LONDON and SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s three-month-old administration won a key legal victory last week when Abu Dhabi’s International Petroleum Investment Co (IPIC) and its Aabar Investments PJS unit agreed to pay US$1.8 billion to settle a legal dispute linked to the sprawling 1Malaysia Development Berhad, or 1MDB, scandal. The two sides had been […]Continue Reading
SAMUT PRAKAN: A man wanted for the murder of his wife, who was set on fire and then stabbed to death at Bang Pu Industrial Estate in Muang district on Monday, was arrested on Tuesday in adjoining Chachoengsao province.Continue Reading
A neighbour told the police he suspected the maid was being abused as he heard shouting from midnight to 5.45am and saw her mopping the floor in the wee hours.Continue Reading
MANILA – “There was a time where we did not have to worry about these threats and the intensification of the competition between the superpowers,” declared President Ferdinand Marcos Jr in a particularly spirited speech before the Armed Forces of the Philippines in late February. “Now things have begun to change and we must adjust […]Continue Reading
After German Chancellor Olaf Sholz on February 25-26 and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on March 2-3, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is to arrive in India on Wednesday for a four-day visit. This will see his large delegation – comprising senior ministers, officials and 27 business leaders of higher education, finance, mining, aviation, health, […]Continue Reading
SEOUL: South Korean lawmakers, citing intelligence officials, said on Tuesday (Mar 7) that North Korea could hold large-scale military drills and test its new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in March or April. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s first child is believed to be a son, and the leader alsoContinue Reading
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s exports in February fell annually for a sixth straight month to their lowest level in two years due to a deteriorating global economy, with the outlook remaining dim for at least the first half of the year. Exports last month were down 17.1 per cent by value fromContinue Reading
In place of stores shut by Tiffany, Valentino, Burberry and other big brands over the last three years, including in Tsim Sha Tsui, Central and Causeway Bay shopping districts, pharmacies and sports apparel outlets for brands like Adidas and Sweaty Betty have moved in. Luxury and big brand retail companiesContinue Reading
The cabinet on Tuesday agreed to double the monthly allowance given to village-based health volunteers nationwide, from 1,000 to 2,000 baht, based on their increased workload, the health minister announced.Continue Reading
To achieve its goal of carbon neutrality by 2060, China is retrofitting coal-fire powered plants, expanding energy storage systems, and changing the demand for energy across key sectors, according to a collaborative article from MioTech and GIC.Continue Reading