MANILA (Vietnam News/ANN): The Philippines has temporarily banned poultry imports from Indiana, New York, and Pennsylvania due to bird flu outbreaks in these US states. It had previously banned poultry imports from Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Maryland, and Missouri. In the latest statement, Secretary of Agriculture Tiu Laurel said the ban covers domestic and wild...
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysians travelling to or residing in Thailand's southern provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat are urged to exercise caution and to remain vigilant following recent security incidents. The Foreign Ministry, in a statement on Sunday (March 9), also recommended Malaysians to postpone all non-essential visits to the provinces for the time being. As a precautionary measure,...
SINGAPORE (Bernama): The trial date for Malone Lam, the Singaporean man charged in a US court with stealing and laundering over US$230 million (RM1.015 billlion) in cryptocurrency last year, has been set for October 6, CNA reported. Lam, 20, who is being held in a prison in Virginia, appeared in court in Washington DC on Friday. Assistant US...
SEOUL (AFP): Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from detention on Saturday after a court voided his arrest on procedural grounds -- but he remains under investigation over his declaration of martial law. The suspended president, who was detained in a dawn raid in January on insurrection charges over his December 3 attempt...
KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Ukraine is "fully committed" to having a constructive dialogue with U.S. representatives in Saudi Arabia next week over ways to end the war with Russia. Since taking office in January, U.S. President Donald Trump has paused U.S. military aid to Ukraine as well as intelligence-sharing with Kyiv. He...
BANGKOK: Thai Airways and AirAsia have introduced new restrictions on the use of power banks (portable chargers) onboard their flights, following a rise in cabin fire incidents. Thai Airways International has announced a complete ban on the use or charging with power banks during flights, effective from March 15. Passengers will still be permitted to carry power...
LONDON: The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has called for an urgent meeting with Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying he was “desperate” as his father’s defence drew to a close in a high-profile trial. Sebastien Lai said a fresh diplomatic push was now needed to free the 77-year-old pro-democracy activist, who...
Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a full week after his wife died from hantavirus in their New Mexico hillside home, likely unaware aware that she was dead because he was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease, authorities revealed Friday. Both deaths were ruled to be from natural causes, chief medical examiner Dr. Heather...
BEIJING: A total of 36 men in Shenzhen are alleged to have been swindled by the same woman who pretended to date them before luring them into buying flats in a nearby city. The woman behind the scam identified herself as Liu Jia to each of the men while the houses she asked them to buy...
KUALA LUMPUR: Professional singles ace Lee Zii Jia suffered a shock quarter-final defeat when he lost to Nhat Nguyen of Ireland in the Orleans Masters on Friday (March 7). Top seed Zii Jia failed to find his rhythm against Nguyen, who is currently coached by former Malaysian player Iskandar Zulkarnain, and went down 21-23, 7-21 in...
