Philippines lottery: Questions raised as hundreds win jackpot
2022-10-04
This is the most number of winners the Philippines has seen in its history, according to local media.Continue Reading
Beginning of the end of Megawati’s hold on Indonesia
2022-10-04
JAKARTA – The bad news keeps on coming for House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani, the daughter of ruling Indonesian Democrat Party for Struggle (PDI-P) leader Megawati Sukarnoputri, with poll after poll pouring cold water on her presidential aspirations in 2024. As she languishes at the bottom of the opinion surveys, her rival for the […]
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Bruce Lehrmann: Trial for man accused of Australian parliament rape begins
2022-10-04
Bruce Lehrmann is accused of assaulting Brittany Higgins in 2019 in a government minister’s office.Continue Reading
N Korea’s latest missile salvo exposes US impotence
2022-10-04
SEOUL – “What is to be done?” is the plaintive cry likely being sounded in the corridors of power in Seoul, Tokyo and Washington following Pyongyang’s latest ballistic missile test on October 4. Given that North Korea’s missile ascended high over Japan – the first such trajectory since 2017 – the question is particularly stark. […]
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Kim Jong-nam's next of kin urged to collect items from Malaysian cops
2022-10-04
SEPANG: The next-of-kin of Kim Jong-nam can come forward to collect items once kept by the police for their investigation into his 2017 murder. Read full storyContinue Reading
Xi’s ‘Chinese Dream’ flickers in one Beijing neighbourhood
2022-10-04
TECH TALES Over the last decade, hulking office blocks have transformed Shangdi from an unremarkable suburb to a landmark on China’s tech map. The area is near the ruins of the Old Summer Palace – destroyed by British soldiers in 1860 – a reminder of China’s “century of humiliation” atContinue Reading
Chiang Mai flooding persists
2022-10-04
CHIANG MAI: Flooding in this northern province on Tuesday remained largely unchanged – with residential areas, roads and farmland still inundated, Regional Irrigation Office 1 said.Continue Reading
Women are fueling ISIS’ comeback
2022-10-04
On August 28, Syrian Kurdish security forces backed by the United States launched an operation targeting ISIS sleeper cells in the al-Hol camp, in northeastern Syria. The mission was intended to stabilize the detention facility, which holds thousands of internally displaced people and families of suspected members of Islamic State. But more than a month after the […]
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Non-halal ‘lift' due to requirements by authorities, says local hotel
2022-10-04
PETALING JAYA: A Kuala Lumpur hotel has designated a “non-halal lift” as it is used to carry non-halal goods and perishable items. Read full storyContinue Reading
Positive reversal on the cards for telcos
2022-10-04
KUALA LUMPUR: Kenanga Research is optimistic that telcos and investors will soon agree on the implementation of the single wholesale network (SWN) model for the roll out of 5G services in the country. Read full storyContinue Reading