MELAKA: Delegates from the Melaka government are in The Hague, Netherlands to examine a 265-year-old manuscript that could shed more light on the legendary Malay warrior Hang Tuah. The document, which is at Leiden University in The Hague, is the world's oldest Hang Tuah Tale manuscript dating back to 1758. Other documents include the Hikayat Hang Tuah,...
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia's Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim received a courtesy call on Wednesday (Nov 1) from his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte at Seri Perdana here as Malaysia and Netherlands continue to strengthen bilateral relations. Rutte arrived in Malaysia on Tuesday (Oct 31) for a two-day working visit, his second visit to this country after his...
NILAI: The Customs Department has crippled the activities of an international drug distribution syndicate with the seizure of 436.2kg of ecstasy. The drug, estimated at RM32mil, was seized at KL International Airport Cargo Complex on Aug 29. Customs director-general Datuk Zazuli Johan said this was the biggest seizure of illicit drugs at the international airport this year. He...
