Yearly Archives: 2024
Back to school
The first school term for the 2024 academic year for all primary, secondary, colleges and sixth form centres under the purview of the Ministry...
Asian markets mostly slip on first trading day
NEW YORK (AP) - Asian markets opened the year on a downward trend after Wall Street benchmarks ticked lower on the last trading day...
Earthquake jolts off central Indonesia
JAKARTA (XINHUA) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 struck off East Nusa Tenggara province in central Indonesia on Tuesday, the country's meteorology,...
‘Keffe D’ bids for house arrest before trial
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with killing hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas plans...
Singapore’s economy grows 2.8 pc in Q4
SINGAPORE (Xinhua) -- Singapore's economy grew 2.8 per cent year on year in the fourth quarter of 2023, faster than the 1.0 per cent...
USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier is returning home
WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of extra duty at sea providing protection for Israel, the USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier strike group will...
Preserving the past for future generations
Tokyo (ANN/THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN) — In the heart of Cambodia's Siem Reap lies the awe-inspiring Angkor Wat, a UNESCO World Heritage site and a testament...
Suspected Malaysian drug lord nabbed in Laos
BANGKOK (BERNAMA) - A Malaysian fugitive wanted in Thailand for drug smuggling was arrested during a Thai-Lao joint operation last week.
The 39-year-old Malaysian, an...
Liverpool beats Newcastle opening up 3-point lead
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah headed off to the Africa Cup of Nations on the back of a starring role for Liverpool in...
Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Yunus jailed 6 months for violating labour laws
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A labour court in Bangladesh's capital Monday sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus to six months in jail for...