Philippine police chief sacked after just 84 days in record-short tenure
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has dismissed national police chief Nicolas Torre III after just 84 days in the role, following a dispute over...
Malaysian heiress to Top Glove fortune seeks US$200 million for private markets
Iris Capital Partners, an investment firm backed by the heir to a Malaysian fortune, is seeking to raise US$200 million from institutional investors, the...
Taiwan warns celebrities to be wary of supporting Beijing’s military parade
Taiwan on Tuesday cautioned its entertainers against echoing mainland Chinese propaganda, singling out Beijing’s military parade next week while reiterating that government employees and...
How Trump’s China tariffs pushed 2 US retailers to brink of bankruptcy
US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports are biting into the income of some American retail-focused companies, with at least two already in...
Wheel of death: 5 motorcycle festivalgoers killed on Malaysian roads
Published: 5:23pm, 26 Aug 2025Updated: 5:30pm, 26 Aug 2025 Malaysian police on Tuesday said five participants of a motorcycle convention died while riding to...
2 Australian police officers killed in rare fatal shooting, manhunt underway
Published: 5:22pm, 26 Aug 2025Updated: 5:49pm, 26 Aug 2025 Australian police are hunting a gunman who shot dead two officers and wounded another on...
Suicide rate among insured young people in Hong Kong surges to 25%, study finds
Published: 5:17pm, 26 Aug 2025Updated: 5:22pm, 26 Aug 2025 Suicide has become the leading cause of death among insured young people in Hong Kong,...
Construction workers trapped mid-air as rainstorm hits China
Advertisement Accidents and disasters in China China The workers were rescued after around 20 minutes Sammi Chan Published: 5:15pm, 26 Aug 2025 Two construction...
China launches world’s most powerful detector for ‘ghost particles’
China launched the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (Juno), the world’s largest detector for elusive “ghost particles” called neutrinos, in Guangdong province on Tuesday. Advertisement...