International

By Francesco FONTEMAGGI Tensions have soared in recent weeks over Taiwan, the self-governing democracy claimed by China — and allied with the United States. How far the tensions will accelerate — and what the US response will be — is hotly debated among experts. What is each side’s position? China’s communist government considers Taiwan a […]

As tensions spike between mainland Taiwan-China, here are key dates in decades of fraught relations: Taiwan-China relations – 1949 separation Mao Zedong’s communists take power in Beijing in October 1949 after defeating Chiang Kai-shek’s Kuomintang (KMT) nationalists in a civil war. The KMT flee to the island of Taiwan and form their own government in […]

By Peter HUTCHISON Britain’s Prince Andrew insisted his sexual assault accuser was out to profit from a “baseless lawsuit” against him as he asked a New York court to dismiss the case Friday. In a filing in Manhattan, the Duke of York’s lawyers accused Virginia Giuffre of suing the prince “to achieve another payday” from […]

By Sonny Tumbelaka An American woman convicted with her boyfriend of killing her mother and stuffing the body in a suitcase at a luxury Bali hotel was freed from prison on Friday.In the notorious case, then teenager Heather Mack was handed a 10-year jail term in 2015 while her boyfriend Tommy Schaefer got 18 years […]

Taiwan will not bow to pressure by Beijing and will defend its democratic way of life, President Tsai Ing-wen said Sunday on China-Taiwan Conflict, following a spike in incursions by Chinese warplanes into its air defence zone. Self-governed Taiwan’s 23 million people live under the constant threat of invasion by authoritarian China, which views the […]

By Sean CHANG President Tsai Ing-wen has confirmed a small number of US troops are present in Taiwan to help with training, adding she had “faith” that the American military would defend the island in the event of a Chinese attack. The remarks sparked a strident, albeit familiar, rebuke on Thursday from China which accused […]

Former US president Barack Obama urges voters to back the Democrat in the neck-and-neck Virginia gubernatorial election touted as a test of the party’s prospects in next year’s midterm elections. Campaigning in the state capital Richmond for Democrat Terry McAuliffe — a former Virginia governor vying for his second term — Obama casts the Republican […]

PETALING JAYA — A Foodpanda Walker received a kind gesture from a customer who asked him to break his fast first before delivering her food. Dinnie Norman Othman, who has been on the job for five months, told Malay Mail that he had received an order from a customer at about 7.12pm last Sunday. “I […]

Tokyo – A 40-year-old man was arrested, suspected of stealing girls’ shoes from a high school. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police apprehended a man who allegedly stole 17 pairs of indoor shoes for girls during a high school graduation ceremony in Kunitachi City, reported NHK as cited by Tokyo Reporter on Tuesday (Apr 27). Reports noted […]

PETALING JAYA — A Japanese man was arrested after swindling gifts and cash from 35 women. Takashi Miyagawa, 39, pretended to be in a serious relationship with all of his 35 “girlfriends” by constantly changing his birthday dates to defraud them so he could get presents from them. His plan was exposed when the women […]

KUALA LUMPUR — Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has lambasted the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government for what he claims is an “unacceptable” slow vaccine rollout to the rakyat. In a Facebook post today, referencing the fact that only about 500,000 people in Malaysia have received both their vaccine shots, Zahid urged the government […]

Singapore—An attempt to rob a Singaporean student of his bike was thwarted when a YouTuber, who happened to be live-streaming at that time, stopped the assailant in his tracks. Furthermore, the YouTuber, a British man who goes by the name Sherwin, helped 21-year-old Raymond Hing call the police after the attack left him with a […]

  In a report published today, February 28, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) released a list of the top ten biggest risks to the economic and political order worldwide. The list shows that even though high risk periods have been observed in the past, what makes this different are “the risks associated with the US […]

The government of Hong Kong recently rolled out a Budget deemed by some as daring and focused, as it will channel significant amounts of funds into technology and innovation that will impact the future generations. This may provide serious competition to Singapore in the near future. This year Hong Kong enjoyed a bumper surplus equivalent […]

Sarawak Report said it has evidence that two convicted foreign fraudsters were at the center of a new Malayaian multi-billion dollar election heist. It said extensive evidence has emerged of an extraordinary operation to loot Malaysia’s public savings funds. The funds, it said, were then passed into accounts controlled by individuals answering to Malaysian Official […]