Harris also visited the Panmunjom Truce Village – where then-US president Donald Trump met the North’s Kim Jong Un in 2019 – and talked to US soldiers at Camp Bonifas in the Joint Security Area. On the North Korean side of the border at Panmunjom, guards in hazmat suits couldContinue Reading
NEW DELHI: India has appointed as its new defence chief, a general who led forces on its disputed frontier with China, as New Delhi seeks to counter Beijing’s growing military assertiveness. Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan’s appointment comes in the midst of a root-and-branch reform of India’s armed forces, and nearlyContinue Reading
Hui had been facing criminal charges in several cases at the time, including perverting the course of justice, access to a computer with dishonest intent, and alleged criminal damage. “The deception was carefully orchestrated by the respondent (Hui) with the consequences that public confidence in the administration of justice hadContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia passengers will not be required to wear masks on flights unless they are travelling to or from destinations that mandate it. This will take effect immediately, AirAsia said in a statement on Thursday (Sep 29). Passengers who wish to wear masks onboard AirAsia flights may continue toContinue Reading
TOKYO: A Japanese health ministry panel on Thursday (Sep 29) recommended revising the nation’s drug laws to allow for the importation and use of medicinal marijuana products. The recommendation was based on meeting medical needs and to harmonise Japan with international standards, the committee said in a report. The revisionContinue Reading
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s parliament on Thursday (Sep 29) approved President Joko Widodo’s 3,061.2 trillion rupiah (US$200.73 billion) budget for next year, with a fiscal deficit of 2.84 per cent of gross domestic product, the deputy house speaker Rachmat Gobel said. The 2023 budget aims to consolidate fiscal positions after the deficitContinue Reading
PETALING JAYA: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has not ruled out contesting for a parliamentary seat held by a former Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) lawmaker in the next Malaysian general election. According to Malaysian media reports, Mr Anwar did not specify which seat he would be contesting but only said thatContinue Reading
BEIJING: China signalled on Thursday (Sep 29) no let-up in its combative approach to foreign policy in a third term for Xi Jinping as leader despite criticism from many Western diplomats that the so-called Wolf Warrior stance has been counterproductive. As relations with the West have soured over issues fromContinue Reading
A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Thursday (Sep 29) sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her former economic adviser, Australian Sean Turnell, to three years in prison, a source familiar with the proceedings said. Both had been charged with violating the Official Secrets Act, which carries a maximumContinue Reading
SEOUL: A South Korean man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for stalking a woman he is accused of later killing, in a high-profile case which prompted outraged demands for legal reform. Over a nearly two-year period, Jeon Joo-hwan, 31, stalked and threatened his victim – a formerContinue Reading