IPOH: A former director of the Perak Immigration Department and its former prosecution unit head were each sentenced to three years’ jail and a RM85,000 fine at the Sessions Court here on Friday (Sept 23) after being found guilty of soliciting and receiving bribes seven years ago. Read full storyContinue Reading
Several groups plan to demonstrate next Friday when the Constitutional Court is due to announce its ruling on the tenure of suspended prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, according to the head of the National Security Council.Continue Reading
COLOMBO: Japan, one of Sri Lanka’s main creditors, will back the South Asian nation as it seeks to restructure about US$30 billion of its foreign debt and find a way out of a crippling economic crisis, Tokyo’s envoy to the country said on Friday (Sep 23). Reaching an agreement withContinue Reading
PUTRAJAYA: The Veterinary Services Department has completed the culling and disposal of the population of pigs infected with the African Swine Fever (ASF) in two commercial livestock farms in Kerian, Perak. Read full storyContinue Reading
HANOI: Vietnam’s finance ministry on Friday (Sep 23) said it is proposing to the legislature cutting the special consumption tax and value-added tax on fuels to keep inflation under 4 per cent this year. The move will follow this week’s decision by the central bank to raise policy rates andContinue Reading
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean police said on Friday they had detained two Liberian government officials over the alleged rape of two teenagers in South Korea. Read full storyContinue Reading
Thailand aims to lift the average per capita income by 31% in five years by tailoring economic and social policies to generate more wealth, even as it battles near-record household debt and a high cost of living.Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been given medical clearance to return to prison after completing rehabilitative treatment at a Kuala Lumpur hospital, the health ministry said on Friday (Sep 23). Bernama reported that he was sent back to Kajang Prison the same day. Najib, 69, startedContinue Reading
KEPALA BATAS: The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) hopes its application for 100 per cent stamp duty exemption for ownership of first-time homeowners of properties priced above RM500,000 and RM1 million would be approved at the tabling of Budget 2023 next month. Read full storyContinue Reading
Fares for flights out of Russia rose dramatically in the 24 hours after President Vladimir Putin announced a mobilization of reserve troops and suggested a possibility of wider conscription. Protests against Putin’s announcement have taken place in around 30 towns and cities across Russia. Doctors, teachers and bank workers are being asked to prepare for […]
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