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23Jun By Spost_adminNo Comments
World

In Malaysia’s first serious test for Anwar Ibrahim’s unity administration, state elections are being prepared for.

The starting gun has been fired for another round of elections in Malaysia, with six states in the country due for polls that observers believe will offer the first real test for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s fragile coalition government. Some 9.78 million voters – in a country of 32 million people – will be eligible to vote in the statewide contests in the Peninsular Malaysia states of Selangor, Penang, Negeri Sembilan, Kelantan, Kedah and Terengganu. Selangor, which along with Penang and Negeri Sembilan is aligned with Anwar’s federal government, dissolved its state assembly on Friday, while Kelantan – which is governed by the Islamist-leaning opposition along with Kedah and Terengganu – dissolved its assembly a day earlier. Pakatan Harapan (Alliance of Hope) coa
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23Jun By Spost_adminNo Comments
Politics

Malaysian ringgit trembles due to political unpredictability and China problems

The outlook for the Malaysian ringgit remains cloudy after being on the backfoot for most of this year, experts say, weighed down by political uncertainty, falling exports, China's sluggish economy, the strong dollar and corporate demand for foreign currency. The ringgit traded at 4.24 against the dollar in early February but had fallen to about 4.67 on Friday, meaning the Malaysian currency has decreased about 9.2% in value. As a historical benchmark, the ringgit weakened to 4.88 during the Asian financial crisis a quarter century ago. And while bouts of ringgit weakness in recent years are not unknown, experts have voiced concern about the present fall, though the government says it has no intention of radically revamping policies to address it. Ahmad Maslan, the first deputy f...
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largest level of Russian oil shipments into China since the conflict
21Jun By Spost_adminNo Comments
World

largest level of Russian oil shipments into China since the conflict

According to customs statistics released on Tuesday, Chinese imports of Russian oil last month reached their highest level since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, as Beijing provides an economic lifeline to an increasingly isolated Kremlin. With commerce between the two countries hitting a record $190 billion last year, China is Russia's greatest commercial partner. Beijing said that China bought 9.71 million tonnes of oil from Russia in May, more than double its February 2022 imports. With total commerce in May surging to levels unseen since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the numbers suggest a deeperening of economic links between the two nations. They also take place in the backdrop of China's recovering economy, which has now ended the stringent zero-Covid restriction...
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How Khan Became A Populist Leader: The Politics Of Populism In South Asia – OpEd
20Jun By Spost_adminNo Comments
Asia, Politics

How Khan Became A Populist Leader: The Politics Of Populism In South Asia – OpEd

'The people' are pitted against the "elite" in populism, which is seen as an adversarial worldview. In contrast to elites who may be classed as political, economic, or bureaucratic elites who control the system, the definition of the people relies on the characteristics and historical setting of a society in which populist ideology originates. Populism is a political philosophy that is created and implemented by a charismatic leader in opposition to the established framework, concepts, and values with the help or consent of the populace. This suggests that charismatic leadership is a must for being a populist in order to win over the populace. Populist leaders are skilled orators who can manipulate public opinion for political ends. They put on the act of speaking out for the people, b...
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Historical revisionism and identity politics: Using India’s Muslim Past as a Political Football
19Jun By Spost_adminNo Comments
Politics

Historical revisionism and identity politics: Using India’s Muslim Past as a Political Football

The deliberate eradication, disregard, and marginalization of Muslim culture and legacy in India constitute a quiet genocide against the Muslim heritage of India. Recent years have seen a major increase in attention to this problem, especially with the emergence of Hindu nationalism in India. The destruction, disregard, and marginalization of Muslim culture and history in India are some of the many aspects of the quiet genocide of India's Muslim past. This issue is a result of things like Hindu nationalism, political strife, and India's historical animus for Muslim rule. The erasure of India's Muslim heritage jeopardizes the country's efforts to promote cultural diversity and tolerance. Muslims made major contributions to Indian history and culture, particularly in the areas of art ...
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Reports: The West rejects Russia’s requests for extradition due to “politics.”
9Jun By Spost_adminNo Comments
Asia, Politics

Reports: The West rejects Russia’s requests for extradition due to “politics.”

