Asean – According to Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob should explain why he appointed controversial Umno leader Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman as Malaysian ambassador to Indonesia. Sim, who is also a member of Parliament’s Special Select Committee on International Affairs, said Malaysia’s ties with Indonesia were a top priority and could …

Malaysia – The recalled Malaysian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Malaysian Consul-General in Dubai will be stationed at Wisma Putra and will not be assigned to the Public Service Department’s (PSD) pool system of civil servants, according to Datuk Seri Mohd Shafiq Abdullah, director-general of the Public Service Department. He stated that the reports that the diplomats …

UAE – H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met with Jake Sullivan, National Security Adviser of the friendly United States of America. The meeting covered the developments in the region and the efforts made by two friendly countries to achieve peace and to enhance regional security and stability. It also touched on …

KUALA LUMPUR: Brian McFeeters, the current U.S. ambassador to Malaysia, arrived on Friday to take on his new diplomatic appointment. The new ambassador is delighted to be returning to Malaysia, where he previously worked as a Political Advisor from 2009 to 2011, according to a statement from the US Embassy. “It is wonderful to be back in Malaysia. During my …

On Wednesday, the Japanese Ambassador for Indonesia Masafumi Ishii, and Chief of JICA’S representative office in Indonesia, Shinichi Yamanaka, visited the construction site for MRT Jakarta’s 201 Work Zone on the North-South route. Since June 2020, the construction of MRT Jakarta’s 201 Work Zone is the first part of the second phase of the North-South Line between Bundaran HI Station …

After call by the Indonesian Embassy, majority of Indonesians in mainland China had returned to Indonesia. These people were advised to stay in their hometowns while waiting for the return of normalcy as the number of people confirmed to have recovered from the new coronavirus infection has climbed to 2,651. “Majority of our citizens have returned home. The Chinese authorities …