TOKYO, Jul 26 – A Japanese woman has died from a tick-borne virus after being bitten by a stray cat in what is possibly the world’s first animal-to-human transmission of the disease. The woman in her 50s died some 10 days after being bitten by the cat last year after she took
WASHINGTON, Jul 26 – A US Navy patrol ship fired warning shots at an Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessel in the Persian Gulf Tuesday after it approached within 150 yards (137 metres), a US defense official said. “The IRGCN boat was coming in at a high rate of speed. It did not respond
WASHINGTON, Jul 25 – US President Donald Trump resumed his attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions Tuesday, calling his one-time ally “VERY weak” in pursuing intelligence leaks and for failing to go after former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton over her email. Trump’s latest Twitter salvo followed a report in the
PYONGYANG, Jul 25 – Washington’s ban on US citizens travelling to North Korea will have no effect on the country’s tourism industry and Pyongyang does not care about it “at all”, a senior development official insisted today. The measure is due to be enacted this week and once it goes into force
BANGKOK, Jul 25 – Thai police on Tuesday announced the seizure of drugs worth US$30 million (RM128.3 million), including seven million methamphetamine tablets, “ice” and liquid ketamine, from houses around Bangkok linked to an alleged Laotian drug lord. Seven Thais were arrested in the major two-day operation, which turned up 60kg
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 25 –Operating performance in 2Q17 trended slightly above expectations despite Quarter 2 historically being the leanest quarter. The Company continues to stimulate demand to fill up additional capacity injected in 2Q17, by achieving a marked improvement in Passenger Load Factor (“PLF”) of 80%, up 5 ppts YoY,
SEOUL, Jul 25 – South Korea’s Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a ban on the filming of trials, opening the possibility of live TV coverage of the sentencing of disgraced president Park Geun-Hye and Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong. At a rare meeting of justices presided over by Chief Justice Yang Sung-Tae, the
BANGKOK, Jul 25 – Thai authorities have frozen seven bank accounts belonging to ex-premier Yingluck Shinawatra over a US$1 billion (RM 5 billion) fine she faces for her administration’s controversial rice subsidy scheme, her lawyer said Tuesday. The move is seen as unprecedented because it financially sanctions an elected leader for a
TOKYO, Jul 25 – Japan aims to cut suicides by 30% over 10 years, with the government Tuesday approving a plan which seeks to curb extreme work hours seen as contributing to one of the world’s highest suicide rates. Japan has the highest suicide rate among Group of Seven (G7) advanced countries
WASHINGTON, Jul 25 – Senate Republicans face a do-or-die vote Tuesday to launch a new Obamacare repeal effort, as confusion reigns over what path President Donald Trump’s party will take – and whether they even have the votes to move forward. On Monday, Trump strongly warned Republicans that they must pass health
SAN FRANCISCO, Jul 25 – Google parent Alphabet on Monday saw shares slide as the market reacted to a massive fine by the European Commission and word that success in mobile, cloud and YouTube is coming with higher costs. Alphabet reported a quarterly profit of US$3.5 billion (RM1.5 billion), in a sharp
TOKYO, Jul 25 – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (pix), his ratings sinking over a suspected cronyism scandal, said today he had never instructed officials to give preferential treatment to a long-time friend. Abe and his aides have repeatedly denied intervening to help Kake Gakuen, an educational institution whose director, Kotaro Kake,
YANGON, Jul 24 – A hospital in Myanmar’s biggest city, Yangon, is treating two patients suspected to have contracted H1N1 influenza, a doctor said on Monday, as the government began responding to a potential new outbreak of the virus known as swine flu. The virus caused alarm in 2009 when it spread
KABUL, Jul 24 – At least 24 people have been killed and 42 wounded after a car bomb struck a bus carrying government employees in western Kabul Monday, an official told AFP, the latest attack to strike the Afghan capital. “The car bomb hit a bus carrying employees of the ministry of
KUALA TERENGGANU, Jul 24 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak has approved an allocation of RM300,000 to the Terengganu Tiong Hua Assembly Hall to hold the 34th Malaysian Chinese Cultural Festival (PKCM). Najib said the allocation showed the government’s support towards efforts to uphold the Chinese culture. Such allocation was
KEPALA BATAS, Jul 24 – The opposition pact, Pakatan Harapan was formed not for the truth but instead for only one goal, namely, for the sake of getting power, Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin said. He said for the sake of power, the two top leaders of the pact, namely, chairman Tun
LAS VEGAS, Jul 24 – Trillium Inc, a leading provider of automotive IoT cybersecurity solutions, today announced the launch of SecureSKYE, a data mining and analytics solution for the transportation industry, and enabler for monetization of data-driven innovations and applications for the insurance industry. SecureSKYE creates a comprehensive, dynamically updated
WARSAW, Jul 24 – Thousands of demonstrators bearing candles marched on the Polish Supreme Court on Sunday in protest against controversial proposed judicial reforms. “Constitution, Constitution!” they chanted in front of the court building in Warsaw. Poland’s senate backed on Saturday the Supreme Court reforms, despite warnings from the European Union, appeals
WASHINGTON, Jul 24 – Donald Trump’s new communications director Anthony Scaramucci vowed Sunday to usher in a fresh start in the White House, beginning with a clampdown on unauthorised leaks that have led to months of largely unfavourable headlines. “One of the first things I want to do is to get
BUDAPEST, Jul 24 – Sarah Sjostrom clocked a world record of 51.71secs for her leg of the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay final at the world championships on Sunday although Sweden were only able to finish fifth. Sjostrom became the first woman to swim under 52 seconds as she led out the Swedish
