Professionals call for more support to integrate people on autism spectrum into workplaces
When students with autism turn 18, they graduate from special education schools and may face the “post-18 cliff effect” where services drop off and they find it difficult to get the support that caters to their needs.Continue Reading
China commits to investing nearly US$39 billion in Malaysia: PM Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR: China will invest an estimated RM170.07 billion (US$38.64 billion) in Malaysia, including in the petrochemical and automotive industries, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday (Apr 4). Rongsheng Petrochemical will invest an estimated RM80 billion in a petrochemical refinery in southern Malaysia, Anwar said in parliament. Automaker GeelyContinue Reading
Pakistan top court rules provincial polls delay illegal, orders voting
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday (Apr 4) that assembly elections in two provinces should go ahead by May 15 after it ruled that an election commission delay of the votes was illegal, three TV news channels and a lawyer said. The provinces of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa wereContinue Reading
China roars as Philippines opens wider to US forces
After months of anticipation, the Philippines has officially announced the exact location of four additional military bases that will be opened to American troops under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). Signed in 2014, the EDCA initially identified five bases, namely Lumbia Air Base in Cagayan de Oro City, Mactan-Benito Ebuen Air Base in Cebu, […]Continue Reading
Rare birds rescued at Suvarnabhumi
Twenty-five birds of rare species on an international conservation list were found in a suitcase destined for the Maldives at Suvarnabhumi airport on Tuesday.Continue Reading
Anwar says taxing nicotine liquid, gel products in vapes will curb rampant usage in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: It is too drastic a measure for the government to ban the usage of vapes and electronic cigarettes in the country, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday (Apr 4). Instead, the government will tax these nicotine-laced products in order to stop them from being widespread andContinue Reading
Wanted burglars arrested while enjoying Sattahip beach
CHON BURI: Four men relaxing at a beach in Sattahip district had their holiday ruined when police arrested them for the theft of safes from houses that were burgled in provinces in the East and the Northeast.Continue Reading
Gujarat: Despair at home after India migrants die at US border
Bodies of the four Indians were found in a marsh near the US-Canada border last week.Continue Reading
China warns Philippine-US base deal ‘endangering regional peace’
BEIJING: China warned on Tuesday (Apr 4) that Washington was “endangering regional peace and stability” with a new deal expanding American troops’ access to bases in the Philippines. “Out of self-interest, the US maintains a zero-sum mentality and continues to strengthen its military deployment in the region,” foreign ministry spokeswomanContinue Reading
Suspects in kidnap-murder of Chinese student arrested in Wuhan
The three Chinese suspects in the abduction and murder of a Chinese student in Thailand have been arrested in Wuhan and will be prosecuted in China, the national police chief announced on Tuesday.Continue Reading