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Takaichi poised to become Japan’s first female PM as vote set for Oct 21
TOKYO, Oct 17 — Japan’s lower house scheduling committee board has agreed to hold a parliamentary vote to select the next prime minister on October 21, a senior committee member told Reuters today. While the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), led
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Japan’s would-be first female PM skips Yasukuni war shrine visit to keep peace with neighbours
TOKYO, Oct 17 — The new head of Japan’s ruling party Sanae Takaichi avoided visiting a controversial Tokyo war shrine today, as political wrangling intensifies over her bid to become prime minister. Takaichi became Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader on
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Mango founder’s fatal fall now probed as homicide, son named key suspect
MADRID, Oct 17 — Spanish police are investigating the sudden death of the Mango clothing empire’s founder Isak Andic as a possible homicide, with his son as the key suspect, local media reported yesterday. Andic, 71, who founded one of
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Kancha Sherpa, last survivor of 1953 Everest expedition with Hillary, dies at 92
KATHMANDU, Oct 17 — Kancha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the 1953 Mount Everest expedition that made the first successful ascent of the world’s highest peak, has died in Nepal at the age of 92, his family said on
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High Court rules federal government unlawfully withheld Sabah’s 40pc share of federal revenue for 50 years
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 17 — The Kota Kinabalu High Court has ruled that the federal government acted unlawfully by not fulfilling Sabah’s right to 40 per cent of federal revenue for nearly 50 years. Delivering her judgment in open court,
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Police await autopsy to verify family’s claim of 200 stab wounds
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — Police are still unable to confirm the exact number of stab wounds sustained by 16-year-old Yap Shing Xuen, who was killed in a school stabbing in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, as investigators are awaiting the
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Malaysia’s trade bounces back with 9.8pc surge in September as electronics lead the charge
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — Malaysia’s trade continued to show resilience in September 2025, growing by 9.8 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM257.51 billion, reversing the previous month’s contraction amid global trade uncertainties. In a statement today, the Ministry of
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A year on, Singapore’s worst oil spill sees RM236m in claims, more than RM85m paid out
SINGAPORE, Oct 17 — More than a year after Singapore’s worst oil spill in a decade, hundreds of compensation claims have been lodged with the international body handling payouts, The Straits Times reported. The International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) Funds said it
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Sarawak–Singapore power link conditionally approved, set to deliver 1GW of clean energy
KUCHING, Oct 17 — The Sarawak-Singapore Interconnection Project received Conditional Approval (CA) from the Energy Market Authority (EMA) of Singapore today, marking a key milestone in regional energy cooperation and integration under the Asean framework. The approval, granted to a
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Singapore man behind drone drug plot across Malaysian border handed 28-year sentence, 18 lashes
SINGAPORE, Oct 17 — A Singaporean man who masterminded a plan to smuggle methamphetamine from Malaysia using a drone during the Covid-19 lockdown has been sentenced to 28 years and three months’ jail and 18 strokes of the cane, The Straits
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