The main suspect in the Christchurch attacks in March, has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Brenton Tarrant is charged with the murder of 51 people, 40 counts of attempted murder and one terrorism charge in New Zealand’s deadliest peace time mass shooting. Appearing via video link from prison, the 29-year-old sat in silence as […]
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Friday, June 14. Malaysia sex-video allegations show up rift within Anwar’s political party Whether or not anyone in Mr Anwar Ibrahim’s circle is involved in the attack on his party’s No. 2, Mr Azmin Ali, it is obvious there is a divide in the party on the issue, […]
BEIJING (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The United States has been criticising China for its “unfair” trade practices and currency “manipulation”, allegations that are strikingly similar to the ones the US labelled against Japan in the 1980s and 1990s, leading to the US-Japan trade dispute. The US criticised Japan for its large current account surplus, […]
Mallappa, a farmer in a village in India’s southern state of Andhra Pradesh, told his family in August last year that he was going to a nearby city to buy some farm equipment. But he never returned. His body was found a day later in the farm where he spent most of his life. Before […]
KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Telekom Malaysia on Thursday (June 13) announced the appointment of its group CEO, after a year without a permanent chief and amid questions whether politics would play a role in picking its head. Telekom, a government linked company, has appointed former senior executive of telco Celcom Axiata, Datuk Noor […]
SINGAPORE – The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) will extend the Frequent Traveller Programme to eligible holders of UK passports and all holders of the Apec Business Travel Card (ABTC) from Thursday (June 13). This will allow them to use the automated immigration clearance facilities at Singapore’s checkpoints. UK nationals must be at least six years […]
NEW DELHI – A plan to provide free rides to women on public transport in India’s capital city Delhi has sharply divided opinion between those who think it is discriminatory or populist and those who believe it will encourage the participation of poorer women in the workforce. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal last week announced […]
PARIS (Reuters) – Over the past year, France has led a European push to keep trade with Iran alive after the United States tore up the nuclear deal with Tehran and re-imposed sanctions. But over the same period, data shows France has cut purchases of Iranian oil and sharply increased imports from Iran’s arch-enemy Saudi […]
MANILA — Tensions in the disputed South China Sea ratcheted up on Thursday as the Philippine government protested the sinking of a Filipino boat by a Chinese fishing vessel, which left 22 Filipino fishermen floating at sea before they were rescued by a Vietnamese boat. President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman, Salvador Panelo, demanded that China investigate […]
LONDON (Reuters) – The Australian dollar was the big loser on Thursday after mixed employment data raised expectations for an interest rate cut, while investor nerves about suspected attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman supported demand for the Japanese yen. The yen also rallied on Thursday as fading hopes for a […]