“I am 95 years old and I don’t know if I die today or tomorrow. But never in my life have I felt so distressed,” Yang Geum-deok, who worked at a Mitsubishi factory during the war, said at a rally in Seoul. “Even if I die of hunger, I wouldContinue Reading
Australia’s Perth Mint on Tuesday (Mar 7) said there is no question about the value and purity of gold bars it has sold to customers in China, responding to a media report alleging that it could face a potential recall of A$9 billion (US$6 billion) worth of “doped” gold bars.Continue Reading
The US seeing China as a primary rival is like putting the first button in the shirt wrong, Beijing says.Continue Reading
The rocket’s failure to launch is a significant blow to the country’s space plans.Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday (Mar 7) said that the ban on politicians from giving talks and lectures in mosques and surau (small prayer halls) must be respected by all parties. This comes after Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) president Abdul Hadi Awang over the weekend saidContinue Reading
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s president said on Tuesday (Mar 7) that China had agreed to restructure its loans to the bankrupt island nation, clearing the final obstacle to a long-awaited International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout. An unprecedented economic crisis has seen Sri Lanka’s 22 million people suffer acute food, fuel andContinue Reading
A video posted on Facebook and verified by AFP showed high school students in Mawab municipality, less than 30km from Maragusan, squealing as they exited a two-storey building and gathered outside. Phoebe Alberto and her colleagues at the disaster office in New Bataan municipality, adjacent to Maragusan, fled their buildingContinue Reading
“Six (bodies) have been identified, while four are still being identified,” he said. Muhari said 42 people were missing. Eight previously missing people had been found alive, though four remained in critical condition. Rescuers were focusing their efforts along a stretch of road near a cliff where dozens of housesContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: A man who went to a mosque to seek financial aid was given S$50, only to return twice to steal money from a donation box. Mohammad Razali Rahmat, 42, was sentenced to six months’ jail on Tuesday (Mar 7). He pleaded guilty to a charge each of housebreaking andContinue Reading
An Audi spokesperson said that the building has been closed off to facilitate ongoing investigations. The service centre will also remain shut until further notice. “Audi Singapore is working with the relevant authorities to identify the cause,” added the spokesperson.Continue Reading