FROM THE EDITOR – This edition of Global Dispatch, dated June 22, 2026, covers the week ending June 22, incorporating the latest developments from the first round of US-Iran nuclear talks in Switzerland, the fragile Lebanon ceasefire that nearly derailed them, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and a series of significant scientific breakthroughs. All…
Malaysia Faces Energy Shock as Hormuz Crisis Threatens 38% of Oil Supply Bank Muamalat economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid warns elevated global oil prices and rising business costs could persist even if a ceasefire holds BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 – Rising tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are…
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2026 • DAY 11 OF OPERATION EPIC FURY EDITOR’S SUMMARY Day 11 opens as the most kinetic yet. Iran has a new Supreme Leader — Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, hard-line son of the man killed on Day 1 — and has fired its first missiles under his command. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth…
Iranian state media confirms the death of the Supreme Leader’s son and presumed heir, effectively ending decades of succession planning as the interim Leadership Council takes control. BY TNS NEWS TEAM KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 2 – The killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his son, Mojtaba, in a joint United States–Israeli strike on…
File Picture: PM Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim with US President Donald Trump during the Signing Ceremony of the Thailand–Cambodia Peace Agreement at the 2025 ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur last Oct. AFIQ HAMBALI/PMO By TNS News Team PUTRAJAYA, Dec 21 — Malaysia, in its capacity as Chair of ASEAN, will convene a Special Meeting of…
