1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (497+ words) ALOR SETAR, Sept 13 (Bernama) -- Several iron cannonballs believed to be remnants of the 1821 Kedah-Siam War have been added to the Kota Kuala Kedah Museum collection after being handed over to the museum. The cannonballs, discovered about 20 years ago at the…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (219+ words) From Nik Nurfaqih Nik Wil JAKARTA, Sept 13 (Bernama) -- A passenger ship, Virgo Transport 8, carrying 243 passengers and crew, was reported missing in Indonesia's Java Sea early Sunday while sailing from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan, prompting a…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (372+ words) JAKARTA, Sept 13 (Bernama) -- Indonesian authorities have turned part of Trisakti Port in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, into an emergency coordination and reception centre following the Virgo Transport 8 incident in the Java Sea, according to local media reports. Banjarmasin Class I Harbourmaster…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (615+ words) PASIR PUTEH, Sept 13 (Bernama) -- A keen interest in wayang kulit (shadow puppetry) performances since childhood inspired Muhammad Airell Amsyar Anuar, 19, to produce a range of puppet characters. The youngest of three siblings from Kampung Banggol Pak Esah said he began…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (125+ words) MANILA, Sept 10 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- At least five were killed, and 87 remain missing after a vessel caught fire on Wednesday off the waters of a tourist hotspot in Palawan Province of the Philippines, said the local coast guard on Thursday, reported Xinhua....

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (298+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- The Embassy of Malaysia in Addis Ababa received a high-level Ethiopian delegation on Tuesday for a courtesy visit, reflecting the positive bilateral engagement between the two countries ahead of Enkutatash, the Ethiopian New Year. The embassy,…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (554+ words) BELGRADE, Sept 9 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Moves by several European countries to relocate United States (US)-held gold highlight concerns over reserve security and geopolitical risks as central banks reassess the role of gold and the US dollar, reported Xinhua. The Dutch central…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (174+ words) COPENHAGEN, Sept 9 (Bernama-dpa) -- Numerous European royals are travelling to Oslo for the state funeral of King Harald V of Norway on Wednesday, German Press Agency (dpa) reported. They are, of course, used to pomp and ceremony, but on this occasion…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (289+ words) RAMALLAH/ISTANBUL, Sept 9 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Israeli authorities have redrawn the boundaries of a 42-year-old “state land” declaration in the occupied West Bank, adding nearly 194 dunams (48 acres) of Palestinian land near the villages of Jalud and Al-Mughayyir, an official Palestinian government agency…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (185+ words) MOSCOW, Sept 8 (Bernama-Sputnik/RIA Novosti) -- French President Emmanuel Macron has asked European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to draft a pan-European law banning access to social media for those under 15, according to Agence France-Presse, citing a letter from the…...