Home at last: Banned and exiled Nobel laureate Miguel Angel Asturias returns to Guatemala in a corn-shaped urn half a century later
GUATEMALA CITY, Nov 15 — Indigenous Guatemalans burned incense and made offerings at an ancestral site to say good...
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Not even at home: Beijing bans drone ownership across the whole capital
BEIJING, Nov 15 — Beijing’s ban on possessing drones came into force on Sunday, a measure authorities said w...
They found the rose, but where was Tina? The clever clues behind a KL community treasure hunt in Setiawangsa
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — They found the rose, all right. It was growing in a pot behind a mini-market at Pangsapuri...
Japan names first culinary ‘living treasures’ as traditions struggle for successors
TOKYO, Nov 15 — Japan recently recommended two people as its first-ever living national treasures in traditional J...
Rival football teams, a 30-year grudge and a mother’s surprise: Astro’s Deepavali ad tugs at heartstrings
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — A neighbourhood football rivalry that lay dormant for 30 years, and the family secret...
DAP Sarawak tentukan sendiri strategi, calon hadapi PRN, kata Loke
Setiausaha Agung DAP berkata kepimpinan pusat terus beri sokongan padu bagi pastikan kelancaran gerak kerja jentera parti di Sarawak.
Dr M says Pejuang’s formation vindicated by political developments
Pejuang was founded in August 2020 by Dr Mahathir Mohamad and a group of associates after they were sacked or ousted from Bersatu.
GPS to announce candidates for Sarawak polls on Nov 25, says Abang Jo
The coalition chairman says he aims to provide a mix of young and experienced leaders to the state legislative assembly.
Govt mulls mandatory phone number verification for WhatsApp accounts
Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil says several countries have raised concerns over WhatsApp being exploited for scam calls.
Drone ownership ban comes into force in Beijing over security concerns
The ban, which Beijing announced in September, outlaws owning and storing unmanned aerial vehicles to 'safeguard the security of the capital'.
Pope says Inca heartland 'suffering' as villages empty
SANTA CRUZ DE SUCCHABAMBA: Pope Leo XIV warned Saturday that the heartland of the ancient Inca Empire was “suffering,” as the remote, poverty-stricken communities he served as a missionary in Peru shrink dramatically.
Anwar: Asean must reduce reliance on external food, medicine suppliers
MANILA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called on Asean member states to diversify their sources of food and medicines while strengthening regional production capacity to reduce reliance on external suppliers amid growing global uncertainties.
#SHOWBIZ: Camp, tuk-tuks and soaring vocals: Carmelle triumphs at debut Eurovision Song Contest Asia
BANGKOK: A teenage pop star from the Philippines won the first Asia edition of Eurovision on Nov 14 after a night of power ballads, pop-dance hits and pyrotechnics from the makers of the cult European kitsch fest.
DAP rejects early Parliament dissolution, wants Anwar to serve full term
KLUANG: DAP has rejected calls for an early dissolution of Parliament, saying Anwar's government still has the backing of a majority of MPs.
Yee Hern-Vannee capture maiden World Tour title at Kaohsiung Masters
KUALA LUMPUR: Wee Yee Hern-Vannee Gobi captured their first World Tour title together after winning the Super 100 Kaohsiung Masters mixed doubles final in Taiwan on Sunday.
Asean leaders meet amid Myanmar crisis, South China Sea tensions
MANILA: The 49th Asean Summit and Related Summits opened in Manila, the Philippines, today, with the Myanmar crisis and tensions in the South China Sea expected to be among the main issues discussed.
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