BANGKOK/YANGON (Bernama): A total of 4,895 individuals rescued from alleged job scam syndicates in Myanmar have been repatriated to their home countries, according to Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Director-General of the Department of Information and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nikorndej Balankura, said that according to the information received on March 11...
LONDON (AFP): Heathrow Airport is "fully operational", a spokesman says, a day after a fire at a power station shut down Europe's busiest air hub and caused travel mayhem. The electricity substation blaze closed the London airport for most of Friday (March 21) before some flights began to arrive and take-off later in the evening. "We can...
BANGKOK (Reuters): Eleven pregnant women are among the more than 2,400 people stuck in limbo on after being pulled out of illicit scam compounds in Myanmar and are in urgent need of medical treatment in Thailand, a civil society group said on Friday. The 11 women are being kept in a camp with harsh living conditions,...
The chair of a US House committee on Wednesday sent letters to six American universities, including Stanford and Carnegie Mellon, requesting information about their policies on Chinese nationals, in the latest congressional attempt to curb the flow of Chinese students to the US over national security concerns. The letters asked the universities’ presidents to provide detailed...
Regular exercise in the water – such as aqua Zumba, yoga or aerobics – trims waistlines, research suggests. Experts found sticking to a water-based exercise plan for around 12 weeks or more helped reduce waistlines and aided weight loss, particularly among those over 45 years of age and women. Researchers found aqua aerobics, aqua Zumba, aqua yoga...
TRADERS often face challenges when local regulations clash with their livelihoods. A video has gone viral showing a petai trader throwing his produce onto the road after local authorities ordered him to stop peddling at the parking area outside a supermarket. Did such an incident happen as claimed in Port Dickson? Verdict: TRUE The viral issue of 'Uncle Petai' versus...
(Reuters) -For two of the most powerful men in the United States, Donald Trump and John Roberts, it has been a delicate dance from the start. In 2015, the man who would become the chief executive of the United States assailed the integrity of its chief justice, calling Roberts "disgraceful" and "disappointing" - and, later, an...
KOTA KINABALU: A total of 3,000 Rumah Mesra SMJ units will be built this year to provide housing for hardcore poor families, says Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. "This housing initiative also includes employment opportunities for heads of households from the hardcore poor category, a programme that began two years ago," he said. He added that...
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested another agent at a vehicle inspection centre on suspicion of accepting bribes to obtain queue numbers to speed up the vehicle inspection process without following proper procedures. According to the MACC, Senior Assistant Registrar Assayidatun Najwa Muhammad Nasution granted the MACC's request for a four-day remand order against...
(Reuters) -Following are quotes and reaction to the death of American Olympic champion and twice heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, who died on Friday at age 76 in Houston, Texas. BILLIE JEAN KING, 39-TIMES GRAND SLAM TENNIS CHAMPION "Sad to learn that 2x heavyweight champion boxer, Olympic Gold medalist, and entrepreneur George Forman has passed away. He...
