Tropical storm Ma-on barrels towards Hong Kong, Guangdong province
BEIJING: Several cities in southern China raised their cyclone warning signals on Wednesday (Aug 24), bracing for Tropical Storm Ma-on, which is expected to make landfall along the coast of Guangdong province on Thursday. At 12.40pm, the Hong Kong Observatory issued a strong wind advisory, with speeds up to 62kmhContinue Reading
Greater urgency from Asean needed to deal with Myanmar issue, says Saifuddin
KUANTAN: Asean needs to have a greater sense of urgency in dealing with issues related to Myanmar and not just rely on one meeting after another as the situation has been prolonged and is deteriorating. Read full storyContinue Reading
Gojek, Premier Taxis encourage passengers and drivers to wear masks although no longer mandatory
Masks will be optional on private transport such as taxis, school buses and private bus services from Aug 29, says the Ministry of Health.Continue Reading
Taxi, private-hire drivers and passengers encouraged to wear masks although no longer mandatory: LTA
Masks will be optional on private transport such as taxis, school buses and private bus services from Aug 29, says the Ministry of Health.Continue Reading
Japan should consider building new nuclear plants: Kishida
Most of the country’s nuclear plants were suspended after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.Continue Reading
China’s unemployment insurance payouts hit record high in June
BEIJING: China’s unemployment insurance payouts hit a record high in June, adding to signs of a struggling labour market as the economy has been badly hit by COVID-19 outbreaks and a property crisis. Payments by China’s unemployment insurance fund rose 256.6 per cent in June from a year earlier toContinue Reading
Sabah retiree loses over RM350,000 to scammers
KOTA KINABALU: A retiree in the Papar district here lost over RM350,000 to scammers recently. Read full storyContinue Reading
Death of a Vietnam War photographer legend
JAKARTA – It was dusk when photojournalist Tim Page pulled into a village deep in the mountains of northern Thailand. It had been a long day shooting opium poppies, but he had a roll of new fast film and in his mind was an image of an old man smoking an opium pipe by the […]
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Armed drug suspects flee arrest, wound policeman
KHON KAEN: Police were hunting six drug trafficking suspects who shot and wounded a policeman while fleeing arrest in Khon Kaen on Tuesday.Continue Reading
Wissanu: Prayut can still be caretaker PM
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon could automatically take over as caretaker prime minister, but if he does not want the role Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha could fill it in his continuing capacity as a cabinet minister, according to Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam.Continue Reading