Malaysian school system faces crisis after 4 arrested for second gang rape
Published: 3:10pm, 16 Oct 2025Updated: 3:57pm, 16 Oct 2025 The revelation of a second alleged gang rape in a Malaysian school has heaped pressure...
Indonesia set to buy Chinese J-10 fighters amid push to modernise: minister
Indonesia’s top defence official says his country is set to acquire China’s J-10 fighter jets, possibly making it the second foreign military to operate...
Trump Says He Plans to Attend Tariff Policy Appeal at Supreme Court
President Donald Trump said on Oct. 15 that he plans to attend next month’s Supreme Court oral arguments about his reciprocal tariffs, most of...
Interview: Trade finance closer to paperless reality as law, standards and tokenisation converge
Hari Janakiraman, head of industry and innovation, transaction banking at ANZ, discussed legal frameworks, digital standards and tokenisation pilots, including Australia’s Project Acacia, with...
AU suspends Madagascar as military prepares to install colonel as president
Published: 2:01pm, 16 Oct 2025Updated: 2:58pm, 16 Oct 2025 Madagascar’s new military ruler, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, was set to be sworn in as the...
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: Red Cross team prepares for disasters beyond Ragasa
When Super Typhoon Ragasa hit Hong Kong last month, nearly 80 Red Cross staff and volunteers worked for 74 hours before, during and after...
Taiwan woman caught taking fingerprints from dead person to forge loan agreement
A woman in Taiwan has been jailed for using the fingerprints of a dead man after approaching his body under the pretence of viewing...
Who is Chen Zhi, the ‘untouchable’ tycoon linked to Cambodia’s scam hubs?
US and UK authorities unveiled sanctions this week against Chen Zhi, a British-Cambodian tycoon accused of running cyber scam operations where workers, some trafficked,...
South Korea, US edge closer to US$350 billion trade deal breakthrough
Published: 1:50pm, 16 Oct 2025Updated: 1:59pm, 16 Oct 2025 Top Seoul officials are visiting Washington amid signs of major progress in tough trade negotiations,...