The US, South Korea and Japan expressed deep concern over North Korea's "malicious" cyber activities to support its weapons programmes, in comments released in a joint statement on Friday (April 7). Crypto currency funds stolen by North Korean hackers have been a key source for financing the sanctions-stricken country's weapons programmes, officials and experts in the US...
The prosecution of former President Donald Trump has evenly divided Americans but appears to have boosted his chances of winning the Republican nomination for the 2024 election, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday (April 6). The poll was conducted on Wednesday and Thursday, following Tuesday's indictment of Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business...
Two generals involved in coups, a pro-cannabis health minister and a businesswoman whose father and aunt fled into exile after being forced from power could be Thailand's next premiers, as political parties finalise their picks for the top job. Thailand holds an election on May 14 and parties have until Friday (April 7) to name their prime...
Five people were killed in a predawn tornado that ripped through southeastern Missouri on Wednesday (April 5), shearing off roofs, splintering trees and taking down power lines in devastated Bollinger County, officials said. First responders from multiple agencies combed through destroyed homes and businesses in the rural area that Missouri Governor Mike Parson said faces "a...
Italian ex-prime minister Matteo Renzi said on Wednesday (April 5) he would take up a new job as the editor of a newspaper — without quitting his political career as a senator and leader of a centrist party. He will lead Il Riformista, a small libertarian newspaper known for its criticism of Italy's justice system, a subject on...
Most of us hope that our health issues would disappear, and sometimes they do. On Tuesday (March 28), veteran actor Moses Lim shared on local Christian platform Hai Hao Ma a health scare he had after a routine visit to the cardiologist half a year ago. It was revealed during the check-up that his pulse was slower...
After refusing to sell his house to developers working on a luxury condo project, this homeowner in Geylang has found himself in a pickle. As the contractors have begun their work constructing the new condo, his two-storey house is now sandwiched between the two imposing buildings, reported Shin Min Daily News on Tuesday (March 28). The 50-unit condo project, NoMa developed by Macly...
At least five people have been killed in recent weeks and more injured in Pakistan in stampedes at sites distributing free flour under a government-backed scheme to help families struggling with soaring costs of basic staples. Thousands of people gathered at the centers set up across the country as part of the government's efforts to ease...
The US on Thursday (March 30) said it had imposed sanctions on a Slovakian man for trying to arrange the sale of over two dozen types of North Korean weapons and munitions to Russia to help Moscow replace military equipment lost in its war with Ukraine. The action, which comes as Washington warned that Russia is seeking...
Once the chief judge on reality-singing competition Singapore Idol, Ken Lim Chih Chiang was on Thursday (March 30) made to stand before a district judge after he was accused of molestation. Lim, the executive director of record label Hype Records, is said to have molested a 25-year-old woman by touching her breast. The alleged incident happened on...
