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KUALA LUMPUR: The Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) has clarified its enforcement actions regarding express bus operations, stressing that all services must operate only from approved terminals and transport hubs to ensure safety, order,…

WASHINGTON / TEL AVIV: Former U.S. Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard, who was convicted of spying for Israel, has claimed that Turkey and Egypt could emerge as potential future military adversaries of Israel, warning of…

Living in Malaysia influences how one looks at traditions, particularly those connected to nature and heritage. This is not because Malaysia views tradition through nostalgia, but because questions of environment, conservation, and cultural…

DHAKA: Air pollution is cutting the average Bangladeshi’s life expectancy by 5.5 years, the steepest loss worldwide, according to new research that has intensified calls for urgent government action. The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI)…

Kuala Lumpur: A camera, held like a lamp against the dark, was silenced by bullets. In Khan Younis, a southern city in the Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif was killed while documenting tragedy. His image, however, was not…

WASHINGTON, July 20 (VOM-Voice of Malaysia):— Global progress in reducing poverty is at grave risk of being reversed due to the escalating impacts of climate change, according to a stark warning from the World Bank in its latest report,…

In the complexities of human relationships, one of the most painful things a person can experience is being led on — offered hope for something beautiful, only to have it fade away without explanation. This pain becomes even deeper when the…

DHAKA, July 16, 2025 (VOM)— One year after a student-led uprising toppled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and ended her 15-year rule, Bangladesh remains mired in political instability, deepening polarization, and growing uncertainty…

DHAKA, July 15— Bangladesh now has the highest rate of child marriage in South Asia, with over half of all girls married before the age of 18, according to the latest UN data—a trend that experts say has worsened since the COVID-19…

In the past, people felt ashamed when their manners were lacking. Today, those without shame are considered the most ‘sporting’. Good manners have become a joke, and morals are turned into punchlines for comedy. The rougher the joke, the…