Earthquakes don’t kill people; buildings do. And those lovely decorative bits are the first to fall

By Ann L Brower, University of Canterbury News of Melbourne’s earthquake today made my left leg…

Peace Education Day Conference takes off

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 – The first International Peace Education Day Conference, aimed at establishing a…

IMF MD Kristalina disputes report on alleged data irregularities in Doing Business 2018,2020

WASHINGTON, DC, Sept 17 – Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on…

India reports reduced daily Covid-19 cases

NEW DELHI, Sept 11 — India reported a reduced number of new Covid-19 cases at 33,376…

‘Fortress USA’: How 9/11 produced a military industrial juggernaut

By Clare Corbould, Deaking University This process of militarisation did not begin with 9/11. The American…

One in three countries lack legal outdoor air quality standards – UNEP

NAIROBI, Sept 2 – One-third of the world’s countries have no legally-mandated outdoor (ambient) air quality…

As the Taliban returns, 20 years of progress for women looks set to disappear overnight

By Azadah Raz Mohamad, The University of Melbourne and Jenna Sapiano, Monash University As the Taliban…

Dalai Lama celebrates 86th birthday with a message of non-violence, compassion

KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 – The 14th Dalai Lama, known as Gyalwa Rinpoche to the Tibetan people,…

Man Is At His Best When In Peace – Prem Rawat

Man Is At His Best When In Peace – Prem Rawat By Chandra Segaran KUALA LUMPUR,…

IFJ condemns, calls for immediate release of Apple Daily staff arrested in Hong Kong

KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 – The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned and called for…

Prince Harry and Meghan welcome second child – a girl

SANTA BARBARA, June 7 – Local media in the US and the UK today reported that…

India sees a drop in COVID-19 cases

NEW DELHI, June 6 – India today reported a reduced daily number of COVID-19 new infections…

Malaysian Artists In Solidarity with Myanmar

By Syahira Asyiqin KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 – Early this year the world received the devastating…

Updated: Another marine accident, in Taiwan now

SUBANG JAYA, June 3 – While concerns are being raised on the possible damages done to…

High unemployment, slow job recovery among the scars of COVID-19 – ILO

GENEVA, June 3 – Global unemployment is expected to stand at 205 million people in 2022,…

ADB finances development of wind farms in Vietnam

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, June 1 – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) last week signed a $116 million…

Dutch court rules against Shell in climate case

THE HAGUE, May 26 – In a historic verdict today, a Dutch court ruled that Shell…

India may be able to vaccinate all its adult population by year end – Health Minister

NEW DELHI, May 21 – India’s Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan today…

Israel-Palestine: Guterres calls for immediate halt to bloodshed

NEW YORK, May 16 –  Amid the most serious escalation in Gaza and Israel in years,…

Locally made ventilators strengthening Indian hospitals in COVID-19 management

NEW DELHI, May 13 – The Indian government today said it has been supporting the efforts…

India participates in ASM3, shares plans for research and cooperation in the Arctic

The theme for this year’s Arctic’s Science Ministerial meet is ‘Knowledge for a Sustainable Arctic’. India…

China’s falling rocket re-entry onto earth expected Sunday afternoon

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 – China’s Long March 5B rocket, which has been orbiting earth the…

May 8 – Celebrating the migratory birds

BONN, GERNMANY, May 7 – Today, Saturday May 8, is a day dedicated to the celebration…

Urgent steps must be taken to reduce methane emissions – UNEP-CCAC report

WASHINGTON, May 6 – A Global Methane Assessment released today by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition…