BEIJING (SCMP): Disgraced Chinese banker, Liu Liange, who has been sentenced to death for corruption, has had his romantic life come under public scrutiny. This includes frequently changing partners and sabotaging his son’s relationship before marrying his girlfriend, leading to widespread criticism and reportedly contributing to the young man’s chronic depression. Born in 1961 in Yongji, Jilin...
SINGAPORE: Singapore Post Ltd shares slumped by the most in more than four years after the firm fired its chief executive officer and a number of other senior executives following allegations related to its international e-commerce logistics parcels business. The stock slid as much as 9.8% at Monday’s open, the most since March 2020 on an...
BANGKOK (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Journalists in Thailand have dubbed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s administration as “the government pampered by dad”. As part of a long-held annual tradition, reporters covering Government House convened on Dec 23 to evaluate how the government and specific Cabinet members were perceived by the public over the past year and to assign...
PETALING JAYA: The Madani government has seen a slight improvement in voter ratings as its second administrative year comes to a close. According to findings of a Merdeka Centre survey released on Monday (Dec 23), 54% of voters polled gave the Prime Minister a positive rating, up from 50% last year. The overall rating for the Federal...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Airlines cabin crew have been praised for their exceptional professionalism and dedication during a recent medical repatriation flight from Kuala Lumpur to Osaka, Japan. Their actions were described as heroic by AK Aeromedical Services CEO Dr Kiran Chalam in a heartfelt post on the True Malaysia Airlines Fans Group on Facebook Dr Kiran detailed...
PASIR SALAK: The last words of the late police corporal Muhammad Taufik Sayutin, who drowned here on Sunday (Dec 22) during a swim with old school pals, were a desperate cry for help before he was swept away in the raging waters of an irrigation canal at the Changkat Lada sluice gate in Kampung Gajah. One...
PETALING JAYA: A Christmas tree at a shopping mall in Subang Jaya has caught fire. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department Assistant Director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said the distress call was received at about 7.10pm on Monday (December 23). "Six firemen were dispatched to the scene. AChristmas tree caught fire, but it was extinguished once the firemen arrived,"...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia extends best wishes for the health of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and looks forward to meeting him in Pulau Langkawi, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. In a Facebook post, Anwar mentioned that the meeting with Prabowo has been postponed due to Prabowo's fever. "My family and I are already in Pulau Langkawi...
KUALA LUMPUR: Teenager Yap Xin Yuan was believed to have visited her boyfriend's house before she was reported missing in Cheras here. According to a closed-circuit television recording her parents obtained from her boyfriend’s neighbour, Yap was shown arriving via an e-hailing car around 8.45am on Thursday (Dec 19), Sin Chew Daily reported. However, the parents expressed...
HONG KONG (SCMP): Cathay Pacific Airways has apologised for diverting a US-bound flight to Tokyo because of an unruly passenger before returning to Hong Kong, causing a delay of about 15 hours for travellers on board. Hong Kong’s flag carrier on Sunday pointed to safety guidelines, handling constraints at Tokyo’s Haneda airport and statutory requirements on...
