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Nation 4 Mar 2020 | 01:28 AM

Pastor Koh's wife Susanna Liew named 2020 International Woman of the Year

PETALING JAYA: Susanna Liew, the wife of pastor Raymond Koh who mysteriously vanished in February 2017, has been named the International Woman of the Year in 2020 by the Annual International Women of Courage (IWOC) Awards.

Nation 4 Mar 2020 | 11:00 PM

Koh’s wife honoured with international award

PETALING JAYA: Susanna Liew, the wife of pastor Raymond Koh who vanished mysteriously in February 2017, says winning a major woman’s award given by the US government means her work on justice and human rights advocacy is being recognised internationally.

Japan 29 Mar 2025 | 11:00 PM

Japan and US call for stronger ties

THE country and Uni­ted States have called for a strengthening of their alliance as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and new US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attended a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima.

Japan 30 Mar 2025 | 12:44 PM

Pentagon's Hegseth says US command in 'warrior' Japan being upgraded to deter China aggression

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth described Japan on Sunday as indispensable for tackling Chinese aggression and said implementing of a plan to upgrade the US military command in the country would get under way.

Philippines 28 Mar 2025 | 09:07 AM

US defence chief visits Philippines dogged by scandal at home

The United States is "doubling down" on its alliance with the Philippines, defence chief Pete Hegseth said Friday (March 28) in Manila, in the face of what he called "Communist China's aggression in the region".

Philippines 25 Mar 2025 | 11:00 PM

Joint army drills with US kick off ahead of Hegseth visit

The Philip­pine and US militaries kicked off joint exercises involving a combined 5,000 troops, Manila said, days before new US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth was set to visit the South-East Asian country.

Philippines 24 Mar 2025 | 12:24 PM

Philippines and US kick off army drills ahead of Hegseth visit

The Philippine and US militaries kicked off joint exercises involving a combined 5,000 troops on Monday, Manila said, days before new US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was set to visit the South-East Asian country.

World 17 Feb 2020 | 02:51 AM

Battle of Iwo Jima 75 years on

(Reuters) - This month marks the 75th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Iwo Jima, which saw some of the bloodiest fighting of World War Two take place on a small Japanese island 1,200 km (745 miles) south of Tokyo.

Philippines 22 Mar 2025 | 02:24 AM

US defence chief Hegseth to fly to the Philippines and Japan

MANILA: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit the Philippines, the first stop in his first trip to Asia next week, for talks that will include increasing deterrence against aggression in the disputed South China Sea, a Philippine official said on Friday (March 21).

Japan 23 Feb 2025 | 04:15 AM

Japan emperor hopes for peace, 80 years after WWII end

TOKYO: Japan's Emperor Naruhito renewed his wish for world peace on his birthday, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Imperial Household Agency said on Sunday (Feb 23).

World 13 Aug 2024 | 05:23 PM

Road accident kills 16, injures 17 in southern Nigeria: police

ABUJA, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- A total of 16 people were killed, and 17 others sustained varying degrees of injuries following a road crash involving multiple vehicles in Nigeria's southern state of Oyo on Tuesday morning, traffic police said.

Nation 30 Nov 2022 | 11:00 PM

Monument to freedom, friendship

KUALA LUMPUR: The historical importance of the Tugu Negara is well known, but what is less known is how two men from disparate backgrounds came together to make the monument a reality and established a long friendship thereafter.

Arts 17 Oct 2023 | 01:47 PM

Bonded by the bronze: meet the heroic restorers of Tugu Negara

Plucky restorers who worked together in 1975 to repair the bombed and damaged Tugu Negara reunite after 46 years

Living 23 June 2023 | 05:00 AM

Heart and Soul: Of five legendary stones and a fragment of a WWII bomb in Sabah school

Five legendary stones and a fragment of a WWII bomb can be seen in this school in Sabah, Malaysia.

Aseanplus News 31 Dec 2022 | 01:20 PM

Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2022

One would have to go back hundreds of years to find a monarch who reigned longer than Queen Elizabeth II.

Nation 29 Sept 2022 | 11:00 PM

Shining the light on Tugu Negara

KUALA LUMPUR: Not much may be known about a longstanding Austrian “presence” in the city, but that will soon change.Historical facts about the Tugu Negara will be brought to the fore through an exhibition at the Tunku Abdul Rahman Memorial.

Nation 6 Oct 2022 | 11:00 PM

Positive start to M’sia-Austria Tugu Negara exhibition

KUALA LUMPUR: The plan to hold an exhibition on Tugu Negara to mark the 60th year of relations between Austria and Malaysia has received a boost from the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry.

Nation 25 Nov 2022 | 11:00 PM

More than just diplomatic ties

PETALING JAYA: The much-awaited Tugu Negara exhibition to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and Austria will take place as scheduled on Nov 30.

Nation 7 Mar 2023 | 12:14 AM

Ras Adiba to receive 2023 International Women of Courage award

KUALA LUMPUR: Senator Datuk Ras Adiba Radzi has been announced as one of the 2023 International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award recipients on March 8, at the White House in Washington, United States.

Nation 30 Aug 2021 | 11:00 PM

Honouring our fallen heroes

TUGU Negara or the National Monument commemorates our heroes who died in the nation’s struggle for freedom, mainly during the Japanese Occupation and the Emergency.

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