1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (687+ words) JAKARTA: Civil society groups have given the government seven calendar days to overhaul President Prabowo Subianto’s free nutritious meal programme, which has been linked to tens of thousands of food poisoning cases nationwide, warning they will pursue legal action if…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (213+ words) Kim Jong-un’s daughter and apparent successor is believed to have a younger sibling, South Korea’s spy agency said, offering a more detailed view of the ruling family. The spy agency has previously said Jong-un is believed to have three children,…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (401+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s long-established semiconductor industry puts it in a strong position to attract more high-tech investments from Shenzhen, says MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. He said Malaysia’s mature semiconductor packaging and testing ecosystem could complement Shenzhen’s…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (375+ words) PETALING JAYA: RHB Research has maintained an “overweight” call on the transportation sector, which performed ahead of expectations during its recent June reporting quarter. Of the three stocks under its coverage, the research house said Westports Holdings Bhd and FM…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (261+ words) National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Disaster Data, Information and Communication Centre acting head Berton Panjaitan said the measures included preparations for a tsunami contingency plan in South Lampung, on Sumatra's side of the Sunda Strait, which separates Sumatra from Java....

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (375+ words) COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's Supreme Court overturned Thursday (Sept 10) a presidential pardon granted to a hardline Buddhist monk and ordered him to serve the remainder of a six-year prison sentence for intimidating the wife of a missing cartoonist. The ruling marks…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (438+ words) JAKARTA: Six orang utans, including two nursing infants, have been rescued from fires raging on Borneo island in the past week, the Indonesian authorities and rescuers said on Thursday (Sept 10), bringing the total to 15 in a month. The apes were…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (312+ words) BANGKOK: A police officer, who allegedly shot and killed his wife at a kindergarten, surrendered early on Thursday (Sept 10) after a standoff lasting more than 18 hours, with his son helping persuade him to leave the house. Pol Sub Lt Thatsaphong…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (272+ words) PETALING JAYA: Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh confirmed that the FT Pardons Board will meet on Friday (Sept 11). "Yes, I can confirm the meeting will be held at 8.30am. "We have been called (to the meeting),…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (265+ words) SEOUL: Leader Kim Jong-un (pic) praised troops in "overseas military operations" during a speech marking North Korea's founding anniversary, state media reported Thursday (Sept 10), an apparent nod to Pyongyang's assistance in Moscow's war against Ukraine. Since Russia launched its full-scale…...