INS Vikrant: Inside India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier
The commissioning of Vikrant, which took 13 years to build, will be a historic moment for India.Continue Reading
Fall from grace: Timeline of corruption trial for Najib Razak’s wife Rosmah Mansor
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has found Rosmah Mansor, wife of former prime minister Najib Razak, guilty of three charges of corruption linked to a RM1.25 billion solar energy project in Sarawak. In handing down the verdict on Thursday (Sep 1), the court sentenced Rosmah to 10 years in jail andContinue Reading
A first look at how RSAF’s upcoming F-35 fighter jets will be refuelled mid-air
The RSAF tanker is making its debut at Exercise Pitch Black in Darwin, Australia, where it is also refuelling the F-35s for the first time. On Wednesday it refuelled a dozen fighter jets, including the RSAF’s F-15SG and F-16D+ as well as Australian F-35As and US F-35Bs. What is significantContinue Reading
Man jailed for punching and fracturing victim’s face over taxi queue dispute
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
Hong Kong police step up crackdown on youth crime after commissioner says rise in social media use during Covid pandemic helped fuel problem
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
Pakistan CPI inflation hits multi-decade high 27.3% on year in August
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
One killed, 19 injured when bus rear-ends traffic light queue
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
‘Beautiful with a sweet voice’ AI singer enrols at prestigious Chinese music university and generates massive public interest
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
Erling Haaland breaks Premier League goalscoring record in 6-0 City thrashing with second hat-trick in week
Famed for being a tough league to adapt to, Erling Haaland is taking to the Premier League like a duck to water.Continue Reading
Serious Covid case numbers declining
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