KUALA LUMPUR – The trial of a former powerful Malaysian Cabinet minister, Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, started on Tuesday (July 2), with the accused charged with accepting bribes to approve projects under his ministry. Tengku Adnan, 68, was the Federal Territories Minister under the Najib Razak administration, and also the ex-secretary-general of then ruling party […]
TOKYO (XINHUA) – Japan’s main south-western island of Kyushu, along with neighbouring regions are being hit by torrential rains, the weather agency here said Tuesday (July 2), with evacuation advisories issued due to the severity of conditions. Around 850,000 people were urged to evacuate from nearly 400,000 homes in the hardest-hit regions across Kagoshima, Kumamoto […]
SEOUL (AFP) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday (July 2) hailed the third meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) as the result of an “astounding imagination” and thinking outside the box. All three held an impromptu encounter at the truce village […]
HONG KONG — Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marched in peaceful protest in Hong Kong on Monday as it commemorated its return to China in 1997, but the city was shaken by images of a smaller group of activists who broke into the legislature, smashed glass walls and spray-painted slogans in the inner chamber. The […]
He panicked when he got a call, purportedly from Singtel, telling him his mobile account would be terminated as he had been implicated in a crime. The 33-year-old Malaysian, who was identified only as Mr Soh, went to Liang Court to transfer $1,200 on the instructions of an “official” from China. He was about to […]
More than 85,000 e-scooters were registered with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) before the deadline to do so ended on Sunday. Of the total, almost 1,000 registrations were recorded on the last day, an LTA statement said yesterday. With the passing of the June 30 deadline, it is now illegal for personal mobility device (PMD) […]
Vietnam, a one-party Communist state, has one of south-east Asia’s fastest-growing economies and has set its sights on becoming a developed nation by 2020. It became a unified country once more in 1975 when the armed forces of the Communist north seized the south. This followed three decades of bitter wars, in which the Communists […]
SINGAPORE – Commuters will soon be able to book shared rides on ride-hailing app Grab for a slightly lower price and with a smaller chance of a sudden detour in exchange for waiting time of up to five minutes for the ride. The addition to GrabShare will be introduced for rides booked from Tampines, Pasir […]
SINGAPORE – Four combined re-dedication ceremonies and a parade were held on Monday (July 1) to mark Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Day, as current and former servicemen across the country donned uniforms to work and posted tributes on social media. The ceremonies were organised to commemorate and pay tribute to all SAF servicemen and women […]
PROTESTERS STORM LEGISLATURE IN HK A fresh wave of demonstrations over the controversial extradition Bill in Hong Kong, planned to coincide with the 22nd anniversary of the British handover of the territory to China, was marred by violence – with some protesters smashing a glass door at the Legislative Council and clashing with police. Just […]