4 men face trial in Malaysia over shocking child rape charges of girl under 12
Four men in Seremban, Malaysia pleaded not guilty to charges of raping a girl who was three months shy of her 12th birthday. Advertisement...
Hong Kong to cancel T1 typhoon alert at 6.10pm, issue strong monsoon signal
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In Malaysia, tech bros beta test building new nations from scratch
In a hotel-turned-campus on a reclaimed island in Malaysia, crypto and tech entrepreneurs are building software, chomping down on Australian prime rib-eye, hitting the...
Prabowo ‘shocked’ as Indonesia braces for more protests after man’s death
Tensions have risen in Indonesia’s capital following a protest call by students at Jakarta’s police headquarters on Friday in response to the death of...
Hong Kong police arrest 13 in Tseung Kwan O shoplifting crackdown
Published: 2:24pm, 29 Aug 2025Updated: 3:14pm, 29 Aug 2025 Hong Kong police have intensified their crackdown on shoplifting following a rise in cases in...
China unveils VTOL drone that looks like UFO ‘Gimbal’ spotted by US Navy pilots
Published: 2:21pm, 29 Aug 2025Updated: 3:00pm, 29 Aug 2025 In 2015, a US Navy F/A-18 pilot flying off the East Coast with the aircraft...
Chinese sole woman trainer for military parade mixes DJ music with marching
The only female coach for a formation of troops set to take part in China’s coming Victory Day military parade has adopted an unusually...
China’s ‘little Nvidia’ warns investors of risks after stock gains 533% in year
Published: 1:55pm, 29 Aug 2025Updated: 4:53pm, 29 Aug 2025 Beijing-based AI chipmaker Cambricon Technologies, widely seen as a potential alternative to Nvidia in the...
UN food agency chief says women and children are starving in war-torn Gaza
The head of the UN food agency said on Thursday that it was “very evident” during her visit to Gaza this week that there...