HONG KONG: Overlooked by high-rises on the outskirts of Hong Kong, a group of students practise body-slam tackles and vicious ankle-wrenches at weekly training for an unlikely sport: The ancient Indian game of kabaddi. Though its professional league has a huge following in India and surrounding nations, kabaddi – aContinue Reading
Here is the chronology of the case so far: TRIAL BEGINS Jul 4, 2018: Najib appeared for the first time in the Sessions Court to be charged with three counts of CBT and one charge of abusing his position over SRC’s funds totalling RM42 million. The case was later transferredContinue Reading
45% of sellers say selling on Shopee allows them to support their family
8 in 10 sellers attribute long term success to tailored shopping experiences A new study of over 3,300 buyers and 2,100 sellers across Malaysia by online marketplace platform Shopee on its users has revealed the impact Malaysians are making…Continue Reading
Gregory Poling of Washington think-tank the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has tried to justify current US policy and conduct in the South China Sea by detailing its historic “investment” there. Although he has publicly admitted his bias by stating that it is his job “to advance the interests of the United States,” it is not in […]
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KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI lost its early lead to end slightly lower at midday as investors awaited new leads from corporate earnings results. Read full storyContinue Reading
One year since conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi rose to the presidency, his campaign promises to shield the Iranian economy from sanctions and lift it to new heights have gone wholly unfulfilled. As street protests against the dire state of the economy spread across the country, political stability is being put to a potential make-or-break test […]
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TAIPEI/BEIJING: China’s efforts to coerce and challenge Taiwan risk miscalculation and its pressure advertising campaign will most likely continue, Daniel Kritenbrink, the top US diplomat for Eastern Asia, said on Wednesday (Aug 17). Cina, which claims Taiwan as its territory, has been carrying out war video games and military exercisesContinue Reading
The talks come weeks after a questionable visit to Taiwan simply by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.Continue Reading
By flying to Asia and landing in Taipei, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, disregarded the “one China” principle and the fact that Taiwan is a province of China. Pelosi stepped over China’s red line. And, as promised, China responded by holding live-fire drills all around the island for the first […]
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Although the war in Syria has fallen away from the front pages, the conflict continues to simmer. So too does the endless diplomacy as the myriad groups and countries involved seek to extract deals that prioritize their national goals. In the midst of so much shifting sand, it is little wonder that rumors and comments […]
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