Hong Kong’s MTR Corp proposes 9.4% Airport Express fare increase
Published: 11:56am, 22 Apr 2025Updated: 11:57am, 22 Apr 2025 Hong Kong rail giant the MTR Corporation has proposed raising the Airport Express fares for...
Kristi Noem’s bag containing US$3,000 in cash, access pass, bank cards stolen from eatery
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse containing US$3,000 in cash was stolen while she was dining at a popular Washington DC restaurant over the...
Police start using video at 4 Hong Kong junctions to penalise errant drivers
Published: 11:26am, 22 Apr 2025Updated: 11:37am, 22 Apr 2025 Traffic police have started using recorded surveillance footage from transport authorities to penalise errant drivers...
Puan Noor Aishah, wife of Singapore’s first president, dies aged 91
Published: 11:03am, 22 Apr 2025Updated: 11:09am, 22 Apr 2025 Puan Noor Aishah, the widow of Singapore’s first president, Yusof Ishak, has died. She was...
China Issues Retaliatory Sanctions on US Congress Members Over Hong Kong
Beijing announced the move on April 21 in response to Washington’s sanctioning six Chinese and Hong Kong officials last month. China is sanctioning several...
4 More Democrats Travel to El Salvador to Push for Abrego Garcia’s Release
This comes after Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) made the trip last week. Four more Democratic lawmakers have traveled to El Salvador to push...
Malaysian teen has seizure after vaping, reignites debate on device ban
A 15-year-old boy was hospitalised after suffering a seizure while vaping in a school toilet, the latest case of an e-cigarette or vaping injury...
How Donald Trump dismantled US-led global order in 100 days
For eight decades the United States has built a global order around its interests and values. In 100 days, Donald Trump has torn it...
China adds nearly 2 million private firms in first quarter as calls for support rise
Published: 10:00am, 22 Apr 2025Updated: 10:22am, 22 Apr 2025 The number of newly established private companies in China grew by 7.1 per cent in...