PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says he will step down from office within three years, and hand over the reins to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Anwar Ibrahim. “As far as I’m concerned, I have made a promise that I will step down and that Anwar will succeed […]
At least 14 people were killed and more than 50 injured when heavy rain and strong winds caused a huge tent to collapse in the Indian state of Rajasthan on Sunday. Some were electrocuted by live wires as the tent caved in, and others killed by falling debris, Reuters reported. Local outlet the Hindustan Times […]
THE Cambodian prime minister has said he will personally oversee the rescue operation after a seven-storey building collapsed, killing at least 18 workers and injuring 24. Hun Sen has flown to the site in the seaside resort town of Sihanoukville, where the under-construction building collapsed on top of dozens of workers sleeping inside. Rescuers have […]
China’s increasingly tense face-off with the United States, which risks sidelining Asean, gave rise to the Asean Outlook on the Indo-Pacific, a document that lays out its 10 member nations’ common position on regional cooperation, security and prosperity. It marks the first attempt by Asean to articulate a joint perspective of a contested discourse. But, […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will see the slowest growth in consumer spending in 2019 in six years, piling even more pressure on retailers, EY ITEM Club forecast on Monday. It said it expects spending to rise by 1.6% over last year, although that would be faster than an estimated 1.3% growth in the broader UK […]
When a sudden storm lashed at his speedboat about 500m from Tioman Island on May 4, Mr John Low had to jump into choppy waters or go down with his boat. Despite having no water or food for four days, the 60-year-old former diving instructor survived his ordeal. Many more have not been so lucky. […]
TAIPEI (XINHUA, DPA) – More than 640 flights will be cancelled from Sunday (June 23) to Friday due to an ongoing union strike against Taiwan’s Eva Airways, which is expected to affect over 100,000 passengers, the airline said. The flight attendants’ union announced the strike last Thursday after the two sides failed to agree on […]
BANGKOK – Asean nations are concerned about the fallout from the ongoing United States-China trade war, and that is why they are emphasising economic integration, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday (June 23). He was responding to questions from Singapore reporters about whether he is noticing an increasingly divided Asean, after the 34th […]
MAE SAI, THAILAND (AFP) – A Thai youth football team and their coach led a charity race on Sunday (June 23) near the Tham Luang cave which they entered exactly one year ago and emerged alive 18 nail-biting days later. The dangerous and unprecedented rescue mission to save the 12 boys and their coach, who got stuck […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States and the Taleban will open fresh negotiations next week, the US negotiator said on Saturday (June 22), as he voiced hope for progress in ending America’s longest war. Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special representative on Afghanistan, said the two sides would start their seventh round of talks on June […]