SYDNEY (AFP) – A surfer was severely mauled by a shark off Australia’s east coast, officials said on Sunday (Dec 9), the latest in a series of attacks in recent months. The 36-year-old was surfing near Scotts Head Beach some 490km north of Sydney in the morning when he was bitten, New South Wales state […]
TOKYO (AFP) – Japan’s Crown Princess Masako on Sunday (Dec 9) pledged to do her best despite feeling “insecure” about becoming empress in mere months, in a candid statement released on her 55th birthday. Emperor Akihito will step down on April 30, 2019 – the first abdication in the Japanese imperial family in more than two […]
SINGAPORE – Nee Soon South residents with needs such as furniture, tuition services or even job opportunities can now connect with their neighbours who offer them, through a common notice board where they can make these requests. Residents who want to offer items or services can fill up a form and post it on the […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The police in New Zealand found a body Sunday in their search for Grace Millane, a British backpacker who vanished a week ago on the night before her 22nd birthday. The announcement came a day after the police said that they were questioning a 26-year-old man in connection with Ms. Millane’s […]
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s factory prices rose in November at their slowest pace since October 2016 as domestic demand lost further momentum, piling pressure on policymakers to unveil more measures to support the economy. Consumer inflation, meanwhile, eased from the previous month due to lower food prices, according to data published by the National Statistics […]
PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Human rights allow for and encourage collective success, says the head of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) a day after tens of thousands of Malay Muslims rallied to celebrate the government’s decision to not ratify a United Nations convention against racial discrimination. “Human rights empower us […]
HONG KONG (AFP) – Immaculate-looking flight attendants who appear unruffled by the demands of a life spent in the air are part of the slick image sold by carriers – but Hong Kong-based workers are increasingly hitting back against sexual harassment. Female cabin crew told AFP of how they had been harassed by not only […]
LONDON (Reuters) – China’s largest shipping group, COSCO Shipping, is considering raising capital for the first time on the London Stock Exchange through a new initiative with Shanghai’s bourse, two finance sources familiar with the matter said. The Shanghai-London Stock Connect will enable Chinese companies to raise fresh money on the LSE through issuing global […]
Five people, including two children, were killed in four car accidents in China’s Hunan province on Saturday night (Dec 8). One of the children was aged between one and three, and the other was around 10 years old, local police said. Eighteen others were injured and 22 vehicles were involved in the accidents which all occurred […]
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has “ordered” the central bank to boost the value of rial, the bank’s governor said on Saturday, after a months-long plunge in the currency due to a faltering economy and U.S. sanctions. The state news agency IRNA quoted governor Abdolnaser Hemmati as saying Ayatollah Khamenei “ordered […]