WASHINGTON, Jun 29 – South Korea’s President Moon Jae-In arrived in Washington Wednesday on his first overseas trip since taking office, for planned talks with his US counterpart Donald Trump. Moon, who backs engagement with nuclear-armed North Korea, was to meet Thursday with Trump during his first foreign outing since being sworn
KOTA KINABALU, Jun 29 – Sabah Wanita Barisan Nasional has submitted a list of 20 old and new faces as possible candidates for the next general election to Wanita BN chief Tan Sri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil. Its chairperson, Datuk Armani Mahiruddin, said all the 20 had the potential to be fielded in
HONOLULU, Jun 29 – Flight D7 001 from long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X landed at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport today with a remarkable load factor of over 90%, marking the airline’s first foray into the US. The four times weekly route departed from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for Honolulu, Hawaii via
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 29 – The traffic flow on major expressways is reported still smooth and under control as at 9am today. A spokesman at the Traffic Control Centre of the North South Expressway (PLUS) said traffic was reported slow moving only from Bukit Tagar to Bukit Beruntung due to an accident
HONG KONG, Jun 29 – The growth of wearable technologies is revolutionising the way people connect through smart devices, which will also greatly impact the fashion industry. According to a study by Allied Market Research, the wearable technology market was valued at US$19.6 billion in 2015, growing at a compound
THE HAGUE, Jun 29 – International investigators and relatives of victims of flight MH17, shot down over eastern Ukraine almost three years ago, renewed efforts Wednesday to push the probe forward, issuing videos appealing for witnesses. It is hoped the videos of family members talking about the pain of losing their loved
OTTAWA, Jun 29 – Canada’s top court on Wednesday ordered Google to remove a website from its worldwide search results, in what some experts are calling a landmark international copyright protection case. The original injunction, which the Supreme Court upheld, had been requested by Canadian telecommunications equipment manufacturer Equustek Solutions, which successfully
WASHINGTON, Jun 29 – The Homeland Security Department is demanding that airlines around the world step up security measures for international flights bound for the United States or face the possibility of a total electronics ban for planes. Compliance with the new rules could lead to the lifting of a ban on
YANGON, Jun 28 – Myanmar on Wednesday charged three journalists for reporting on an armed ethnic group in a case that has fuelled alarm at the erosion of press freedom. Five men, including the trio, have now been transferred to Hsipaw prison in Shan State to await their first day in court,
JAKARTA, Jun 28 – Indonesian authorities have imposed a travel ban on tycoon and politician Hary Tanoesoedibjo, who is building resorts in Bali and West Java to be managed by Trump Hotel Collection, over an investigation into allegations he threatened a prosecutor via a text message. Tanoesoedibjo has been given a 20-day
BRUSSELS, Jun 28 – Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union could leave the remaining 27 countries with a €20 billion (RM97.4 billion) hole in their budget to fill, a commissioner said Wednesday. EU Budget Commissioner Guenther Oettinger, of Germany, called on the bloc to improve the efficiency of its spending in the
LONDON, Jun 28 – JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co. Ltd, has entered into an agreement with MoneyNetINT Ltd, the global foreign exchange and international payments company, to process JCB transactions for MoneyNetINT e-commerce merchants situated in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA). Having recently
LONDON, Jun 28 – JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co. Ltd, has signed an agreement with Allied Wallet Ltd, the award-winning globally leading payment services provider (PSP) of online payment processing, to facilitate JCB transactions in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA). Therefore, the
LOS ANGELES, Jun 28 – A 46-year-old Uber driver was charged on Tuesday with raping a female passenger at a North Hollywood motel, Southern California, while the 24-year-old woman was unconscious, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced, China’s Xinhua news agency reported. Alaric Spence faces up to 15 years
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 28 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (pix) today reiterated Malaysia’s commitment to stop human trafficking. Malaysia’s collective efforts in combating human trafficking locally and regionally was bearing fruit as the country improved its position in the international Trafficking in Persons Report 2017, Najib wrote on his
BESUT, Jun 28 – Police detained three men after finding several types of drugs in a ‘Mickey Mouse’ figurine in a raid at a house in Kampung Beris Lampu, Kuala Besut, last Monday. Besut district police chief Supt Mohd Zamri Mohd Rowi said the Mickey Mouse figurine was found under a bed
DALIAN, Jun 28 – China is capable of achieving its full-year growth target and controlling systemic risks despite challenges, Premier Li Keqiang said yesterday, adding that maintaining medium to high-speed long-term growth will not be easy. Beijing targets economic growth of around 6.5% in 2017, compared with the 6.7% pace delivered in
BRUSSELS, Jun 28 – The European Union (EU) slapped Google with a record €2.4 billion (RM11.5 billion) anti-trust fine yesterday, in a fresh assault on a US tech giant that risks the wrath of President Donald Trump. Hard-charging European Commission competition chief Margrethe Vestager said Google had “abused its market dominance” as
TOKYO, Jun 28 – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced that it has provided a facial recognition system to Seoul Sky, an observatory in Lotte World Tower, a 123-floor, 555-meter (1,823 ft.) high skyscraper located in Seoul, South Korea. The system is used to monitor admittance to Seoul Sky, the world’s
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 28 – Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai has commended the AirAsia X pilot and cabin crew for their professionalism and courage in handling an emergency situation involving Flight D7237 last Sunday. “I take this incident seriously and I have directed the Department of Civil Aviation director-general and relevant authorities
