PUTRAJAYA: Most Malaysians in Singapore and Brunei are part of the skilled or semi-skilled workforce, says the Statistics Department. Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said 39% of the diaspora working in Singapore are skilled workers and 35% are semi-skilled workers. In Brunei, 68% of the working diaspora …

KUCHING: The Lun Bawang, an Orang Ulu ethnic community under the broad Dayak group, are peace-loving people in the interiors of Sarawak. They largely grow rice, rear poultry and mind their own business. Education is difficult, with few schools in the interior and many having to go far from their …

KINSHASA (Reuters) – Violent clashes have escalated between Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s army and Rwandan-backed M23 Tutsi-led rebels in eastern Congo, killing scores and displacing hundreds of thousands. The fighting, in a war that has lasted decades, has increased the risk of an all-out conflict between Congo and Rwanda …

LONDON (Reuters) – Before the shock death of her husband Alexei in a grim Arctic prison last week, Yulia Navalnaya had always played down the idea she would one day take over as leader of Russia’s opposition. But on Monday, she vowed to continue his fight. In a video released …

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels will respond with military force to any break in their ceasefire with the government, leader Antonio Garcia told Reuters, predicting that the current stage of peace talks will end in 2025. President Gustavo Petro restarted negotiations with the group, founded in …

(Reuters) – Inter Milan manager Simone Inzaghi is looking forward to taking on his former team mate Diego Simeone when his side play Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, but is unsure what to expect from the unpredictable Spanish side. Inzaghi and Simeone were members of the Lazio side which …

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military said on Monday its troops had taken up new defensive positions in the east after retreating from the captured town of Avdiivka and were repelling Russian attempts to develop the offensive thrust. Russia took full control of devastated Avdiivka after Kyiv’s troops withdrew over the …