Man in shooting rampage killed by police
PHETCHABURI: A man who went on a shooting rampage, killing three people and wounding three others, including a police officer, at a housing estate in Muang district on Wednesday, was killed by commando police in a shoot-out early on Thursday, ending a 15-hour standoff.Continue Reading
‘Xenophobic witch hunt’: TikTok users, some US Democratic lawmakers oppose app ban
TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi is set to deny allegations by US lawmakers that the hugely popular video-sharing app had ever, or ever would, share data with the Chinese government.Continue Reading
US needs assertive Eurasia strategy
Despite the Ukraine war having reached its first anniversary, the relevance of the conflict is still not recognized. Russia’s assault inaugurated a formal competition for dominion over the Eurasian landmass. Its goal was to create a strategic position from which it could crack NATO. As it stands, it has failed to conquer Ukraine, but now seeks to break […]Continue Reading
In stressed-out Singapore, schools are changing their tone
An ongoing government campaign is pushing for a more holistic approach to education. Parents and analysts are optimistic, but concerns still remain
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1-year-old Bukit Panjang BTO project hit by second water supply disruption in 3 months; MP says it’s ‘unacceptable’
SINGAPORE: Residents at a Build-to-Order (BTO) project in Bukit Panjang suffered a three-hour water outage last Sunday (Mar 19), the second water supply disruption since they moved in about a year ago. The town council has identified an electrical fault as the cause of the outage but the Member ofContinue Reading
Stifling debate on Israel will only hold back peace
A clue to the disingenuous nature of the highly successful efforts of the global pro-Israel lobby to conflate any criticism of the behavior of the state with anti-Semitism can be found in an extraordinary statement issued by the chief executive of an organization called UK Lawyers For Israel. UKLFI was founded in 2011 by a group of […]Continue Reading
Fuelling Startups To Power Malaysia’s Future
PETRONAS FutureTech is committed to redefining the future of energy
Seeks to nurture regional startups via opportunity to scale their ventures Responding to the pivotal need to remain competitive through innovation, PETRONAS in 2019 launched PETRONAS FutureTech to uncover visionary entrepreneurs with breakthrough technologies to accelerate the tech-driven startup ecosystem of Malaysia.
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North Korea doesn’t appear poised for imminent nuclear test, US official says
“MUCH MORE DANGEROUS” North Korea has long been banned from nuclear tests and ballistic missile launches by the United Nations Security Council, which has strengthened sanctions on Pyongyang over the years to cut off funding for those programs. In recent years, the 15-member body has been split on how toContinue Reading
US firms ‘more negative’ about doing business in China
Five years since the trade war started, American firms seem less inclined to invest in China.Continue Reading
So much for the NK-Japan ‘Pyongyang Declaration’
In 2002, Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il signed a document that was to be called the Pyongyang Declaration. It promised that the 30 million long-suffering people of North Korea would be lifted from poverty and oppression. The 170 million Japanese and South Koreans were to be freed from the […]Continue Reading