Hong Kong to suspend bus seat belt rules over ‘deficiencies’ in law
Hong Kong’s transport chief has said the government will suspend a mandatory seat belt requirement for bus passengers and later revise the legislation, after...
Before Trump’s Fed pick, a new clear favourite emerges for chair in race to succeed Powell
Since returning to the White House a year ago, US President Donald Trump has stepped up pressure on the Federal Reserve. With the term...
Gradually, then suddenly, the world is waking up to the US threat
In Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises, Mike Campbell described how he went bankrupt: “Gradually, and then suddenly.” Over the past weeks, there is...
The foreigners who fought for Russia, now stuck in POW limbo in Ukraine
“Assemble!” someone bellowed in the prison corridor, cutting through the silence. Murmurs began echoing off the white walls, and the stairwells filled with people...
Trump sues IRS, US Treasury for US$10 billion over leaked tax returns
US President Donald Trump sued the US Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for at least US$10 billion over an unauthorised disclosure of his...
China’s presence at Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea ‘unprecedented’ in 2025: report
China ramped up its South China Sea patrols in 2025, maintaining an “unprecedented” nearly year-round presence at contested sites like Scarborough Shoal to assert...
Can Malaysian football ‘reset’? Mass resignations kick off debate about possible reboot
Malaysia’s football leadership resigned en masse this week in what it called a governance move to protect the sport, but critics say any “reset”...
South Korea forced to act after Cambodian worker’s death in freezing greenhouse dorm
South Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labour has apologised to the family of a Cambodian migrant worker who died after living in a makeshift...