WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Nov 13) criticised what he called inaccurate media reports that said North Korea had not declared more than a dozen missile bases. “We fully know about the sites being discussed, nothing new – and nothing happening out of the normal,” Trump wrote in a post on […]
NEW DELHI (AFP) – A pair of artificial lungs put up in New Delhi to demonstrate the lethal effects of smog have turned a sickly dark brown within 10 days of their installation, underscoring the city’s pollution crisis. Delhi, the world’s most polluted major city, has been covered in a toxic grey haze since the […]
They have been absent from New Zealand’s capital for more than a century, but perhaps not for much longer. An ambitious conservation project has been launched to reintroduce the country’s national bird, the kiwi, to Wellington within the next decade. Kiwis are only found in New Zealand. To bring kiwis back into Wellington, the Capital […]
SINGAPORE – Despite its slowing economy, China will continue to open up its market while streamlining its business and tax regulations instead of relying on economic stimulus. At the same time, it will “crack down harshly” on intellectual property infringements, substandard projects and unfair practices to bolster investor confidence. “We will not resort to massive […]
SINGAPORE – Some 42 shared e-scooters found in public spaces here were impounded between July and October this year, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) revealed on Tuesday (Nov 13). The personal mobility devices (PMD) – comprising 26 from Neuron Mobility, 15 from Telepod and 1 from Beam – were found in areas such as Bencoolen […]
SINGAPORE – A former Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) lieutenant-colonel has been convicted of drink driving for the second time in 10 years. S. Vengadeshwaran, who has served as an honorary aide-de-camp (ADC) to former presidents SR Nathan and Tony Tan Keng Yam, drank three pints of beer before getting behind the wheel in […]
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Trade tensions between the United States and China will create a “domino effect” and prompt other countries to turn protectionist, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday. Speaking at the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Business and Investment Summit in Singapore, Mahathir said other developed countries will follow the […]
JAKARTA – An Indonesian woman who lost her boyfriend in last month’s Lion Air plane crash near Jakarta went ahead with their planned wedding alone, to fulfil his last wish. Hospital staffer Intan Syari, 26, and late boyfriend Rio Nanda Pratama, a medical doctor, had hired an event organiser named “Adiela” and decided on Nov […]
PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK)- Media Prima Berhad’s computer systems have been locked out by cyber attackers who are demanding millions of ringgit in ransom. The media company, which runs a stable of TV and radio channels, newspapers, advertising and digital media companies was hit by a ransomware attack last Thursday (Nov 8), The […]
China has said it is postponing its easing of a ban on the trade of tiger bones and rhino horn, following a wave of protests from environmental groups. Rhinos and tigers are both endangered in the wild and China had prohibited their trade in 1993. But in late October, it announced it would permit the […]