Hong Kong dog flies business class, and some netizens bite back

The Straits Times 03/19/2023

Not quite a dog’s life, at least for four-year-old Fifi. The miniature long-haired dachshund from Hong Kong has become an online sensation, after a video of the dog traveling in business class on a flight went viral,…

‘Entire families are all gone’: Turkish chef in Singapore lost over 120 relatives in quakes

The Straits Times 03/12/2023

SINGAPORE – Each time he spoke with his brother in Turkey days after the Feb 6 earthquakes that hit their country and Syria, he was told more relatives had died. It reached the point where Singapore permanent…

SM, Hybe dispute snowballs over Lee Soo-man tax evasion allegation

The Korea Herald 02/20/2023

The feud between SM Entertainment and Hybe is escalating as the two companies continue to refute each other’s position in relation to SM founder Lee Soo-man’s suspected offshore tax evasion. The allegation was first made Thursday by…

Japan plans to scrap cap on international arrivals

The Yomiuri Shimbun 09/14/2022

TOKYO – The government plans to scrap the cap on international arrivals and relax other coronavirus pandemic-related border restrictions, according to sources. The government is expected to make a decision this month while taking into consideration the infection…

Brunei sultan now world’s longest serving monarch after Queen Elizabeth’s death

Borneo Bulletin 09/13/2022

BANDAR SERI BEGAWANM — His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam has become the world’s longest reigning monarch since…

Scientists are taking the fight to the world’s most dangerous creature

08/26/2019

BANGKOK  — The battle between humans and mosquitoes has been raging for centuries. For as long as humans have existed, mosquitos have been there, right alongside us, making us sick. Dengue alone causes 390 million infections a…

Malaysian is next in line for IS-inspired terrorists in Mindanao

05/27/2017

KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia — Malaysian lecturer-turned-militant Dr. Mahmud Ahmad could soon be the leader of the Islamic State’s (IS) offshoot in Marawi City. He is believed to be holed up in the city where the army is…

Abu Sayyaf threat to behead Malaysian hostages looms again

05/11/2016

KOTA KINABALU — The threat of execution hangs over the four abducted Malaysian sailors after Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern Philippines set an “early” May deadline for talks to begin for their release. Anti-kidnapping activist Prof.…

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