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Sat, 21 Dec 2024 15:45:12 +0800Rival protests over South Korea's impeached President Yoon held in Seoul
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 11:42:59 +0800US President Biden authorises US$571 million in military aid to Taiwan
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 08:49:43 +0800Taipei’s sniffer dogs help detect sick trees to improve urban safety
Each year, Taipei finds about 300 to 400 trees infected with the deadly brown root rot disease and around 30 per cent are detected by sniffer dogs.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 23:00:00 +0800Football: Singapore hold Malaysia to draw, progress to ASEAN Championship semis
Singapore finished second in Group A, behind leaders Thailand.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 19:57:08 +0800Malaysia Airports US$4 billion takeover offer 'reasonable', deal adviser says
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:59:00 +08002 Malaysians involved in Bali bombings to undergo deradicalisation programme after repatriation: Minister
The Pentagon had earlier announced the repatriation of Mohammed Farik Amin and Mohammed Nazir Lep. The two had pleaded guilty in January this year to conspiracy in connection with the 2002 Bali Bombings and have been detained at Guantanamo Bay since...
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:46:09 +0800China lifts rock lobster ban, bringing end to Australian trade barrier
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:08:00 +0800Honda and Nissan merger talks: What's at stake
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:37:22 +0800Malaysian police launch probe on PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang over comments on Pedra Branca issue
In his post on X and Facebook, Abdul Hadi Awang said that a deal over Pedra Branca’s sovereignty was signed in 1953 “even before Mahathir (Mohamad) became the prime minister”.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:57:00 +0800Malaysia to resume hunt for flight MH370, 10 years after it vanished
Exploration firm Ocean Infinity will receive US$70 million if the wreckage found is substantive, says Malaysia's Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:42:57 +0800Political turmoil in South Korea hits already-slowing economy, puts damper on year-end festivities
However, some experts believe the recent political upheaval will have less impact on the economy compared to when former president Park Geun-hye was impeached in 2016.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:34:00 +0800South Korea probe team issues Christmas Day summons for Yoon
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:19:37 +0800Former Hong Kong actress Amy Yip to open a ‘durian hotel’ in Penang with Jack Neo as creative director
Who knew the 1980s sex symbol liked durians – and opening hotels – so much?
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:05:00 +0800South Korea extends ETA waiver for Singaporean travellers by 1 year
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:20:16 +0800Pakistan's missile programme is 'emerging threat', top US official says
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 09:37:00 +0800What challenges lie ahead for Macau as it marks 25 years of Chinese rule?
Macau, like Hong Kong, has been hailed by Beijing as the exemplary child of its “one country, two systems” style of governance.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:00:00 +0800Commentary: Anwar’s pick of Thaksin as adviser could be good not just for Malaysia, but ASEAN as a whole
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s plans to seek the former Thai leader’s counsel on ASEAN matters caught many by surprise, but it’s a savvy move, says political analyst James Chin.
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:54:50 +0800Hong Kong arrests 25 people, identifies 14 ‘unscrupulous’ agencies amid university admissions fraud crackdown
The 25 arrests were made over the past three years. Eight have been charged - with three convicted - while the rest are still under investigation.
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:33:00 +0800Philippines VP Duterte hit by third impeachment complaint
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:55:00 +0800China upholds death sentence for woman in high-profile child trafficking case