Malaysia’s Anwar faces more woes as sexual harassment case against him proceeds
A crisis of credibility hangs over Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as he prepares to face a sexual harassment suit later this month, the...
New Zealand ISIS Supporter Shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ Before Stabbing Shoppers, Witnesses Say
With New Zealand subject to one of the world’s strictest lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, very few shops were open on Sept. 3, 2021....
Australian defence programmes
As a middle power with just 27 million inhabitants, Australia has quite an impressively equipped military. Its 2024/25 defence budget allocated a record A$55.7...
Russia moves again to join with China and India despite their trust issues
Russia’s fresh bid to revive a strategic triangle with China and India as a counterbalance to the Western-led international order faces headwinds given the...
Australia’s Albanese to meet China’s Xi in Beijing this summer: source
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to become the latest world leader to travel to Beijing for trade talks, as countries around the...
Chinese woman uses cheap online kit to make teeth mould, almost suffocates
A Chinese woman who did not have time to go to the dentist wrongly used plaster to mould her teeth and almost suffocated. Advertisement...
Chef at Hong Kong monastery admits cruelty after tying 2 dogs up in bags
Published: 1:30pm, 5 Jun 2025Updated: 1:32pm, 5 Jun 2025 A chef at a prominent Buddhist monastery in Hong Kong has pleaded guilty to three...
What can consumers learn from collapse of Singaporean 1880 club in Hong Kong?
Published: 1:11pm, 5 Jun 2025Updated: 1:13pm, 5 Jun 2025 The Hong Kong branch of a Singapore-based private club has proceeded with liquidation with debts...
Solar power boom in Pakistan undercuts coal-fired plants built by China
Published: 1:00pm, 5 Jun 2025Updated: 1:41pm, 5 Jun 2025 The rise of decentralised solar power has prompted a Pakistani think tank to call for...