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NEW DELHI: BRICS countries should fully harness the bloc’s geoeconomic strengths by accelerating the use of local currencies to reduce excessive dependence on traditional Western markets. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim made the…

NEW DELHI: Malaysia has reaffirmed its firm commitment to upholding the principle of strategic autonomy in conducting its foreign policy, free from undue influence or pressure arising from rivalry among the world’s major powers. Prime…

SEREMBAN: Malaysia is ready to send DNA experts from the Chemistry Department to Nepal to assist in the identification process of flood disaster victims. Foreign Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, said the deployment…

SUBANG: A total of 11 members of the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) have been deployed to Nepal to carry out search and rescue (SAR) missions following the disaster that struck the country. National…

KUALA LUMPUR: The Coalition for Malaysian People's Advocacy (HARAM) and Greenpeace Malaysia have urged the Indonesian government to publicly disclose the names of Malaysian companies identified as being involved in or…

NEW YORK: Controversial billionaire Elon Musk launched dozens of self-driving Cybercabs without steering wheels and brake pedals onto the roads in Austin, Texas, in the United States (US) on Thursday. The move was made to see…

TOKYO: Japan will send a team of experts to Nepal to assist local authorities in identifying bodies recovered following the massive floods and landslides near the country's border with China, Kyodo News reported, citing Japan's…

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has condemned an Iranian attack on a Saudi tanker in the Strait of Hormuz that killed two Filipino crew members. The Saudi-flagged tanker Sidra was crossing the Strait of Hormuz late Monday when it was struck,…

PHNOM PENH: Two senior police officers in Cambodia’s Svay Rieng province have been suspended from duty following allegations that they demanded US$9,000 in exchange for the release of two impounded trucks carrying fabric. The two…

ISLAMABAD: Nepal has urged that international support following the deadly flood tragedy in the country be channelled in the form of climate compensation rather than merely welfare aid, describing the matter as "a question of…