A woman in Malaysia had to pull out her freshly-done eyelash extensions "one by one" after being told she could not have them on when having her passport photo taken. Facebook user Shakira Mamii said in a post on Wednesday (April 5) that an immigration officer at the Urban Transformation Centre in Johor told her she...
The World Health Organisation chief pressed China on Thursday (April 6) to share its information about the origins of Covid-19, saying that until that happened all hypotheses remained on the table, more than three years after the virus first emerged. "Without full access to the information that China has, you cannot say this or that," said Director-General...
French President Emmanuel Macron began a series of meetings with Chinese leaders in Beijing on Thursday (April 6) on a visit with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen that could set a course for the bloc's future relations with China after years of strained ties. Newly-appointed Premier Li Qiang greeted Macron at the Great Hall of...
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...
A Malaysian store owner who won RM16.3 million (S$4.9 million) in a lottery said the winning numbers came to her in a dream — repeatedly. The 54-year-old woman said she kept seeing two four-digit numbers, 3887 and 5785, in her dreams as well as in reality, according to the Malay Mail. Her numbers were two out of...
Malaysia is seeking to decriminalise suicide attempts, its law minister said on Tuesday (April 4), the latest in a recent slew of legal reforms pursued by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's government. The announcement comes a day after Malaysia's parliament on Monday voted to remove the mandatory death penalty, trim the number of offences punishable by death,...
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...
