Malaysia lacking foreign help in hunt for elusive Jho Low

Malaysia’s police are having trouble getting their foreign counterparts to help in the search for Low Taek Jhow, also known as Jho Low, the alleged mastermind behind the 1MDB scandal,

Two HK residents arrested for drug trafficking

  Two Hong Kong residents have been arrested for drug trafficking in Macau, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported yesterday. The two under arrest are a 17-year-old male teenager and a 47-year-old woman. Earlier,

Gaming | Accusations mount against Japan lawmaker embroiled in bribery case

The private political office of a Japanese lawmaker arrested this month on suspicion of receiving bribes from a Chinese company may have violated Japan’s Political Funds Control Law, In a possible

Senado Library to reopen to the public on Thursday

  The Senado Library under the Cultural Affairs Bureau has concluded its renovation works, according to the cultural authority, and will be open to the public again starting this Thursday, January

Wanzai Port to accommodate up to 3,840 crossings per hour

The Wanzai Port will officially reopen on January 23 with an hourly immigration capacity of 3,840 crossings, the local government announced yesterday during a press conference. The arrival hall on Macau’s

Major HK developer donates land to mitigate housing crisis

Wheelock Properties Ltd. announced plans to donate several plots of land to charity for social housing in Hong Kong, following in the footsteps of fellow developers as anti-government protests continue

Hong Kong | Gov’t to roll out latest measures to support SMEs

The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will implement new measures to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) starting January 1, including a face-to-face service and enhancements to

Briefs | Greater Bay musicians to present joint New Year concert

Several hundred musicians from China’s Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area will jointly present a New Year concert, according to the event’s host the China Media Group. The show will include

Asia’s debt level is rising again, but that’s a good thing

The financial gearing of Asia Pacific’s largest companies has risen for a second year following a period of deleveraging, but market participants don’t see cause for alarm. The median total debt-to-total

Gaming | Gateway Casinos plans listing in $1.1 billion deal with leisure

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd., one of Canada’s largest gaming companies, has agreed to a deal that will create a new firm valued at about $1.1 billion including debt. Gateway said

China | Court convicts 3 researchers involved in gene-edited babies

A Chinese scientist who set off an ethical debate with claims that he had made the world’s first genetically edited babies was sentenced yesterday to three years in prison because

Church crackdown | Gov’t sentences pastor to 9 years on subversion charge

China yesterday sentenced a prominent pastor who operated outside the Communist Party-recognized Protestant organization to nine years in prison. The People’s Intermediate Court in the southwestern city of Chengdu said Wang

Kim calls for measures to protect North Korea’s security

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for his military and diplomats to prepare unspecified “offensive measures” to protect the country’s security and sovereignty, the North’s state media said yesterday

Thailand | Official warns of water shortages due to weather, dams

Thailand should brace for serious water shortages when the hot season begins in March after a year with unusually little rainfall, one of the country’s top water management officials said

Cyprus court: British teen guilty of fabricating rape claims

A Cyprus court yesterday found a 19 year-old British woman guilty of fabricating claims that she was gang raped by 12 Israelis in a hotel room at a tourist resort

Greta Thunberg’s parents went green to ‘save’ their daughter

The parents of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg made changes in their lives to “save” their daughter, not the world. The teenager’s father, Svante Thunberg, told the BBC yesterday that his

Iran-backed Iraqi militia vows revenge to US airstrikes

An Iranian-backed militia said yesterday that the death toll from U.S. military strikes in Iraq and Syria against its fighters has risen to 25, vowing to exact revenge for the

This Day in History | 1999 – UK prepares to celebrate millennium

Britain is gearing up to join a global party in a spectacular array of revelries to welcome in the third millennium. The scale of the celebrations ranges from large organised events,

Offbeat | Football-making town sets record for most thrown at once

An Ohio town long associated with the manufacturing of footballs has set a Guinness World Record for the most thrown at the same time. The organization certified the record after the

Mexico City zoo welcomes second baby giraffe of the year

The Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City is celebrating its second baby giraffe of the year, already as tall as a full-grown human. The female giraffe was unveiled last week after a

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