The area was part of the Patani sultanate that Thailand annexed in a 1909 treaty with Britain

Patani on Wednesday( Aug 11), the Bagan MP gave his statement to assist the investigation into the

GEORGE TOWN: Police have recorded a statement from Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow( pic) to facilitate investigations into the gathering of MPs in Kuala Lumpur last week." I've given my statement to the police from North-East District police HQ this morning regarding the gathering of MPs which took place in the capital on Aug 2." The session lasted 45 minutes, starting at 10am at the Chief Minister's Office in Komtar," Chow, who is also Tanjong MP, said in a statement on Tuesday( Aug 10). Ea

BANGKOK( Reuters)-Dialogue between the government and the main rebel group fighting an insurgency in Thailand's Muslim deep south have resumed, participants said on Thursday, with both sides expressing hope for peace after a two-year break in talks.... The government delegation and representatives of the Barisan Revolusi Nasional( BRN) took place on Monday and Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the first contact since the process was halted due to the coronavirus pandemic. More than 7, 300 peop

GEORGE TOWN: The Youth wings of Penang MCA and Gerakan have lodged a police report against former finance minister Lim Guan Eng for allegedly attending the Penang state assembly meeting when he was supposed to self-quarantine at home. Penang MCA Youth chief Lim Swee Bok said Guan Eng's behaviour had caused fear among the public.“ He is supposed to undergo quarantine at home, but was spotted debating during the state assembly sitting.... He violated the standard operating procedure for those who

KUALA LUMPUR: Former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has told the High Court here that Yayasan Akalbudi( YAB) spent some RM109mil for charity work, refuting claims by the prosecution that the foundation did not fork out a single sen for the poor. The Bagan Datuk MP said that the sum was only" a part" of what was actually given out because some contributions were not listed." This is based on my principle of' tangan kanan memberi, tangan kiri tak perlu tahu'( do not let you