HANOI, Nov 12 — Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will chair the 37th Asean Summit and related summits from November 12-15, which are the most important activities in the year Vietnam undertakes its role as Asean Chairmanship, reports Vietnam News Agency (VNA).

LONDON, Nov 1 — Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered England back into a national lockdown after the United Kingdom passed the milestone of one million Covid-19 cases and a second wave of infections threatened to overwhelm the health service.

ISLAMABAD, Oct 27 — Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan called on Facebook to ban Islamophobic content on its platform, warning of a spike in radicalisation amongst Muslims, hours after he hit out at the French president for "attacking Islam".

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 26 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today chaired another special meeting with his Cabinet following the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Riáyatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah’s decree yesterday that there was no necessity to declare a state of emergency in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said a special focus on sustainability agenda will be included in Budget 2021 with a very important announcement on it to be made this November 6.

WELLINGTON, Oct 19 — New Zealand's next parliament is set to be the most inclusive ever, with several people of colour, members from the rainbow communities and a high number of women.

KARACHI, Oct 19 — Tens of thousands of opposition supporters rallied on Sunday in the city of Karachi as part of a campaign to oust Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan, who they accuse of being installed by the military in a rigged 2018 election.

SINGAPORE, Oct 6 — Singapore's prime minister arrived at court on Tuesday for a case in which he is suing a blogger for sharing an online article linking him to Malaysia's 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) state fund money-laundering scandal.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today gave assurance and commitment of the government to continue handling and curbing the spread of Covid-19 in the country.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 3 — A special National Security Council meeting on Covid-19 chaired by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is being held at Bangunan Perdana Putra, Putrajaya.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 — Collective action of the international community is key to recovery from the devastating impact of the health crisis due to Covid-19 that has knocked down the global economy to its knees, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said.

LONDON, Sept 22 — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell people on Tuesday to work from home where possible and will curb timings for bars and restaurants to tackle a fast-spreading second coronavirus wave, but the opposition accused him of losing control.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — A vaccine for Covid-19, once it is found, must be accessible to all nations and peoples, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 21 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is set to make his maiden address, virtually, at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York as Malaysia's Prime Minister later today.

BANGKOK , Sept 19 — Thailand's parliament on Friday passed a US$105.7 billion (RM434.9) budget bill for the 2021 fiscal year starting in October, aimed at reviving an economy battered by the global impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has emphasised that the government will not rush into reopening the country’s borders.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin last night reminded the people that the movement control order (MCO) may have to be reimposed if there is a sharp increase in Covid-19 cases in the country.

PANGKOR, Sept 15 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today began his maiden working visit to Pangkor Island by touring the Pangkor Island Passenger Ferry Terminal, the main jetty on the duty-free island for ferries to and from the mainland.

TOKYO, Sept 2 — Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Wednesday decided to hold a presidential election on Sept 14 to pick Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's successor, local media reported.