With a wire birdcage hanging from his safety harness, Wu Yufeng climbed a 36-metre electricity pylon and fixed the cage, with an artificial bird's nest inside, to the top. Wu, who works for the China Southern Power Grid subsidiary in Hainan province, has made about 60 such installations over the last three years. "We've just placed six...
US Customs placed a detention order on imports of products made by subsidiaries of the world's largest medical glove maker, Malaysia's Top Glove Corporation on Wednesday, an action taken against firms suspected of using forced labour. The bar on Top Glove products comes at a time when demand for the medical gloves and protective gear has...
A wedding reception in Sindangmulya village, Cibarusah district in Bekasi, West Java, came to an abrupt end on Sunday as local police dispersed a crowd of guests from the premises amid concerns over Covid-19 transmission. Cibarusah Police chief Adj. Comr. Sukarman said police personnel and members of the local Covid-19 task force came to the reception...
wo suspected triad members have been arrested in connection with an attack on a McDonald’s manager over one’s refusal to put on a mask, police said on Thursday. The men, believed to be members of Wo Shing Wo triad, included the 25-year-old suspected of assaulting the manager of the fast-food chain’s Tuen Mun outlet in the...
A Malaysian court on Thursday granted an interim order to stop Saudi energy firm PetroSaudi International (PSI) from using more than $340 million (S$473 million) in funds in Britain, which Malaysian prosecutors believe was siphoned from state fund 1MDB. US and Malaysian authorities say about $4.5 billion was stolen from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) in an...
There were 248 new coronavirus cases confirmed as of Thursday noon (July 16), taking Singapore's total to 47,126. They include 11 community cases and comprise two Singaporeans or permanent residents, seven work pass holders and two dependant pass holders, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday. Epidemiological investigations are being done for the other cases. There were also four...
The wife of Tunku Mahkota Johor (TMJ) Tunku Ismail Idris, Y.A.M Che Puan Khaleeda officially turns 27 today (16th July)! To commemorate the special day, His Royal Highness took to his official social media to post a sweet birthday shout out to the Kuala Lumpur-born beauty. On his Facebook page, TMJ shared a photo of him standing...
President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to Hong Kong’s special status under US law to punish China for what he called “oppressive actions” against the former British colony, prompting Beijing to warn of retaliatory sanctions. Citing China’s decision to enact a new national security law for Hong Kong, Trump signed an executive order that he...
The rearranged Tokyo Olympics are likely to be a pared-down version of recent editions of the four-yearly Games, Japanese Olympic Committee chairman Yasuhiro Yamashita said on Tuesday. Japan and the International Olympic Committee postponed the Tokyo Games until 2021 in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Since then, organisers have spoken of trying to simplify the event...
A Malaysian court heard on Monday (July 13) a contempt case brought by the government against independent news portal Malaysiakini and its editor-in-chief over readers' comments posted on its website, in a case widely seen as a test for press freedoms. Rights groups have accused Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's government of stifling dissent after a series...
