‘We’ll be Taliban soon’: Malaysian state to jail Muslims for skipping prayers
Malaysia’s Terengganu state has warned it will start fully enforcing a sharia law enabling the imprisonment of Muslim men for up to two years...
Couple accused of hiding lover’s body for 2 years, spending his US$17,000
Published: 12:00pm, 19 Aug 2025Updated: 12:02pm, 19 Aug 2025 A couple in the US state of Colorado face multiple felony charges after they lived...
Singapore prides itself on cheap hawker meals but who should foot the bill?
Safi Sharif, 35, is among the few young Singaporeans who have entered the hawker trade out of a genuine passion for cooking. But he...
Why are honeybees dying en masse in the United States but thriving in China?
While the US suffered its largest recorded collapse in its commercial honeybee colonies, China’s bee population has reached a historic high, maintaining the country’s...
SoftBank invests $2bn into Intel
August 19, 2025 Japan’s SoftBank Group and Intel Corporation have signed a definitive securities purchase agreement, under which SoftBank will make a $2 billion...
Hong Kong prime property sees 14% price drop: Knight Frank
Prime residential prices are cooling globally, with Hong Kong performing the worst, according to the latest study by Knight Frank. Advertisement In a survey...
Crypto bank Amina appoints Apac and Hong Kong head
August 19, 2025 Amina Bank, a Swiss FINMA-regulated crypto bank, has named Michael Benz as head of Amina Hong Kong and Asia Pacific (Apac)....
‘I love it’: Trump falls for Zelensky’s dapper look, months after scolding him
Published: 10:41am, 19 Aug 2025Updated: 10:42am, 19 Aug 2025 The fates of nations have rarely, if ever, been decided by sartorial choices. Advertisement But...
Hong Kong 47: Tiffany Yuen freed after more than 4 years in prison
Published: 10:34am, 19 Aug 2025Updated: 12:00pm, 19 Aug 2025 Tiffany Yuen Ka-wai, one of 47 Hong Kong opposition figures charged in the city’s largest...