Malaysia has sent an application for BRICS membership to Russia, which is currently holding BRICS presidency, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said. "Malaysia has sent a letter of application to join the (BRICS) …
Russia is preparing intergovernmental agreements on visa-free travel with six more countries, Russian Economy Minister Maxim …
Russia has offered the complete cancellation of tourist visas to Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, Russia's Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov said. The minister noted that Russia is exploring the …
Malaysian Foreign Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir will visit Azerbaijan to attend a meeting of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement at the level of foreign ministers. According to him, this event will give the ministers of …
Malaysia is ready to discuss the endorsement of Russia’s Mir payment system, though no negotiations on the issue are underway now, the country’s temporary charge d'affaires in Russia Johan Ariff Abdul Razak said. …
Malaysia’s King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah will arrive in Türkiye on an official visit on Monday. The Malaysian king and Queen Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah will be in …
The Group of Seven has called on Indonesia to join its supplemental alliance, the G7+, and impose a price cap on Russian oil to bring the commodity down to pre-crisis prices, The Jakarta Post reported citing a US official. Aside …
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Malaysia on Tuesday, having arrived after visiting Singapore as part of her Asian trip. The American lawmaker is expected to meet Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and her counterpart in the …
Authorities in Luxembourg have seized the assets of two Petronas subsidiaries on behalf of heirs of the defunct Sulu sultanate seeking to enforce an arbitration ruling they previously secured against Malaysia. According to …
More than 1.1 billion people lacked access to adequate food in Asia last year
Persistent supply chain disruptions and inflation pressures are constraining the global economy's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday as it cut growth outlooks for the United States and other major industrial powers
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s much-publicized tagline for the homegrown Sputnik vaccines — “reliable as a Kalashnikov assault rifle” — seems to bear a special connotation for Southeast Asia, …
Singapore is on the verge of becoming Asia's first major country to fully vaccinate the majority of its population against COVID-19, stepping closer -- at least in theory -- to exiting the pandemic
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Malaysia's King and Queen are currently under quarantine after seven staff members from Istana Negara tested positive for coronavirus, reported national news agency Bernama on Thursday. Comptroller of the Royal Household Ahmad Fadli …
Coronavirus, oil shock, weakened central banks all bode ill for struggling region
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Iran's paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has seized a foreign tanker and crew that it says were carrying illegal oil, Iranian state media reported. The Iranians said the vessel was carrying more than 1 …
