BEIJING/BANGKOK (Reuters): Thailand's prime minister, seeking to allay security concerns among Chinese tourists visiting Thailand, said she had "Chinese blood in her" and that she had personally looked into security protocols in place to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens. Security in Thailand has become a trending topic of conversation among Chinese nationals, by far the...
JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesia has begun talks with Britain to repatriate the most prolific rapist in British history, a senior minister said, following its move to also seek the return of a Guantanamo Bay detainee accused of being one of the Bali bomb plotters. Reynhard Sinaga, 41, was found guilty in Manchester in 2020 of assaulting 48...
BANDUNG: Malaysian influencers Ammar Mohd Nazhan and Aras came forward on Friday (Feb 7) to apologise over the production of social media content claiming a friend had "disappeared" in a forest in Kota Bandung, Indonesia, recently, Sinar Harian reports. The Malay language daily said that in a statement reported by Indonesian news outlet KumparanNews, the influencers...
SHAH ALAM: Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has raised concerns about Muslims who are easily influenced by negative religious teachings that can cause them to deviate. The Ruler said there were many ways to obtain authentic religious information in accordance with the Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah school of thought. “Many books on Islam are available in...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has invited the public to come together and celebrate Malaysia's rich and unique cultural heritage in a harmonious setting at the Malaysia Sarong Music Run 2025 at the Petronas Twin Towers (KLCC) on Saturday (Feb 8). He said, in a Facebook post Friday (Feb 7), that the involvement...
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood evacuees at temporary relief centres (PPS) in Sabah continues to increase, while Sarawak recorded a decline as at 8pm Friday (Feb 7). In SABAH, the numbers rose to 700 from 190 families, compared to 663 (178 families) earlier in the day. According to the State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, a total of...
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Five people were shot on Tuesday in an attack at a school for adults in Sweden, triggering a massive response by rescue services, police said. "This is currently seen as attempted murder, arson and aggravated weapons offence," police said in a statement, adding that the extent of the injuries of the five people who...
LONDON (Reuters) - Lawyers for British nurse Lucy Letby on Tuesday launched a new bid to overthrow her conviction for killing seven babies, after a group of international medical experts who reexamined evidence used at her trial concluded none had actually been murdered. Letby was convicted of killing the newborns and attempting to murder eight more...
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke to Elon Musk on the subject of misinformation about South Africa, the presidency said on Tuesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would suspend aid to the country over its land reform policy. Trump on Sunday accused South Africa of confiscating land and badly treating "certain...
