SYDNEY: Scientists have broken the record for the deepest fish ever caught, as well as the deepest fish ever filmed on camera. Two snailfish were caught in traps set 8,022m underwater in the Japan Trench, south of Japan, during a two-month voyage by a team from the University of Western AustraliaContinue Reading
More than 1,300 prisoners on death row can now seek to have their sentence reviewed.Continue Reading
JAKARTA – As social media erupted in anger over Indonesia losing the right to host the International Federation of Association Football’s (FIFA) Under-20 World Cup, a long-time foreign resident took a poll among eight of his younger Indonesian relatives about the debacle that has disappointed a nation. All opposed the ruling Indonesian Democrat Party for Struggle’s […]Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s parliament on Monday (Apr 3) passed sweeping legal reforms to remove the mandatory death penalty, trim the number of offences punishable by death, and abolish natural-life prison sentences. Malaysia has had a moratorium on executions since 2018, when it first promised to abolish capital punishment entirely. TheContinue Reading
Malaysia secured a record RM170 billion worth of investment commitments from China, Mr Anwar, who is also the finance minister, announced on Saturday. On Monday, Mr Anwar also said that there is a new and vibrant surge in Malaysia’s image. He added that employing good governance and management practices willContinue Reading
This brings the number of countries and regions accredited to export chicken eggs to Singapore to 18, up from 12 in 2019, says the Singapore Food Agency.Continue Reading
Caretaker Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Monday that if he is fortunate enough to again be premier after the general election he would want United Thai Nation Party (UTN) leader Pirapan Salirathavibhaga to succeed him when his eight-year limit as prime minister expires in 2025.Continue Reading
Renowned photojournalist Thierry Falise recently returned from a month in Myanmar’s Kayah state, a front line in the nation’s raging civil war. This is the second article of a two-part series. Read part 1 here. KAYAH, Myanmar – Thoo Rey’s body lies under a foil blanket in a field hospital. The 24-year-old Karenni man’s open […]Continue Reading
After Phoo alighted, Long brought four others in the group to drive the car at high speeds, before the vehicle crashed and burned. Seeking the maximum fine of S$5,000 and a disqualification period of 36 months, Deputy Public Prosecutor Tay Jia En said that while such offences would ordinarily attractContinue Reading
PHITSANULOK: A man with long hair, a tattoo and two stab wounds was found dead at the base of a building at a popular college in Muang district on Monday morning.Continue Reading