Aqil Haziq Mahmud

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BANGKOK/KUALA LUMPUR: When United States President Donald Trump issued an executive order to freeze nearly all foreign aid on Jan 20, on the other side of the world, Emilie Palamy Pradichit knew the decision would hit her organisation hard. Palamy Pradichit is the founder and executive director of Manushya Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) advocating for local communities and women’s rights headquartered in Bangkok.

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KUALA LUMPUR: After Siti Zaharah Mat’s father died in 2015, she and her six siblings took turns caring for their mother at their own homes for a few years. But her mother preferred to live with Siti Zaharah, who is single. “Most parents prefer to stay with their own children, compared to their daughter-in-law or son-in-law,” Siti Zaharah explained.

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KUALA LUMPUR: One sector in Malaysia says it is bearing the brunt of the country’s ongoing foreign worker hiring freeze: The pervasive Indian Muslim restaurants, known colloquially as mamaks. Two restaurant associations representing mamak and banana leaf eateries, the Malaysian Muslim Restaurant Operators Association (PRESMA) and the Malaysian Indian Restaurant Operators Association, told local media on Jan 22 that they were struggling with a shortage of 25,000 workers in the restaurant sector.

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KOTA BHARU/TEMERLOH, Malaysia: The main bus station in Kota Bharu, Kelantan is a makeshift one, made up of a canteen, snack kiosks and ticket booths under a large zinc roof. This bus station, a key transport hub with multiple bays and a steady stream of boarding and alighting passengers, was never intended to be permanent, but has been in operation for more than 12 years.

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Asia In the third of a four-part series on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), residents and experts speak with CNA on the project’s ground impact and how this might affect political support on both sides of the aisle. New: You can now listen to articles. KOTA BHARU/KUALA TERENGGANU, Malaysia: Kota Bharu resident Gan Chin Teng, 60, doesn’t want her home state of Kelantan to lag behind.