Speaking to local media during a site visit on Friday (Apr 3), Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link is now in the system installation phase, which involves limited fuel costs and is unlikely to be affected by the global energy
In the medium to long term, AI may replace all human jobs (or maybe not). But in the short term, AI doesn’t seem to be doing this yet. Employment rates for prime-age workers in the US are hovering near all-time highs: A recent survey of corporate CFOs found “little evidence of
WASHINGTON/CAIRO, April 4 - Iran's forces were hunting on Saturday for a missing U.S. pilot from one of two warplanes downed over Iran and the Gulf, officials from both sides said, while two airmen were rescued.
China’s renewed land reclamation at Antelope Reef comes as the ongoing US-Israel-Iran War draws significant US military assets into the Middle East, raising questions over whether shifting US force posture is opening strategic space in the South China Sea. This month, The Wall
April 4 - Iran on Saturday executed two men it said were convicted of links to an opposition group, the People's Mojahedin Organisation of Iran, and of carrying out armed attacks, domestic media reported.
The bodies of the three other fallen peacekeepers were repatriated to Jakarta.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has rationed fuel, raised its price by a third and increased electricity costs by up to 40 percent since the war in the Middle East began.
Dr Ling served as Transport Minister from 1986 to 2003.
Panic buying fuel in Sri Lanka has brought back memories of 2022, when the economy tanked.
There is a peculiar logic at work in the Trump administration’s approach to the Iran war — one that would be almost admirable in its audacity if it were not so catastrophically dangerous. Having spent the better part of a decade methodically dismantling every diplomatic
Participants will receive comprehensive health checks through a streamlined one-stop process.
In 2024, he and his wife relocated to Siem Reap province, where they opened CamCam By Joshua Chiang.
The challenge with road accident cases is the sheer volume of cases, an expert said.
The people died as a result of a house collapsing in Kabul following the earthquake, Afghanistan's National Disaster Management Authority said.
The letter landed within Dhaka’s already charged political atmosphere. Writing from abroad, ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made her first formal appeal to Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), seeking to overturn the death sentence against her on the grounds
The museum showcases the life of Sanrio’s Honorary Chairman Shintaro Tsuji.
Investigators said the suspect prevented his wife from reporting the crime.
April 4 - Australians were urged to maintain their travel plans for Easter weekend although hundreds of petrol stations, mostly in rural areas, were without power on Saturday, as the Iran war continued to strain the nation's fuel supply.
A new exhibition charts Bombay's passage through the centuries via paintings, photographs and prints.
There is now only one engine capable of sustaining growth at the scale Beijing requires, says economics professor and author Keyu Jin.
Two days after President Donald Trump declared that Iran was “no longer a threat” and that its air defense had been “annihilated,” Iranian forces reportedly struck down two US jets on Friday. Citing an Israeli official and a second source with knowledge of the situation, Axios
China’s top economic planner has stepped in to soften the blow of surging oil prices through an emergency provision.
Double-murderer Dezi Freeman evaded capture for seven months in the bush but police believe he had help.
An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region on April 3.
Japan and Western governments want to diversify away from a supply chain largely dominated by China.
BEIRUT, April 3 - Israel pounded Beirut with airstrikes on Friday that the military said had targeted militant \"infrastructure\" in Lebanon's capital, as the U.S. warned that Iran may target universities in the country as the Middle East war rages.
A friend in Indonesia recently told me about a conversation he had with ChatGPT. He had typed a question in Bahasa Indonesia about how to handle a difficult family dispute. The chatbot responded fluently, in perfect Indonesian, with advice about communication strategies and
TOKYO/OSLO, April 3 - Three Omani-operated tankers, a French-owned container ship and a Japanese-owned gas carrier have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since Thursday, shipping data showed, reflecting Iran's policy to allow passage for vessels it deems friendly.
ROME, April 3 - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni flew to Saudi Arabia on Friday for a previously unannounced trip that will also include meetings in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, a government official said.
WASHINGTON, April 3 - The United States on Friday removed sanctions against Mikhail Zadornov, a prominent Russian banker and former finance minister, according to the U.S. Treasury Department website.
The budget document that President Donald Trump’s White House is set to release Friday calls for $1.5 trillion in military spending for the coming fiscal year, an unprecedented sum that—if approved by Congress—would add nearly $7 trillion to the US national debt over the next
The move follows street protests prompted by a late-night decision to raise petrol and diesel prices.
ALTYN-EMEL NATIONAL PARK, Kazakhstan, April 3 - With a loud thwack of their wings, the falcons took flight, quickly soaring high above the rocky desert landscape of Altyn-Emel National Park in southeastern Kazakhstan.
Defence equipment would be divided into the categories of “weapons” and “non-weapons”.
DUBAI, April 3 - After more than a month of being stalked by targeted assassinations, Iran's leadership has adopted a new tactic to show it is still in control - with senior officials walking openly in the streets among small crowds who have gathered in support of the Islamic
Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of Taiwan’s main opposition Kuomintang (KMT), plans to visit mainland China from April 7-12. Cross-Strait dialogue is crucial for managing tensions, which have risen sharply over the past decade, and the KMT has long played an important role in
WASHINGTON — One year after President Donald Trump announced his now-illegal “Liberation Day” tariffs, he marked the anniversary by signing executive orders adjusting duties on pharmaceuticals and metals as Democratic critics slammed economic fallout from Trump’s trade
PARIS, April 3 - A container ship belonging to French shipping group CMA CGM has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, MarineTraffic vessel tracking data shows, in a sign that Iran may not consider France a hostile nation.
Ma is under disciplinary review and supervisory investigation, according to a notice from China’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
A 2022 study found that women are more likely to be targeted.
Industry analysts say it is the first time the SAT-1 serotype has been detected in China.
Mr Ma Xingrui was placed under investigation for “severe violations” of unspecified laws and party discipline.
The shortage comes amid a price hike for plastic goods, driven by surging oil prices due to the Middle East conflict.
