China: Millions hit by power cuts amid heatwave
2022-08-17
Factories are shut in the south-western Sichuan province and residents of a big city face blackouts.Continue Reading
Integra Tower evacuated following bomb threat at KWAP office
2022-08-17
KUALA LUMPUR:An emergency evacuation was order at the Integra Tower in Jalan Tun Razak here following a bomb threat Read full storyContinue Reading
Court throws out decade-long legal fight over Laos dam
2022-08-17
A top court in Bangkok on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to halt purchases of electricity by the country from a hydropower dam in neighbouring Laos over environmental concerns, bringing an end to a decade-long legal battle.Continue Reading
Malaysia draws RM7.2bil in digital investments in 1H22
2022-08-17
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (K-KOMM) through Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has attracted more than RM7.2 billion in investments in the first half of 2022, apart from investments of RM10.94 billion recorded in 2021, bringing the total investments to RM18.14 billion. Read full storyContinue Reading
11 MRT stations along Thomson-East Coast Line on track to open by end of the year: LTA
2022-08-17
The TEL stations, which run from Stevens to Gardens by the Bay, include Orchard, Great World and Maxwell.Continue Reading
Pot-smoking tourists not welcome in Thailand: health minister Anutin
2022-08-17
Thailand’s health minister on Wednesday discouraged tourists from visiting the country only to smoke weed, just two months after new laws were passed that have largely decriminalised the drug.Continue Reading
Ringgit settles flat vs US dollar as inflation fears cloud sentiment
2022-08-17
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit ended flat against the US dollar today amid the possibility of the Federal Reserve (Fed) taking a significant interest rates adjustment to bring rising inflation under control. Read full storyContinue Reading
US, China in a daring game of chicken over Taiwan
2022-08-17
MANILA – Weeks after US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s controversial visit to Taiwan, there is no sign that a new period of Sino-American tensions will abate anytime soon. Rather, both superpower sides have upped the ante, embarking on a daring game of chicken in the heart of the Indo-Pacific. In a clear show […]
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Yoon wobbles at home and away in first 100 days
2022-08-17
SEOUL – Yoon Suk-yeol has 1,725 days remaining as president of South Korea, but after just 100 days in the hot seat, his tenure is already looking decidedly shaky. Having won the March election with a margin of less than 0.75% – the smallest in the nation’s democratic history – his approval ratings have plunged […]
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Outrage as India rapists leave jail to hero’s welcome
2022-08-17
Eleven Hindu men convicted for her gang-rape and the murder of her family members have been freed.Continue Reading