Bollywood star or deepfake? AI floods social media in Asia
Women are top target of generative AI's 'chilling effect'.
Fri Dec 22 2023
Malaysia court lifts stay on deportation of 114 Myanmar nationals
Concerns arise among rights groups as Myanmar nationals would be sent back to their strife-torn homeland amid threats to their safety.
Tue Dec 13 2022
New Orleans avoids major flooding thanks to levees built after Katrina
A $14.5 billion system of levees, flood gates and pumps has largely worked as designed during Hurricane Ida.
Tue Aug 31 2021
Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif tests positive for COVID-19
Bollywood star Katrina Kaif has tested positive for the coronavirus and is under home quarantine.
Wed Apr 07 2021
Malaysia to deport Myanmar asylum-seekers next week, refugee groups say
Nearly 100 asylum-seekers are among 1,200 Myanmar nationals Malaysia plans to send home next week.
Fri Feb 19 2021
'Baar Baar Dekho' spins Bollywood twist on time and love
Its not easy fusing a cocktail of genres including music, comedy and time travel into a movie, but the leading stars of new Bollywood film "Baar Baar Dekho" hope to convey a multi-faceted love story.
Thu Aug 18 2016
New Orleans mourns dead, celebrates life on Katrina anniversary
New Orleans remembered the dead and celebrated its comeback, a decade after Hurricane Katrina ripped through the "Big Easy".
Sun Aug 30 2015
Katrina scenes overlaid
Carlos Barria overlaid the prints of photos he took in 2005 with the same locations to contrast the inundated New
Tue Aug 25 2015
Rocks hurled at Sydney siege cafe
The Sydney cafe at the centre of a deadly siege has been vandalised with police investigating Wednesday after rocks were thrown through five of its windows.
Wed Jun 03 2015
Bollywood's Katrina Kaif to make Cannes red carpet debut
Bollywood diva Katrina Kaif is set to dazzle at the 2015 Cannes International Film Festival as brand ambassador of L'Oreal Paris.
Tue Apr 21 2015
Police bullet fragments killed Sydney cafe siege victim: inquest
One of the two hostages who died in a Sydney cafe siege last December was killed by ricochets of a police bullet or bullets, an inquest heard Thursday.
Thu Jan 29 2015
Sydney siege inquest to shed light on how hostages died
An inquest into the deadly siege at Lindt cafe in Sydney opens Thursday, amid expectation it will officially lift the lid on how two hostages died.
Wed Jan 28 2015
Sandy unlikely to damage US economy, analysts say
Hurricane Sandy could be among the 10 most costly hurricanes in US history but it would still be far less damaging than Hurricane Katrina.
Tue Oct 30 2012
MOE’s mental health screening identifies students with emotional challenges
Deputy Minister of Education says, those identified with severe emotional issues undergo screening twice a year.
Wed Nov 27 2024
Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire brokered by US and France, to take effect Wednesday
Israel will gradually withdraw its forces over 60 days as Lebanon's army takes control of territory near its border with Israel to ensure that Hezbollah does not rebuild its infrastructure there.
Wed Nov 27 2024
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024