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Philippine troops rescue Indonesian hostage in southern Philippines
MANILA: Philippine troops have rescued an Indonesian fisherman held hostage since September 2019 by the Abu Sayyaf fighters in the southern Philippine Sulu province, said the country’s military yesterday . According to Xinhua news agency, the military said the Indonesian
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Australian man freed in Japan after trespassing to find his children
An Australian man was freed today after spending a month and a half detained in Tokyo on charges of trespassing when he went to his estranged in-laws’ apartment building to look for his missing children. The case of Scott McIntyre,
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Malaysia Airlines suspends Boeing 737 MAX deliveries due to jet’s grounding
Malaysia Airlines said today it has suspended deliveries of 25 Boeing Co (BA.N) 737 MAX jets, citing the plane’s delayed return to service since it was grounded last year following two fatal crashes. The decision represents another setback for Boeing,
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Chong Wei first Malaysian athlete to feature at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong
KUALA LUMPUR: Badminton legend Datuk Lee Chong Wei has become the first Malaysian athlete to join the Madame Tussauds Hong Kong wax museum. Lee, in his Instagram account, said he was so honoured to be the first Malaysian athlete to
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Cambodia begins treason trial of the opposition leader as criticism mounts
A Cambodian court convened today to begin the trial of opposition party leader Kem Sokha on charges of treason in a case that has drawn condemnation from rights groups as a move by longtime leader Hun Sen to crush political
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Japan minister Koizumi to take paternity leave, aims to be role model
Japanese environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi today announced he would take paternity leave, as he aims to become a role model for the country’s working fathers. Koizumi, son of charismatic former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi and seen as a future leader
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China’s Wuhan admit new coronavirus can transmit human-to-human
BEIJING: Wuhan City, Hubei province health authorities Hubei admitted that human-to-human transmission of the newly registered type of coronavirus is a possibility to not be ruled out despite no explicit evidence available at the moment, reported Sputnik news agency. “Tests
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Hong Kong police defuse pipe bomb, arrest four for manufacturing explosives
Hong Kong police said they defused a pipe bomb and arrested four men for manufacturing explosives after raiding an apartment where they found protest-related items such as Guy Fawkes masks and protective gear. Police also searched a village house in
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Indonesia condemns LGBT raids ordered by mayor after UK rape case
Indonesia’s human rights commission today condemned plans by a mayor to launch raids targeting the LGBT community in his city after a local man was convicted in Britain of sexually assaulting 48 men. Described by a prosecutor as “the most
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Palm oil boycott is bad but I will not hold back my tongue-Dr M
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he was concerned about India’s boycott on Malaysia’s palm oil products. However, a defiant Mahathir insisted that he will continue to speak out on any issues as he deemed fit. “We
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