KUALA LUMPUR (SIN CHEW DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – It is generally believed that it’s just a matter of time. Umno President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is an arrow without a sense of direction destined to hit the hard ground. Responding to the exodus in Sabah Umno, the party president said Sabah Umno was still strong and […]
SINGAPORE – A fire broke out at Jean Yip Loft in Chinatown on Monday afternoon (Dec 17). The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted to the fire at the building, located at 307 New Bridge Road, at around 3.10pm. The fire involved the contents of a shop and was extinguished using one water jet. A […]
SEOUL (AFP) – One of South Korea’s largest human rights groups will strip Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi of its 2004 prize because of her “indifference” to the atrocities against the Rohingya minority, organisers said on Tuesday (Dec 18). Suu Kyi was unable to receive the Gwangju human rights award at the […]
PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – It’s 3pm and way past lunchtime, and Malaysian politician Nurul Izzah Anwar has finally found time to have her meal. She is joined by her two children and a family member. But her phone is ringing incessantly. Leaders and members of her Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), a member […]
KABUL (REUTERS) – Talks between US and Taleban officials aimed at arranging peace negotiations in Afghanistan were set for a second day on Tuesday (Dec 18) after discussions around the future of foreign forces and a possible six-month ceasefire, Taleban sources said. The three-day meeting in Abu Dhabi is at least the third time that […]
SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) said it “respects the court’s decision” after a High Court ruling on Monday (Dec 17) allowed a gay Singaporean man to adopt his biological son. However, it will “study the Grounds of Decision carefully, and consider if the relevant policies and legislation need to be […]
JAKARTA/BUENOS AIRES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When the U.S. Federal Reserve kept lifting interest rates this year, a world away in Jakarta profits dropped to next to nothing at Andy Kurniawan’s shop selling collectible action figures. The Fed’s decisions lifted the dollar and hit the Indonesian rupiah, making importing the figures more expensive, but Kurniawan resisted the […]
Election commission chief says 12-day registration for presidential candidates expected to start next week. Afghanistan’s presidential election will take place next year on April 20 with results due by June, the electoral authority in the conflict-ridden country announced. The 12-day registration of presidential hopefuls will start next week, Gulajan Abdulbadi Sayad, head of the Independent […]
KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian government will prohibit the export of four species of wild-caught fish and shrimp to meet the shortage in the market during the monsoon and festive seasons, Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Salahuddin Ayub said on Monday (Dec 17). He said “kembung” (mackerel), “selar” (trevally), “pelaling” (Indian mackerel) and “bawal” (pomfret) […]
SINGAPORE – If you still have not booked flights for your New Year’s getaway, fret not. On Monday (Dec 17), search engine Google launched flight booking search service Google Flights in Singapore, allowing those here to search for flight options with ease. Typing an entry like “Flights to London” in one’s Google search bar or […]