‘Sushi terror’ pranks outrage Japan as police make arrests
2023-03-09
Sushi trains are no longer running their conveyor belts amid fears of customers tampering with food.Continue Reading
Disputes over Covid’s origins reveal intelligence sector in disarray
2023-03-09
A recent Wall Street Journal article reported on new classified intelligence from the US Department of Energy about the origins of Covid-19. It concluded with “low confidence” that the pandemic may have been due to a lab leak in Wuhan, China, rather than a natural disease transmission from animal to human. The report is the […]Continue Reading
Malaysia’s ex-PM Muhyiddin barred from travelling overseas; questioned again by graft busters
2023-03-09
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been barred from travelling overseas, local media reported on Thursday (Mar 9). This came as he was summoned to the headquarters of the country’s anti-graft agency in the morning. According to Free Malaysia Today (FMT), Mr Muhyiddin’s Parti Pribumi Bersatu MalaysiaContinue Reading
Malaysia’s ex-PM Muhyiddin likely to be charged on Mar 10: Reports
2023-03-09
Speculation was rife earlier this week that Mr Muhyiddin will be arrested by the authorities over the stimulus aid programme. The Jana Wibawa programme was an economic generation project during Malaysia’s COVID-19 movement control order. It was a stimulus aid package that was meant to help Bumiputera contractors. The MACCContinue Reading
Company director sentenced to jail for inflating workers’ salaries to get more grants
2023-03-09
SINGAPORE: A 33-year-old company director was sentenced to 12 weeks’ jail on Wednesday (Mar 8) for conspiring with workers to inflate their salaries on paper to get more grants under a professional conversion programme (PCP). Malaysian Lim De Xian pleaded guilty last month to two charges of cheating. Another two counts of falsifyingContinue Reading
Felicia Teo case: Chief Justice dismisses appeal for murder charge to be withdrawn completely
2023-03-09
There seems to be a live lead in the form of an alleged accomplice based in Indonesia, says the Chief Justice.Continue Reading
Three arrested in Japan for ‘sushi terrorism’ pranks
2023-03-09
Local police told AFP on Thursday (Mar 9) that three people from the central Aichi region had been arrested. A police spokesman said 21-year-old Ryoga Yoshino and an unnamed 15-year-old girl were arrested Wednesday, while the group’s third member, a 19-year-old man whose identity was also withheld, was collared lastContinue Reading
Singapore identifies Padang, surrounding architecture as potential candidate for UNESCO World Heritage Site
2023-03-09
SINGAPORE: Singapore has identified the Padang and its surrounding architecture as a potential candidate for Singapore’s next UNESCO World Heritage Site, the National Heritage Board (NHB) announced on Thursday (Mar 9). Named The Padang Civic Ensemble, the site was chosen as it is considered most likely to fill the UnitedContinue Reading
Food insecurity looms after Turkey’s earthquakes
2023-03-09
Turkey’s economy was weak well before February’s devastating earthquakes, but damage to the country’s agricultural sector, one of its most important industries, could push Turkey over the edge. With the growing season fast approaching, farmers in the earthquake zone need immediate assistance to stave off nationwide food shortages. Food-related consequences of the disaster have already surfaced. […]Continue Reading
‘Japan will disappear’: an opportunity for tech investors?
2023-03-09
Japan’s plummeting birth rate has prompted an adviser to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to issue a stark warning. Speaking to Bloomberg, Masako Mori said this week that the country will “disappear” if the falling birth rate is not slowed. “It’s not falling gradually, it’s heading straight down,” she said. “A nosedive means children being born […]Continue Reading