PM Anwar’s approval rating rises, but Malaysians still feel pinch from rising costs
More Malaysians approve of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and more also believe the country is heading in the right direction under his unity government,...
Foxconn invests in EV battery plant in China to diversify business beyond Apple’s iPhones
Major Apple supplier Foxconn Technology Group is injecting 600 million yuan (US$82 million) into a new electric-vehicle (EV) battery plant in Zhengzhou, capital of...
State Council guideline encourages private investment in China’s railways
China is encouraging private sector participation in its railways as part of efforts to enhance the integration and openness of the transport industry amid...
Muslim disunity? What Erdogan’s summit walkout could mean for Prabowo, Indonesia-Turkey ties
A viral video showing delegates, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, supposedly walking out during a speech by his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto at...
Dreaming of a white Christmas? It’s a dream ever more likely to be dashed in warming world
A white Christmas may increasingly become a nostalgic memory as the northern hemisphere sees ever fewer snowy winter days because of climate change, with...
Malaysian police make child porn raids ahead of social media deadline
Malaysian authorities have arrested 13 men across the country for alleged possession of material containing child sex abuse, one week before a deadline for...
207 Haitians massacred for practising voodoo were abducted, hacked to death: UN
A massacre of more than 200 people in Haiti this month followed a gang-ordered manhunt that saw victims, many of them elderly, pulled from...
Hong Kong malls report up to 50% more footfall over festive season so far
Published: 2:14pm, 24 Dec 2024Updated: 2:44pm, 24 Dec 2024 Hong Kong shopping centres have recorded growth of up to 50 per cent in footfall,...
Chinese court delivers suspended death sentence for primary school SUV attack
Published: 2:00pm, 24 Dec 2024Updated: 2:30pm, 24 Dec 2024 The man who drove into a group of parents and school children in Hunan in...