SINGAPORE: A man who had waited more than 30 minutes for a taxi got into a fight with another man who was also waiting for a cab, with both thinking the other had cut the queue. For voluntarily causing grievous hurt, 32-year-old Sim Yi Ming was jailed for 11 monthsContinue Reading
Campaign to highlight online job scams, illegal debt collection, serious drugs offences, online dating traps and nude chat blackmail. Police’s public relations wing to distribute 20,000 anti-crime booklets to more than 490 schools and sponsoring bodies. Read full storyContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s consumer price index (CPI) surged to a multi-decade high of 27.3 per cent in August from a year earlier, government data showed on Thursday (Sep 1), as authorities warn massive flooding in the country could exacerbate already skyrocketing prices. Price rises in staples, including vegetables, wheat and cookingContinue Reading
A pickup passenger was killed and 19 other people injured when a tour bus rear-ended a line of vehicles stopped at intersection traffic lights in Phon district of Khon Kaen early on Thursday.Continue Reading
An AI singer, named Luya, is starting as a first-year student at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music where she will help with AI-assisted music creation. Her creators describe Luya as a singer who loves music and wishes to bring people vitality and happiness through her music. Read full storyContinue Reading
Small waves of new Covid-19 cases are being seen locally and globally but the number of severely ill patients and fatalities is not rising, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).Continue Reading
Professor nominated in innovation category of Hong Kong Spirit Awards for making a difference in the healthcare system. Researcher plans to put at least one affordable, safe and effective surgical robot in every hospital in the country. Read full storyContinue Reading
A small robot with a clip-like hand and enough smarts to know which drinks are popular is part of an effort to make convenience stores even more convenient. Read full storyContinue Reading
Most of the curbs are intended to last for a few days for now, although two provincial cities in northern China have extended curbs slightly beyond initial promises. Non-essential sector employees in Chengdu were asked to work from home, and residents were urged not to leave the city unless needed.Continue Reading
KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian navy demonstrated its presence and capabilities in an annual naval exercise in the South China Sea and Sulu Sea from Aug 23 to Sept 1. Read full storyContinue Reading