KIGALI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- During a ceremony at the Kigali Genocide Memorial on April 7, Rwandan President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame lit a memorial torch, a flame of remembrance set to burn for 100 days as a solemn tribute to the tragedy that occurred three decades ago. On April 7, 1994, Rwanda plunged into darkness as nearly 1 million Rwandans, predominantly Tutsis, fell victim to brutality ..read more

KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Efforts are underway to ensure that local businesses better utilize the opportunities presented by Malaysia's participation in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a Malaysian official told a seminar here. "By gaining insights from our enterprises, we can tailor our strategies and initiatives to better support their endeavors and implementation in the regiona ..read more

KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Analysts in Malaysia have held mixed views on the outlook of the country's property sector. MIDF Research said in its recent report that it remained positive on Malaysia's property sector as it expects a further recovery in the property sector in 2024. According to the research house, buying sentiment on a property is expected to remain healthy going forward and the unch ..read more

KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Analysts have foreseen Malaysia's construction jobs flow to pick up amid a strong pipeline of infrastructure projects. Kenanga Research said in its recent report that it remained positive on Malaysia's construction sector ahead of the roll-out of various mega public infrastructure projects such as Mass Rapid Transit 3 (MRT3), Bayan Lepas Light Rail Transit, large-scale flood mi ..read more

Ten years ago today, a plane carrying 239 people blinked off Malaysian radar screens - sparking one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries that to this day has never been solved ..read more

If you get infected by the Naegleria fowleri 'you die', said Professor Naveed Khan, a microbiologist based in Edinburgh with decades of experience researching pathogenic amoebae ..read more

BEIJING, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan U.S. dollar 100 710.25 Euro 100 759.73 Japanese yen 100 4.6333 Hong Kong dollar 100 90.69 British pound 100 889.00 A ..read more

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Analysts have foreseen crude palm oil (CPO) prices to turn bearish at mid-year due to output recovery. The Maybank Investment Bank said in a note on Tuesday that it posited that spot CPO price may have peaked for the year at 4,579 ringgit (955 U.S. dollars) per ton on April 3. This was because the research house anticipated palm oil output to pick up stronger from May on ..read more

This short story, presented in poetic stanza form, is an *IA Writing Competition (creative work category) entry. *This article was the overall prize winner of the IA Writing Competition: Most Enthralling Creative Work 2023, as judged by Jo Dyer, theatre and film producer and director of Adelaide Writers' Week. THE CABINS 1 ..read more

BEIJING, April 16 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan U.S. dollar 100 710.28 Euro 100 759.69 Japanese yen 100 4.6419 Hong Kong dollar 100 90.705 British pound 100 889.83 Au ..read more