JOHOR BAHRU: Former Malaysian health minister Khairy Jamaluddin has been appointed Johor youth adviser and a board member of state football club Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT). The announcement was made by Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim in a Facebook post on Wednesday (Feb 15). “I have met withContinue Reading
Declining state land sales revenue has also exacerbated local governments’ financial woes, which were eroded by China’s feeble growth, weak tax income and stringent COVID-19 restrictions. Analysts at Moody’s expect negative credit conditions for local governments in 2023 because of ongoing weakness in land sales revenue, persistently high fiscal deficitsContinue Reading
TOKYO: Japanese ministries said on Wednesday (Feb 15) that advertising giant Dentsu Inc and two other companies linked to a Tokyo 2020 Olympics corruption scandal will be unable to take part in bids for contracts for nine months. Prosecutors last week arrested an ex-Tokyo Olympic official and executives at theContinue Reading
SEOUL: China will resume issuing short-term visas for South Korean nationals on Feb 18, the Chinese embassy in Seoul said Wednesday (Feb 15). The move follows South Korea’s decision last week to end COVID-linked travel restrictions on Chinese nationals – rules that sparked a furious response and tit-for-tat measures fromContinue Reading
SEOUL: The food crisis in North Korea appears to have deteriorated, South Korea said on Wednesday (Feb 15), after the Dong-A Ilbo newspaper reported that North Korea has cut rations to its soldiers for the first time in more than two decades. North Korea has effectively acknowledged serious food shortages, SouthContinue Reading
SEOUL: A North Korean food crisis appears to have deteriorated, South Korea said on Wednesday (Feb 15), as a newspaper reported that North Korea has cut rations to its soldiers for the first time in more than two decades. North Korea has effectively acknowledged serious food shortages, South Korea’s unification ministryContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) president Muhyiddin Yassin is expected to be summoned by Malaysia’s anti-graft agency as part of investigations into the party’s funds. The New Straits Times (NST), citing a source, reported on Tuesday (Feb 14) that Mr Muhyiddin will have his statement taken by theContinue Reading
Cambodia’s former child soldiers continue living with trauma, resentment, and revenge as the lack of social support forced most of them into isolation and deep poverty.
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TOKYO: A fresh analysis of unidentified aerial objects that flew over Japan’s airspace in recent years “strongly” suggests they were Chinese spy balloons, according to Tokyo’s defence ministry. “After further analysis of specific balloon-shaped flying objects previously identified in Japanese airspace, including those in November 2019, June 2020 and SeptemberContinue Reading
Malaysian serial entrepreneur Nadia Nasimuddin of the Naza Group talks about work, family and juggling four kids aged ten and under.Continue Reading