'Only elegant women allowed': S Korea gym draws flak for sign

The gym owner defended the move, claiming his company had "suffered damages" because of ajummas.

Kuwait makes arrests over deadly fire that left 50 dead as Indian families mourn

Ukraine's Zelenskyy says China's Xi told him he will not sell any weapons to Russia

'We feel frustration': Singapore drivers face roadblocks in securing Malaysia's VEP

A representative from a vendor hired by the road transport department is confident about the approaching Oct 1 deadline. But some are concerned that Malaysian authorities have not responded to their queries.

Chinese EV firms can absorb EU tariffs: expert

The European Union’s new tariffs imposed on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) will not greatly impact imports from China, according to the view of a former general counsel of the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). Chinese automakers can easily absorb the

Is Israeli-Saudi normalization end or means?

The path to a peace treaty between Israel and Saudi Arabia is fraught with prerequisites unrelated to Israel or peace. Quoting Biden officials, the Wall Street Journal reported that Israel must first help rally US Senate support for an American-Saudi defense treaty that ensures

China’s war games near Taiwan threaten peace

Taiwan recently saw yet another peaceful transition of power with the inauguration of President Lai Ching-Te, who was elected to office in January. In his inaugural speech, Lai called on neighbouring China to cease its acts of intimidation and to “choose dialogue over

Zelenskiy asks G7 leaders to approve 'Marshall Plan' for Ukraine reconstruction

KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked the leaders of the G7 group of countries on Thursday to approve a \"Marshall Plan\" for Ukraine's reconstruction after the damage caused by Russia's invasion.

Whistleblower says Microsoft left US govt hackable

by Renee Dudley, with research by Doris Burke This story was originally published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Microsoft hired Andrew Harris for his extraordinary skill in keeping hackers out of the nation’s most sensitive computer networks.

Scorching heat in China is hurting summer crops, ministry says

Singapore diplomat fined US$1,900 by Japanese court after filming naked boy at Tokyo public bath

Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it has started disciplinary proceedings.

Fret not Delhi, Dhaka’s surely not in Beijing’s orb

For decades, Sino-Indian competition for sway over Bangladesh has been a hard-driving force in South Asia’s geopolitics. As a neighbor of India and a littoral state of the Indian Ocean, Bangladesh has often been embroiled in the rivalry, and accordingly, both Beijing and New

European dairy, pork producers wary of Chinese retaliation for EV tariffs

Malaysian footballer Faisal Halim calls for justice after acid attack

Malaysia national team and Selangor FC winger, Faisal Halim and his family are currently being "kept in a secret hideout".

Wild horses return to Kazakhstan's Golden Steppe after some 200 years

China says it has right to file WTO suit over EU electric car tariffs

Inflation is cooling but not fast enough for the Fed

It was a double whammy for economic data enthusiasts. During the morning of June 12, 2024, the Bureau of Labor Statistics published its latest inflation figures. The news was relatively good, showing that inflation rose 3.3% in the year to May 2024 – less than some analysts had

Two Singaporean men charged after being nabbed in Johor drug trafficking raids

The drug syndicate in Johor is believed to have processed drugs in rented properties before distributing the items to neighbouring countries.

Handcuffed and burnt to death: Indonesian cop’s alleged killing of punter-husband sparks online gambling concerns

The policewoman allegedly doused her husband - a fellow police officer - with gasoline and set him on fire after finding out that he had been gambling away his salary bonus.

Wild horses return to Kazakh plain after centuries

The wild horses roamed Asian steppes for millennia before dying out and surviving only in European zoos.

Thailand scraps proposed tourism fee

Moo-sage: Indonesia salon gets cows in shape for Hari Raya Haji sacrifice

Crucially limited buy-in to Ukraine peace summit

The “Summit on Peace in Ukraine”, hosted by Switzerland this weekend, is not a peace conference in the usual sense. Russia, which has dismissed it as irrelevant, won’t participate. And any summit aimed at ending the war can’t produce a final settlement without Russia’s

Alleged murder of autistic boy in Malaysia: Parents claim trial to child negligence, grandparents arrested

The body of six-year old Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin was found in December last year, lying near a stream by his Selangor home.

Wider European war on the horizon

The danger of the Ukraine war spilling over to Europe is rising. The risk of a European war has never been so high. The general consensus among military experts is that Ukraine is slowly, but inexorably, losing the war against Russia. But what does that mean? On its face,

Rural India runs dry as thirsty megacity Mumbai sucks water

‘No climate of fear in Hong Kong’: Top lawmaker Regina Ip on what has changed since 2019 protests

CNA’s Deborah Wong speaks to Regina Ip, convenor of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, about national security measures that have been introduced since the 2019 protests.

Despite government support, ex-convicts involved in 2019 Hong Kong protests struggle to reintegrate

Thousands were arrested when violent protests roiled Hong Kong five years ago, with some who have been released from prison finding it difficult to return to society.

Upin & Ipin game set to be released on PS4 and Switch in 2025

On Monday (Jun 10), the managing director of Les’ Copaque Production, the studio behind Upin & Ipin, uploaded a series of images of his team testing out the Upin & Ipin game.