The Kommersant business newspaper said on Thursday that Western law enforcement agencies have turned down Russian extradition and legal assistance requests this year for "political" grounds as bilateral legal cooperation continues to erode more than a year after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Between January and May 2023, 46 petitions for extradition from Russia were turned down by European nations, according to the report from Russia's General Prosecutor's Office. One-fifth of the EU nations, including Austria, Italy, Germany, and Poland, rejected the proposal for political reasons. Courts in the EU nations reportedly refused to turn over suspects to Russia due to worries that their rights would be infringed and that they might experience "inhumane" circumstances in Russian priso...
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Congress responds to Jaishankar’s practice of taking national politics abroad: “Man Who Gave You Ministerial Berth”
8Jun By Spost_adminNo Comments
Asia, Politics

Congress responds to Jaishankar’s practice of taking national politics abroad: “Man Who Gave You Ministerial Berth”

Randeep Surjewala, general secretary of the Congress, said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had handed the foreign affairs minister a "old script" and that he should read a new one when asked about Jaishankar's criticism of Gandhi.On Thursday, the Congress retaliated against External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for criticizing Rahul Gandhi for recent comments he made in the US, claiming that it was Jaishankar who had appointed him to a ministerial position and that he was the one who had pioneered the practice of taking national politics abroad. After Jaishankar criticized Gandhi for his "habit" of criticizing India abroad and said that doing so is not in the interests of the country, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh launched his attack. In response to a query on the ...
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More people live in China and India than the UN estimates.
25May By Spost_adminNo Comments
Politics

More people live in China and India than the UN estimates.

The world's population numbers are becoming less and less reliable, as seen by the UN's hasty proclamation that India had overtaken China as the most populated nation. It will stop being a reliable source of information on the global economy if its predictions for other nations are also questioned. WISCONSIN'S MADISON - According to United Nations estimates, India surpassed China as the world's most populous nation in April. Even while the news generated a lot of media coverage, India's census in 2024 will probably show that the UN's estimates were greatly exaggerated. India's population increased from 1.03 billion in 2001 to 1.21 billion in 2011, according to the results of the most recent census. However, these numbers were given by the UN's 2022 World Population Prospects (WPP) repo...
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Chinese residents suing Florida over its prohibition on home ownership
23May By Spost_adminNo Comments
Politics

Chinese residents suing Florida over its prohibition on home ownership

On the grounds that it is discriminatory, a group of Chinese Floridians wants to prevent a new property law that Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed from taking effect on July 1. The four plaintiffs contend in a complaint filed on Monday that the state's ban on Chinese and residents of six other nations from purchasing houses and property is both unconstitutional and in violation of the Fair Housing Act. The complaint claims that the SB 264 statute "imposes especially draconian restrictions on people from China," since anyone from this nation who are not U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents would be completely prohibited from purchasing property in Florida.Situation: DeSantis, who may run for president in 2024, said when governor signed the legislation earlier this month that he was ...
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Japan and China plan to meet with their military chiefs in Singapore in June.
23May By Spost_adminNo Comments
China

Japan and China plan to meet with their military chiefs in Singapore in June.

According to a person familiar with bilateral ties, defense minister Yasukazu Hamada and his Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu plan to meet in Singapore in early June as part of a regional security summit. The idea was announced as Group of Seven leaders met in Hiroshima through Sunday and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reaffirmed the importance of communication with China. The source said Monday that at the anticipated meeting, which would be the first of its type since June of last year, Hamada is expected to voice his concerns on ongoing incursions by Chinese coast guard vessels into Japanese territorial seas and joint naval drills conducted by Beijing and Moscow near Japan. The East China Sea's Senkaku Islands have often been surrounded by Chinese coast guard warships. Tokyo is in...
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