Rescuers scour for survivors after dozens killed in China quake
BEIJING: Rescuers scoured through rubble for hundreds of missing people in parts of southwestern China on Tuesday (Sep 6) after an earthquake killed more than 60, as local weather services warned rain was set to inundate the area. The magnitude 6.6 quake hit about 43km southeast of the city ofContinue Reading
1,600 foreign worker dormitories to be licensed under single law to raise standards, contain disease outbreaks
Currently, only 53 dormitories are licensed under the Foreign Employee Dormitories Act.Continue Reading
FBM KLCI pares gains as investors seek more clarity on US rate hikes
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI retraced lower after a strong start to end the morning just slightly positive. Read full storyContinue Reading
Muar cops nab three over human trafficking, rescue six foreigners
MUAR: Police have arrested three local suspects for allegedly being involved in human trafficking activities here. Read full storyContinue Reading
Fat Leonard: Malaysian businessman linked to US Navy scandal escapes
Leonard Francis is at the heart of a massive million dollar bribery scandal involving the US Navy.Continue Reading
DMZ comedy ‘6/45’ a cause to cry for Korea
SEOUL – Kim Tae-geun walked into the cinema this weekend expecting comedy. He left deeply moved. “The movie theater was full of young boys and girls laughing a lot,” said the South Korean special forces veteran. “They were silent and some of them were crying at the end of the movie.” The film he watched, […]
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Rallies expected across Indonesia as anger simmers over fuel price hike
JAKARTA: Thousands of people were expected to join demonstrations across Indonesia on Tuesday (Sep 6), police and union leaders said, as anger mounts over the government’s hiking of the price of subsidised fuel in Southeast Asia’s largest economy. Under pressure to control a ballooning energy subsidy budget, President Joko WidodoContinue Reading
Societies cannot survive without the social glue that bonds people together: President Halimah
SINGAPORE: Societies cannot survive, let alone thrive, without the social glue that bonds people together, said President Halimah Yacob on Tuesday (Sep 6) at the International Conference on Cohesive Societies (ICCS). In her opening address at the second edition of the global interfaith event, she noted that the pandemic – andContinue Reading
China gaming crackdown: ByteDance cuts ‘hundreds of jobs’ from its video game operations in Shanghai and Hangzhou, sources say
The Beijing-based company has laid off or transferred most of its staff at Wushuang Studio, based on sources. Before the government crackdown, ByteDance had been relying on gaming as one area where it could diversify its revenue streams. Read full story Continue Reading
Selected SAF products now available online on Lazada
Describing the Lazada platform as “intuitive”, Brigadier-General Terry Tan, Commander of CSSCOM, said the e-store would support nationwide servicemen by bringing them greater comfort. The particular MOU will also open opportunities for exchanges in e-commerce experience, supply chain administration strategies and sustainability initiatives, a press release by Lazada stated. BGContinue Reading