Nobody wants peace more than Ukraine, says ex-envoy to M’sia
KUALA LUMPUR: “Nobody wants peace more than Ukraine” was the first sentence that popped up in this writer’s WhatsApp interview with former Ukraine Ambassador to Malaysia Olexander Nechytaylo, who is currently back in the country’s capital, Kyiv. The immense emotion shared through the messenger app describes how Nechytaylo, now serving at Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign […]
Stringent steps to curb road accidents during festive season
KUCHING: Christmas Day Ops will see stringent efforts taken by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) through its strategic enforcement literacy. Sarawak JPJ Director Norizan Jili said this follows the increased number of road accidents that has risen up by 0.70 percent up to September alone. He said based on police data, road accidents in 2021 […]
Malaysia will continue improving human rights situation at national, international levels
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will pursue undertaking constructive and pragmatic approach to improve the human rights situation at home, while working closely and constructively with all partners to realise its membership priorities in the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abd Kadir said Malaysia will also undertake a human rights-based approach, […]
Is the United Nations still relevant?
The norm against the use of nuclear weapons – the most destructive weapons ever created, with potentially unparalleled human costs – has stood strong for seven decades. But the only absolute guarantee that they are never used again is through their total elimination. – Ban Ki-moon, eighth UN secretary general United Nations Day is celebrated […]
PM proposes to UN to open regional office in Malaysia
NEW YORK: Malaysia has proposed to the United Nations (UN) to open a regional office of the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in this country in order to accelerate the achievement of sustainable urbanisation goals. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the proposal was made during his meeting with UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres […]
Council brainstorms on UN’s sustainable goals
KUCHING: The Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) organised a two-day workshop to brainstorm on the United Nation’s (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) beginning Wednesday (Feb 16). Experts and lecturers on SDG were invited to give details and inputs on the 17 goals and 169 sub-goals. “The SDG was initiated and adopted by all nations in […]
Scale of world’s warming ‘unprecedented’ in thousands of years
GENEVA: The scale of warming in the world is unprecedented in thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of years, said a new United Nations (UN) climate report on Monday. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group I report, Climate Change 2021: the Physical Science Basis said it provides the clearest and most comprehensive […]
