How a distant skirmish is squeezing the world’s rubber
By Professor Dato Dr Ahmad Ibrahim
For weeks, the world’s attention has been fixed on the chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz....
Azlan Nizam Ismail dan Ng Jia Shin dianugerahkan Anugerah Pelajaran DiRaja yang disampaikan oleh Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Sultan Perak Darul Ridzuan, Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Al-Maghfur-Lah, Canselor, Universiti Malaya di Istiadat Konvokesyen Universiti Malaya Ke-62.
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