KUALA LUMPUR: United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said there should be no issue if a general election is held during the upcoming monsoon season, as it has been done before. He accused the opposition of highlighting this in a bid to influence voters into thinking thatContinue Reading
SEOUL: A US aircraft carrier will visit South Korea this week for joint drills for the first time in about four years, officials of both countries said on Monday (Sep 19), as the allies seek to deploy US nuclear-capable “strategic assets” to deter North Korea. USS Ronald Reagan will arriveContinue Reading
BEIJING: The Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday (Sep 19) that China has lodged “stern representations” with the United States, after US President Joe Biden said US forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion. China reserves the right to take all necessary measures in response toContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin denied rumours that he has left the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), saying that he will always be a member of the party. Referring to a YouTube video titled “KJ leaves UMNO!! Verified, Khairy Jamaluddin’s final decision”, Mr Khairy said in an InstagramContinue Reading
A lake in Kyushu’s Miyazaki prefecture overflowed, water damage fields and highways, footage from condition broadcaster NHK showed. Other video showed a riverside house hanging over a bittorrent, roofs ripped off structures and billboards toppled. NHK said one man was killed when his car has been submerged by a floodedContinue Reading
NHK said one man was found dead inside his car, which was submerged to the rooftop in the middle of a field, while another man died after being caught in a landslide. One other person remains missing, and at least 87 people have been injured, NHK said. About 340,000 households,Continue Reading
lated southeastern Taiwan continues to be rattled by a series of jolts since Saturday. The most powerful, a six. 9-magnitude quake, struck on Sunday mid-day, tearing up roads and bringing down a handful of houses in the town of Yuli where at least one person has been killed. Four othersContinue Reading
“We need to remain highly vigilant for heavy down pours, gales, high dunes and storm spikes, ” an agency public said at a news conference. Television footage showed a toppled traffic signal and submerged farmlands. Kyushu Railway, the train operator serving Japan’s western major island of Kyushu, mentioned it hadContinue Reading
BEIJING: Two months since many Chinese homeowners stopped repaying mortgage loans to protest stalled construction on their properties, a lack of progress in more sites today threatens to intensify the boycott, regardless of assurances from authorities. The particular mortgage protest became a rare act associated with public disobedience within China,Continue Reading
Recovery of the industry is on track, although Asian countries Pacific is lagging compared to other major regions.Continue Reading