Indian forces kill top Maoist commander who had US$113,000 bounty on his head
Indian security forces killed a top Maoist commander and two other rebels in a gun battle on Monday, officials said, as the government intensifies...
How will Hong Kong leader’s 2025 policy address differ from previous ones?
Published: 3:12pm, 15 Sep 2025Updated: 4:50pm, 15 Sep 2025 As Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu prepares his fourth policy address, he faces a...
Citi names Lee Lung-Nien as Singapore country officer, banking head
September 15, 2025 Citi has appointed Lee Lung-Nien as the bank’s Singapore country officer and banking head.
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North Korea threatens ‘unfavourable consequences’ over US-led drills
North Korea has threatened military retaliation in response to joint drills by South Korea, the United States and Japan, with the powerful sister of...
Death Toll From Nepal’s Anti-Corruption Protests Raised to 72
KATHMANDU—Authorities in Nepal have raised the death toll from last week’s unrest to 72 as search teams recover bodies from government offices, houses and...
China’s stock rally set to run on as savings pour into equities
Households continued to shift money into mainland China’s US$12.7 trillion stock market last month, suggesting that a rally in equities has room to run,...
Trump threatens to ‘federalise’ US capital over immigration dispute
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would call a national emergency and federalise the capital, Washington, after Mayor Muriel Bowser said...
Landslides in Malaysia’s Sabah cut power to almost 250,000 people, kill 1
Nearly a quarter of a million people were left without electricity over the weekend in Malaysia’s Sabah state after torrential rain triggered landslides that...
China mulls converting coal-fired power plants to nuclear facilities
Targeting its overwhelming coal power capacity – enough to run the entire United States – China is investigating plans to convert retiring coal-fired plants...