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Slavery, gang rape of North Korean women in Chinese cybersex dens
Tens of thousands of North Korean women and girls – some as young as nine – are being trafficked into sexual slavery in China are raped as they try to flee poverty and oppression in their homeland, experts on the
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US-China trade war hits markets
WASHINGTON/BEIJING: Worries that the US and China were digging in for a longer, costlier trade war weighed on financial markets on Monday as Beijing accused Washington of harbouring ‘extravagant expectations’ for a deal to end their dispute. Investors added up
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Boy loses five fingers while playing with firecrackers
BESUT: A 13-year-old boy lost all five fingers on his right hand while playing with firecrackers in Kampung Kubang Ikan here today. Besut district police chief Mohd Zamri Mohd Rowi said Syafiq Haikal Shaharrudin was playing with the firecrackers at
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Some graft charges against Razak Baginda dropped
PARIS: France has dropped some of the charges against an associate of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, Abdul Razak Baginda, over alleged kickbacks paid on a major submarine deal, judicial sources said Monday. Najib himself is currently embroiled in
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Motorcyclist dies, six-car accident along Jalan Istana
KUALA LUMPUR: A motorcyclist died in a road accident involving six cars at Jalan Istana heading towards Sungai Besi, here tonight. In a statement issued tonight, Kuala Lumpur Fire Brigade Operations Centre said the department received a report of the
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NFCorp chairman: New owner will settle debt in three months
PUCHONG: National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp) chairman Datuk Sri Dr Mohamad Salleh Ismail said that the debts owed by the company to the government will settled by the new owners if the government gave a green light for a company restructure.
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Probe torture in Indian Kashmir, United Nations told
Tens of thousands of people in Indian Kashmir have been subjected to torture in the past three decades, according to a report released Monday by two prominent human rights groups which called for a UN investigation. The report said at
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Raised matriculation intake won’t affect STPM applicants
PUTRAJAYA: The Education Ministry today said the additional 15,000 seats for the matriculation programme recently announced by the Cabinet will not affect the intake of Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) holders in public universities. In a statement, it said it
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Animal haven in Jordan amidst Middle East conflicts
For more than a year after being moved to a Jordanian wildlife reserve from war-hit Syria, two bears, Loz and Sukkar, would cower whenever planes flew by, traumatised by past bombardments. They are among dozens of animals that have been
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US warship in disputed South China Sea amidst US – China tensions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military said one of its warships sailed near the disputed Scarborough Shoal claimed by China in the South China Sea on Sunday, a move likely to anger Beijing at a time of tense ties between
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