SINGAPORE – Catch up with the hottest topics on The Straits Times’ new weekday talk show. The Big Story, broadcast every weekday at 5.30pm on Facebook and YouTube, will have reporters and senior editors discussing the top stories of the day, in the heart of the newsroom. In Tuesday’s (May 14) episode, tech correspondent Yip […]
Hey, North Korea – what’s up? What are you doing? As the correspondent for the Koreas, I find myself asking those questions a lot, no more so than now after the much-anticipated Hanoi summit ended without reaching a deal on denuclearisation. Most of the world’s media have no free access to North Korea, and Kim […]
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Tuesday demanded the release of a ship impounded by the United States for evading international sanctions, calling the seizure a “flagrant act of robbery” that violated the spirit of the agreement reached last year between the North’s leader, Kim Jong-un, and President Trump. American prosecutors say the North […]
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s economic growth pace likely slowed in the first quarter, due to tepid consumption and softer global demand as a result of the U.S.-China trade war, a Reuters poll showed. The poll of 13 economists predicted the economy will grow at a median rate of 4.3% in January-March, slower than the […]
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Tokyo prosecutors have filed a request to revise the content of their indictment of Carlos Ghosn for aggravated breach of trust, providing further details on alleged cash transfers involving the former Nissan boss and a Saudi friend, Kyodo news reported. Ghosn has been charged on several counts of financial misconduct and of […]
SINGAPORE – People with high blood pressure stand a greater chance of suffering further complications like coronary heart disease and chronic kidney disease than people with other types of chronic diseases, new statistics from the National Healthcare Group (NHG) show. Being overweight and obese were also the most significant predictors for developing diabetes, followed by […]
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday he would consider additional easing without hesitation if consumer prices lost upward momentum. Kuroda, speaking in parliament, said the BOJ was committed to keeping short- and long-term rates low until at least the spring of 2020, adding rates could remain low beyond that […]
PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – As Malaysians break fast in the comfort of their homes and restaurants, a group of firemen did so on the roadside, after carrying out their duties. Photos of this group of Fire and Rescue Department personnel went viral, showing them having a simple meal by a deserted road […]
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile is investigating the possible manipulation of inflation figures for at least two months in 2018, state statistics agency INE said on Monday. Guillermo Pattillo, head of the agency, told reporters that he had requested an internal investigation to establish motives and the potential impact of altering the statistics. The agency suspended […]
MANILA — Millions of Filipinos voted Monday to choose half of the nation’s Senate in what was widely seen as a proxy battle between President Rodrigo Duterte and politicians opposed to his deadly war on drugs. Throughout the day, the police reported scattered incidents of violence and voter intimidation, including a shooting that injured five […]