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Starving polar bear wanders into Siberian city
SIBERIA: A starving polar bear strayed hundreds of kilometres away from its natural Arctic habitat and wandered, exhausted, into Russian industrial city of Norilsk, in northern Siberia. The female bear, visibly weak and seemingly ill, lay despondently on the ground
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Lynas: Yeo’s meeting with Australia delayed
Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin postponed her visit to Australia to discuss rare earth miner Lynas Corporation’s storage of radioactive waste in Malaysia. A ministry spokesperson said the trip, scheduled for this week, has
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11 illegal immigrants nabbed in Labuan
LABUAN: Eleven illegal immigrants, who included a drug addict, has been arrested in an operation in Jalan Jati here. The four women and seven men, aged between 25 and 35, are being investigated under Section 15 (1) c and Section
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Dutch prosecutors to file charges over MH17 downing
PUCHONG: Dutch prosecutors are said to be preparing themselves to file first criminal charges against four suspects for allegedly shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 five years ago. British daily The Guardian said the prosecutors are in the midst of
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Japan quake causes minor tsunami, 16 hurt
TOKYO: A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan, sparking a tsunami advisory that was later lifted with no reports Wednesday of major damage and only a handful of light injuries. The nation’s meteorological agency had warned Tuesday that a wave of
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Trump-Xi may rekindle trade talks at G20
WASHINGTON: China and the US are rekindling trade talks ahead of a meeting next week between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, cheering financial markets on hopes that an escalating trade war between the two countries would abate. Trump said
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Carrie Lam apologises, refuses to quit
HONG KONG: Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam yesterday signalled the end of a controversial extradition bill that she promoted and then postponed after some of the most violent protests since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in
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Xi underestimated Hong Kong dwellers’ anger
BEIJING: When Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping announced a ‘one country, two systems’ principle to govern Hong Kong starting with its July 1997 handover from the UK government, guaranteeing a high level of autonomy and freedom of expression for 50 years,
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Oil prices fall for second day
TOKYO: Oil prices were falling for a second day today, after more signs that global economic growth is being hit by US-China trade tensions, although losses were limited amid tensions in the Middle East after tanker attacks last week. Brent
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UK Jewish students slam Dr M for insults against the community
PUCHONG: A group of United Kingdom based Jewish students criticised Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for insulting the community during a talk in Cambridge Union. The Union of Jewish Students (UJS) said it was also disturbed by the
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