SEOUL: North Korea sees little use in maintaining a personal relationship between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump if Washington sticks to hostile policies, state media reported on Friday (Jun 12) on the two-year anniversary of the leaders’ first summit. US policies prove Washington remains […]
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BANGKOK: The Thai government will lift a nationwide curfew next Monday (Jun 15) and allow alcohol sale to resume at restaurants and hotels, according to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA). Its spokesperson Taweesin Visanuyothin said on Friday that more restrictions will ease from Monday onwards as the country […]
SEOUL: South Korea will extend its prevention and sanitation guidelines against the coronavirus until daily new infections drop to single digits, the health minister said on Friday (Jun 12), failing which he warned of a return to tough social distancing measures. The announcement came as such cases persist in the […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian schools will reopen in phases, starting on Jun 24 for those taking their leaving examinations, said Education Minister Mohd Radzi Md Jidin on Wednesday (Jun 10). In a press conference, he said the first phase of reopening will involve 500,444 students from more than 2,500 schools taking […]
KUALA LUMPUR: After close to three months of an interstate travel ban, the Bandar Tasik Selatan integrated terminal was a hive of activity on Wednesday (Jun 10) morning. People queued at the entrance of the transportation hub for their temperature and details to be taken, before they boarded their respective […]
SEOUL: The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is taking a leading role in a new, more hard-line pressure campaign against South Korea, highlighting what analysts say is a substantive policy role that goes beyond being her brother’s assistant. Believed to be in her early 30s, Kim Yo […]
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday (Jun 8) pledged to maintain funding for police departments in the United States amid growing calls for sweeping cuts to law enforcement budgets as protesters clamoured for an end to police brutality following the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis last […]
MINNEAPOLIS: A Minneapolis judge set a US$1 million bail for police officer Derek Chauvin on Monday (Jun 8) as he made his first court appearance charged with the murder of George Floyd, the 46-year-old African-American man whose death sparked nationwide protests. Chauvin, who was filmed on May 25 pressing his […]
WASHINGTON: The police department in the US city of Minneapolis will be dismantled and rebuilt, city councilors said late Sunday (Jun 7) after the death in custody of George Floyd sparked nationwide protests about racism in law enforcement. “We committed to dismantling policing as we know it in the city […]
BANGKOK: Last month, a grandmother reported to the police that her 14-year-old granddaughter had been raped over the course of more than a year. The attacks, according to the child, happened several times at her school in northeastern Thailand, where she was reportedly abused by five teachers and two male […]