6 h. ago Philippines’ Duterte suffers from deteriorating cognitive condition: lawyers

Lawyers for detained former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte say he suffers from significant cognitive deficiencies that affect his memory and daily functioning, according to documents made public by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Duterte, 80, was arrested and taken to The Hague in March on an arrest warrant that linked him to murders committed during his “war on drugs” where thousands of alleged narcotics peddlers and users were killed. His lawyers have since then argued he is...

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10 h. ago Malaysian society is polarised but can overcome challenges: Anthony Loke

Malaysia may have become more polarised amid intense race rhetoric and systemic problems, but individuals have agency to do their part and private companies have a role to play in ensuring deeper ethnic integration, Transport Minister Anthony Loke has said. Speaking to Malaysians living in Hong Kong at an event organised by the Malaysian Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong and Macau on Wednesday night, Loke noted that although their country was divided along class and education lines with social media...

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12 h. ago Malaysia calls on China to push C919 jet globally as AirAsia circles deal

Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke has called on the Chinese state-owned maker of the C919 passenger jet to set its sights on the global market and be more aggressive in boosting its international standing, as AirAsia nears a deal to become its first foreign buyer. Loke made the comments on Wednesday while speaking at a Malaysian Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong and Macau (Maycham) event, where he outlined a series of updates on his country’s transport industry – from air travel to...

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17 h. ago Where is Malaysia’s Pamela Ling? Few clues 5 months after kidnap drama

Five months after she was snatched from a car in broad daylight in Malaysia, little is known about the disappearance of Pamela Ling, with a “chilling” lack of clarity in the case sparking calls for a wider investigation. Ling, 42, was kidnapped on April 9 by three people believed to have impersonated police, forcing her into their vehicle after stopping her private hire car on the highway not far from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters. The victim was on her way to the...

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25 h. ago Chinese scholar sentenced to time served for smuggling biological materials into Michigan

Chinese scholar sentenced to time served for smuggling biological materials into Michigan  CBS News

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28 h. ago Prince Harry has tea with King Charles in first meeting in over a year

Britain’s Prince Harry joined his father, King Charles, for tea on Wednesday at his Clarence House home in London, the first time they have met in well over a year. The two have been distant since Harry and his wife, Meghan, left royal life and moved to California in 2020 and then publicly aired grievances about his family. Harry was driven through the gates of Charles’ London home following an earlier engagement at the Centre for Blast Injury Studies at Imperial College London. The Duke of...

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34 h. ago Can Malaysia become Southeast Asia’s top aircraft maintenance hub?

Malaysia’s bid to become Southeast Asia’s top aircraft maintenance hub hinges on how fast it can ramp up capacity, industry players say, as the country races to secure a greater share of the region’s booming aviation support market. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government has set a high bar: it wants Malaysia to capture 50 per cent of Southeast Asia’s aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market by 2030 – overtaking current leader Singapore. The target is seen as ambitious but not...

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35 h. ago Chinese student to be sentenced for smuggling biological materials to Michigan

Chinese student to be sentenced for smuggling biological materials to Michigan  ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4

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42 h. ago Abandoned car owners in Hong Kong could face jail, fines starting from December

Hongkongers will face legal consequences starting in December if they fail to properly handle unlicensed vehicles registered in their names, as authorities step up their crackdown on cars abandoned on the streets. Amy Lee Mei-fung, assistant commissioner of the Transport Department, said on Wednesday that the new rule aimed to increase deterrence against improper abandonment of vehicles. From December 22, the department will issue a notice to registered owners of vehicles that have been...

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56 h. ago Tycoon Philip Ng builds Vitasoy stake nearly on par with largest shareholder

Singaporean tycoon Philip Ng Chee Tat has amassed a stake in Vitasoy International that is nearly as large as the company’s biggest shareholder in a series of purchases since October. Via his food and drink firm Yeo Hiap Seng and his family office, Philip Ng, the younger brother of Sino Group chairman Ng Chee Siong, has increased his stake in Vitasoy to 16.03 per cent, or 168 million shares. Winston Lo Yau-lai, Vitasoy’s executive chairman, owns a 16.37 per cent stake in the company. Ng bought...

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58 h. ago ‘Frankly brutal’: Russian bomb kills 24 Ukrainian civilians waiting for pensions

A Russian glide bomb struck a village in eastern Ukraine as people lined up outside to receive their pensions on Tuesday, killing at least 24 and wounding nearly two dozen others, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a regional official said. The bomb hit the Donetsk region village of Yarova, Zelensky said in a post on Telegram. The village lies less than 10km (six miles) from the front line. Yarova resident Hennadii Trush said his wife was killed in the blast as she waited to collect the...

