Driver, 70, charged over going wrong way on highway in car with probationary plate
Hong Kong police have charged a 70-year-old man with dangerous driving, after viral footage allegedly shows him going the wrong way on a highway...
For Gulf states, geography is both a generous and treacherous patron
The Strait of Hormuz blockage is being felt far and wide. While the world struggles with higher pump prices, key energy exporters such as...
Lawmakers call for fuel subsidies, citing loss-making bus service amid oil price spike
A Hong Kong coach operator’s failed attempt to reduce its services was only the “tip of the iceberg” of cuts in bus rides amid...
Iran calls for ‘human chains’ around its power plants before US deadline
With US President Donald Trump’s deadline rapidly approaching for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face the massive bombing of the country’s...
Most in Asean prefer China over US as partner in poll, Trump cited as biggest concern
Most Southeast Asians would choose China as a strategic partner over the US if forced to pick, as analysts attribute the findings of an...
Filipino farmers leave crops to rot as fuel prices drive up cost of harvest
Filipino farmers like Romeo Wagayan have been left with little choice but to let their vegetables rot in the field rather than sell them...
Malaysia’s ‘Op Godfather’ probe reaches Daim’s daughter as Asnida pleads not guilty
A daughter of Malaysia’s late former finance minister Daim Zainuddin was charged in a Kuala Lumpur court on Tuesday over allegations that she failed...
Taiwanese opposition leader Cheng Li-wun begins ‘journey of peace’ in Shanghai
Taiwanese opposition leader Cheng Li-wun said she hoped to make the Taiwan Strait “safe” and not one of the world’s “most dangerous places” as...
To Lam emerges as Vietnam’s ‘supreme leader’ after being elected president
Vietnam’s Communist Party boss To Lam was elected president by the National Assembly on Tuesday, capping his bid to centralise authority in a nation...