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GENEVA: A COVID-19 vaccine may be rolled out by March 2021 to the most vulnerable, which along with other advances could fundamentally change the course of the pandemic, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official said. Bruce Aylward…

KUALA LUMPUR: The opposition will only support the budget for 2021 tabled by the government if it really helps the people, said Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s leader Anwar Ibrahim on Monday (Nov 9) as he kicked off the budget debate in parliament.…

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) is stepping up efforts to seek fresh sources of funds and it is confident that it will have “very strong liquidity” to tide it through the pandemic-induced turbulence. Speaking to analysts and reporters…

CAIRO: The French foreign minister asserted his country's "profound respect for Islam" during a visit to Cairo in a dispute with the Muslim world over France's defence of the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad. Foreign…

SINGAPORE: The leaders of Indonesia and Malaysia congratulated United States President-elect Joe Biden on his election victory, while looking forward to strengthening relations with the US. "My warmest congratulations @JoeBiden and…

PUTRAJAYA: Schools in Malaysia will close from Monday (Nov 9), the education ministry announced on Sunday. The last day of the school year in Kedah, Johor, Kelantan and Terengganu was supposed to be on Dec 17, and Dec 18 for other states.…

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government intends to proceed with the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project as it is able to "generate a positive multiplier effect on the national economy", said finance minister Tengku Zafrul…

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economy is projected to rebound with a growth between 6.5 per cent and 7.5 per cent next year, said the government on Friday (Nov 6) as it unveiled an expansionary budget geared towards a recovery from COVID-19.…

SAN PEDRO SULA: As the remnants of Hurricane Eta moved back over Caribbean waters, governments in Central America worked to tally the displaced and dead, and recover bodies from landslides and flooding that claimed dozens of lives from…

JAKARTA: When a garbage collector came to Ghina Ghaliya’s house in the Indonesian capital and asked if she had an old mobile phone his children could use to access the internet, it sparked an idea for a broader campaign to help students…