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59 h. ago British duo face harsh Bali drug laws after cocaine smuggling arrest

Two British men have been arrested on suspicion of smuggling over a kilogram of cocaine onto the Indonesian resort island of Bali, an official said on Tuesday, potentially exposing them to some of the world’s toughest drug laws. Indonesia commonly sentences drug traffickers to death, although the country has not carried out such a sentence for nearly a decade. Rudy Ahmad Sudrajat, the head of the Bali Narcotics Agency, said an airport security officer intercepted one of the men, a 29-year-old...

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63 h. ago ‘Prosperity for generations’: Malaysia urges Hong Kong to tap Asean ‘as a bloc’

Business leaders and governments should think of Asean as a bloc with nearly 700 million people and an emerging middle class instead of individual countries when considering the vast trade potential of the region, Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke said on Tuesday. While Hong Kong was essential to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as an international financial hub that promoted technological innovation with a well-regarded legal system, the bloc could also offer great...

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63 h. ago Malaysia tightens security at Petronas’ Bintulu LNG hub to investigate ‘threat’

Malaysia’s National Security Council has ordered a temporary tightening of security at Petronas’ massive gas facility in Borneo and launched an immediate investigation into what it described as a “threat” to the critical energy infrastructure. The NSC on Monday said it was taking “proactive measures” in response to security threats targeting liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities nationwide, with a particular focus on the complex in Bintulu, a town in the Bornean state of Sarawak. “The Malaysian...

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65 h. ago Thailand’s Thaksin Shinawatra ordered to serve 1 year in jail by Supreme Court

Thailand’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra must serve one year in jail because his detention in the VIP wing of a hospital in lieu of prison was unlawful, in another major blow for a powerful family that has dominated Thai politics for two decades. The court would take the 76-year-old into custody, a reporter who attended the verdict said. On return from 15 years of self-imposed exile in 2023, Thaksin spent only a few hours in prison before being transferred to...

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65 h. ago Thaksin Shinawatra’s fall from grace ends in a Thai prison cell

Thaksin Shinawatra, the billionaire tycoon who once dominated Thai politics, will spend his first night behind bars on Tuesday after the Supreme Court sentenced him to a year in prison. The verdict was a stunning blow for the former prime minister, whose political dynasty has, for now, been pushed aside. Thailand’s top court found that Thaksin, 76, knowingly exaggerated illness in 2023 to secure a lengthy stay in a VIP ward of a police hospital rather than in a prison cell. Judges ruled that his...

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2 d. ago Ukrainian refugee’s US murder fuels political debate on crime

The fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee in the United States has taken on sweeping political dimensions, with the American right denouncing Democrats’ supposed lack of action on crime as US President Donald Trump seeks to expand a crackdown. Iryna Zarutska, 23, was sitting quietly on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina on August 22 when she was attacked with no warning by a man sitting behind her, security video shows. Her murder made little national news last month but it recently surged...

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2 d. ago US crime debate intensifies after Ukrainian refugee’s murder on train

The fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee in the United States has taken on sweeping political dimensions, with the American right denouncing Democrats’ supposed lack of action on crime as US President Donald Trump seeks to expand a crackdown. Iryna Zarutska, 23, was sitting quietly on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina on August 22 when she was attacked with no warning by a man sitting behind her, security video shows. Her murder made little national news last month but it recently surged...

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3 d. ago Are ‘unscrupulous’ insurers causing richer Malaysians to seek public hospitals?

Malaysians from the highest income group are increasingly turning to public hospitals for treatment as surging private healthcare costs drive up insurance premiums, with lawmakers and industry professionals warning of more pressure on the national healthcare system. The cost of private healthcare in Malaysia rose by nearly 12 per cent in 2024, well above the global average of about 6 per cent, according to a report on medical trends around the world by professional services firm Aon. A separate...

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3 d. ago Korean mother accused of suitcase murders stands trial in New Zealand

A woman accused of killing her two young children and hiding their bodies in suitcases stood trial in New Zealand on Monday, in a case that has transfixed the country since the remains were discovered in 2022. Lee Hak-yung, 44, appeared at the Auckland High Court. A Korean-born New Zealander, she is accused of killing her children – six-year-old Minu-jo and eight-year-old Yuna-jo – in 2018, shortly after the death of her husband from cancer. The children’s remains lay undiscovered for years...

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