Abby Choi: Four charged in gruesome Hong Kong murder
2023-02-27
The socialite’s former husband and in-laws were denied bail after her remains were discovered.Continue Reading
Activist accuses senior police of controlling gambling websites
2023-02-27
A crime-busting activist showed up at Royal Thai Police headquarters on Monday and accused many officers, including a former national police chief, of controlling online gambling websites active in Thailand.Continue Reading
Japan’s Shionogi sees COVID-19 pill reaping US$2 billion in annual sales upon US approval
2023-02-27
TOKYO: Japan’s Shionogi & Co believes its COVID-19 pill will easily garner US$2 billion in annual sales if it secures US approval, which the company expects to receive in late 2024, its chief executive said. Xocova, a protease inhibitor like the COVID-19 treatments developed by Pfizer and Merck & Co,Continue Reading
Thai drug dealer underwent plastic surgery to look like Korean man
2023-02-27
The Thai drug dealer had several facial plastic surgeries to throw off investigators.Continue Reading
Manish Sisodia: Protests planned in Delhi over minister’s arrest
2023-02-27
Members of Delhi’s governing Aam Aadmi Party have called for nationwide protests over the arrest.Continue Reading
US Navy laments China’s shipbuilding supremacy
2023-02-27
The US is seemingly at a loss to match China’s ascendant naval shipbuilding capacity as US Navy leaders engage in a blame game rather than addressing past failures and mismanagement. CNN reported this month that US Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said the US cannot match China in terms of fleet numbers, an admission that […]Continue Reading
Doctor acquitted of rape gets struck off for overprescribing medications, improper patient records
2023-02-27
The Singapore Medical Council said this was one of the most egregious cases of medical professional misconduct of its kind to date.Continue Reading
Teen mother admits ‘stolen’ baby died, disposed of
2023-02-27
A teenage mother who earlier claimed her 8-month-old baby was kidnapped in Nakhon Pathom province has now told police she accidentally dropped the child and it died of its injuries, and she dumped the body in a river.Continue Reading
Cow elephant, calf rescued from deep pit
2023-02-27
KANCHANABURI: A cow elephant and her calf that fell into a deep, old mine pit in Thong Pha Phum district on Sunday were helped back to safety on Monday morning by local villagers and national park officials who dug them an escape path.Continue Reading
4 appear in Hong Kong court charged with gruesome murder of model
2023-02-27
HONG KONG: Four people charged in connection with the killing of 28-year-old model Abby Choi appeared in court on Monday (Feb 27) morning, after police found parts of her body in a village house on the outskirts of the financial city. Hong Kong police said on Sunday they had chargedContinue Reading