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Japanese Film Festival celebrates 21st year with 13 films across Malaysia: What to watch, where to go and how to join

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 26 -- The Japanese Film Festival (JFF) organised by The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur (JFKL) will return this year for its 21st edition, with all screenings set to take place at se... Read More


Indonesia urges OIC to stop Israel's Gaza annexation plan

Jakarta, Aug. 26 -- The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to mobilize all its resources to oppose Israel's plan to annex the Gaza St... Read More


PLA prepares to parade new apparatus

Hong Kong, Aug. 26 -- Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing will be on heightened alert come September 3, even more so than usual. The geographic and political heart of China will welcome throngs o... Read More


Sabalenka moves on, Raducanu grabs first US Open win since 2021 triumph

Published on, Aug. 26 -- August 26, 2025 12:16 AM Defending U.S. Open champion Aryna Sabalenka was given an early test before she moved into the second round while Emma Raducanu won her first match a... Read More


Trump confirms talks with Putin after meetings with Zelensky, Europeans

Published on, Aug. 26 -- August 26, 2025 12:15 PM US President Donald Trump confirmed on Monday that he has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin since meeting Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky and E... Read More


Pakistan unveils 7-point plan for Gaza peace at OIC summit

Published on, Aug. 26 -- August 26, 2025 11:55 AM Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday presented a seven-point plan before the OIC to end Israel's war in Gaza and achieve lasting peac... Read More


The long-term cost to the bully - Haezreena Begum Abdul Hamid

Kuala Lampur, Aug. 26 -- Most warnings about bullying focus on protecting victims, the trauma, humiliation, and psychological scars that victims are forced to carry. Yet far less attention is given t... Read More


Israel strikes Gaza hospital, kills another five Palestinian journalists

Nigeria, Aug. 26 -- Five Palestinian journalists were killed by Israeli air strikes in the Southern Gaza Strip on Monday. The Gaza health ministry disclosed that the journalists died after an attack ... Read More


Trump's tariffs on India: Can Narendra Modi plug in Act East policy with China's Belt and Road Initiative?

New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- The 21-day deadline to impose a 25% additional tariff on Indian exports to the US ends on Wednesday. In a draft notice published on Monday, August 25, the US administration detai... Read More


'If not supplied to US...': Trump praises China's monopoly on magnets, but warns of 200% tariffs

India, Aug. 26 -- US President Donald Trump on Monday hinted at imposing 200% tariffs on China if the country did not supply rare earth magnets, essential to the automotive, electronics and defense in... Read More