prabowo Subianto, leader of the Gerindra Party, and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), the founder of the Democratic Party, was postponed because he was hospitalized for …
Read More »Kelantan man who sparked outrage online for taking the child bride wanted to get married since she's 7 years old, Southeast Asian News & Top Stories
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA (The NEW STAR / ASIA NETWORK) – A 41-year-old Malaysian woman who took an 11-year-old Thai woman for marriage denied that it was an act of lust because he …
Read More »Indonesian authorities burn carcasses of hundreds of crocodiles, News from Southeast Asia and Top Stories
[ad_1] JAKARTA (REUTERS) – Indonesian authorities burned the carcasses of nearly 300 crocodiles shot by villagers in retaliation for the death of a man attacked by a reptile of a livestock farm …
Read More »A strong friendship between Singapore and South Korea was celebrated at the Moon Jae-in State Banquet, Southeast Asian News and Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics are a symbol of the strong friendship between Singapore and South Korea, as these are the first Winter Games in which Singapore has participated, with …
Read More »Where do people from Southeast Asia come from?
[ad_1] A fascinating new study has potentially unveiled the secret of the origins of Southeast Asians, solving a long debate about the prehistory of the region Skull of a Hòabìnhien from Gua …
Read More »Old DNA provides insights into the origins of the current population of Southeast Asia | Smart news
[ad_1] When it comes to the ancient origins of the current population of Southeast Asia, two dominant theories have divided scientists for more than a century. It is postulated that indigenous hunter-gatherers …
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