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China criticises Rubio remarks on 1989 Tiananmen protests
BEIJING - The United States, in its commemoration of the Tiananmen protests in 1989, \"distorted\" historical facts and ...
ByteDance food poisoning case: Eatery chain charged, chicken dish allegedly had bacteria
More than 10 live cockroaches were allegedly found at Yun Hai Yao’s premises in Northpoint City. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Malaysia to install guard rails at all train station platforms after fatal incident
A man in his 60s died after falling onto the tracks at Pusat Bandar Puchong LRT station on June 3. Read more at ...
US Coast Guard responding to cargo ship fire near Alaska; no injuries reported
The U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday it was responding to a fire on board a 600 foot (183 m) cargo ship near Alaska, but added that no injuries had been reported. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...
VEP requirement for Singapore-registered cars to be enforced by Malaysia from July 1
A RM300 (S$91) fine will be imposed for privately owned vehicles without a valid VEP. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...
Repeat offender who cheated 61 victims of over $310k in total gets 2½ years’ jail
Arivalagan Muthusamy must spend another 88 days behind bars after he breached a remission order. Read more at ...
Marsh back to skipper Australia in Windies T20s, Cummins and Starc rested
Mitchell Marsh will captain Australia in next month's Twenty20 series against West Indies while Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc ...
Japan’s fertility rate hits record low despite government push
The number of births dropped to about 686,000, marking the first time the figure has fallen below 700,000. Read more at ...
Young South Korean women help propel liberal candidate Lee to victory
SEOUL - Young women in South Korea voted in droves to help new liberal President Lee Jae-myung win Tuesday's election, ...
Sanctions-hit Belarus lauded by Xi as China's true friend
BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping praised Belarus as a true friend of China as he met Alexander Lukashenko, the leader ...
China considers ordering hundreds of Airbus jets in major deal: Sources
Such a high-profile deal would allow China's Xi to send a message to Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
Malaysia Edition: VEP enforcement action begins July 1 | Firm running yellow ‘smiley’ Causeway buses rides to public listing
Enforcement action for the Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) will finally begin July 1. The confirmation came from Malaysia's Transport Minister Anthony Loke, who said that ample time has been given since ...