3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (406+ words) HONG KONG, Sept 10 — A Hong Kong court found Dow Jones guilty on Thursday of trying to deter a reporter from taking a union role, but acquitted the publisher on a charge that it fired her because of it. Selina Cheng,…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (363+ words) SINGAPORE, Sept 10 — Singapore’s terrorism threat remains high amid conflicts in the Middle East that are being exploited by terrorist and extremist groups to spread propaganda and encourage attacks, the Internal Security Department (ISD) said. The conflicts have also contributed to…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (403+ words) SINGAPORE, Sept 10 — A commander of an Iran-backed Iraqi militia who allegedly plotted attacks against Jewish targets in Europe, Canada and the United States tried to enter Singapore on multiple occasions, the city-state’s security agency said Thursday. Singapore said it would…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (448+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Maritime industry expert Datuk Seri R. Jeyenderan has called for clear timelines to be set for investigations into alleged corruption and other misconduct, saying prolonged probes without clear updates could create uncertainty for affected parties. He said…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1111+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin played in a golf game in July 2020 at Tropicana Golf Club with 14 other players, including two individuals identified as “Azman” and “Adam”, Tropicana Golf & Country Resort Berhad (TGCRB) employee Saravanan…...

3+ week, 1+ min ago   (283+ words) BEIRUT, Aug 23 — Lebanon on Sunday arrested an online influencer known for his videos about food who had been handed a life sentence in absentia for drug trafficking, a judicial source told AFP. Georges Dib, known on TikTok as “Doctor Food…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (509+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — Chew Swee Yoke, a pioneering Malaysian lawyer, advocate for justice and proud Victorian, passed away on the morning of August 18, aged 81. She was born on January 26, 1945. Educated at Victoria Institution, Chew was part of the school’s 1963 cohort....

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (509+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — Chew Swee Yoke, a pioneering Malaysian lawyer, advocate for justice and proud Victorian, passed away on the morning of August 18, aged 81. She was born on January 26, 1945. Educated at Victoria Institution, Chew was part of the school’s 1963 cohort....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (358+ words) BANGKOK, Aug 21 — Thailand may be known as the Land of Smiles, but visitors looking to spruce up their teeth should take care to check who is holding the dental tools. Thai police arrested five people yesterday accused of providing dental…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (721+ words) BEIRUT, Aug 15 — Lebanon has formally abolished the death penalty, going against the grain in a region where Iran and Saudi Arabia are reportedly the second- and third-biggest executors globally, after China. Here’s a look at which countries in the Middle…...