February BTO sales muted as buyers wait for more attractive locations, say analysts
2023-03-07
There were 16,993 applicants in all, with an overall application rate of 3.8 times.Continue Reading
World War II forced labour victims lash out at South Korea’s ‘dirty money’ plan
2023-03-07
“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
Perth Mint says no question about purity of gold bars sold to China
2023-03-07
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
Suppressing China won’t make America great – Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang
2023-03-07
The US seeing China as a primary rival is like putting the first button in the shirt wrong, Beijing says.Continue Reading
Japan forced to destroy new flagship H3 rocket in failed launch
2023-03-07
The rocket’s failure to launch is a significant blow to the country’s space plans.Continue Reading
Malaysia PM Anwar says ban on political talk in mosques, prayer halls by state rulers must be respected
2023-03-07
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
Sri Lanka president says China has agreed to restructure loans
2023-03-07
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
6.0-magnitude earthquake rocks southern Philippines
2023-03-07
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
Rescuers search for dozens missing after deadly Indonesia landslide
2023-03-07
“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
Jail for man who got financial aid from mosque and climbed back in to steal donations
2023-03-07
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