JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Japan’s Sun Corp (6736.T) is looking to sell up to 50 percent of Israeli digital intelligence provider Cellebrite at a valuation of $400 million, a leading Israeli financial newspaper said on Wednesday. Cellebrite, fully owned by Sun Corp, specializes in forensics and extraction of data from mobile devices. The Calcalist newspaper said […]
PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK, BERNAMA) – Malaysian police on Wednesday (Dec 26) arrested a Malay NGO leader for his provocative speech during a rally held on Tuesday to seek a minister’s resignation over the November temple riot incident. The president of Jaringan Melayu Malaysia (JMM) Azwanddin Hamzah Ariffin Abu Bakar was picked up […]
Japan says it is to restart commercial whaling in July in a move that is likely to draw international criticism. It said it would withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC), the body tasked with whale conservation. Commercial whaling was banned by the IWC in 1986 after some species were driven almost to extinction. Officials […]
The dramatic Thai cave rescue unfolded like a film. It involved a desperate search, selfless volunteers, an audacious rescue, and 12 boys and one man determined to survive against the odds. Several films of the rescue are being planned, but the first to finish filming is The Cave by Thai-Irish director Tom Waller, which involves […]
BEIJING (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – A new high-speed railway linking more than 50 scenic spots in the Yangtze River Delta opened on Tuesday (Dec 25), and experts said it will provide a new engine for the region’s economy. The railway linking tourist hot spots such as Zhejiang province’s Hangzhou, Huangshan (Yellow Mountain) in Anhui […]
LONDON (Reuters) – In the race to outpace developed economies, emerging countries such as China, India, and Brazil suffered a setback this year and will outgrow them later than previously expected, the Centre for Economics and Business Research said. The Cebr consultancy’s 2019 World Economic League Table was more downbeat on the global economy than […]
JAKARTA (JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Bali has taken a big step to curb pollution in its waters, enacting a ban on single-use plastics including shopping bags, styrofoam, and straws. Bali Governor Wayan Koster announced the ban on Monday (Dec 24), and expressed hope that the policy would lead to a 70 per cent decline […]
TOKYO (AFP) – Japanese authorities Tuesday (Dec 25) released on bail a Nissan executive accused of a key role in the financial misconduct case involving auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn, who remains in detention. Greg Kelly, wearing a casual zip-up jacket and looking tired, walked out of the Tokyo Detention Centre more than a month after […]
SINGAPORE – It’s a White Christmas for Woodlands residents, as the neighbourhood’s Santa Claus has added yet another touch of magic to his neighbourhood. Carpenter Tan Koon Tat, who built a 4.5m-tall log cabin seemingly blanketed in snow in front of Block 178 Woodlands Street 13, has brought in a snow machine to add to […]
Thailand’s parliament has voted to approve cannabis for medical use, with a key lawmaker calling it a “New Year’s gift” to the Thai people. Recreational use will remain illegal. Marijuana was used in Thailand as a traditional medicine, until it was banned in the 1930s. South East Asia has some of the world’s toughest penalties […]