July 16, 2019 12:16 AMKUANTAN (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Paya Besar Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) division chief G. Ramesh has been found dead by the roadside near the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP). Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-15 18:05:26 Category: 2019 Tag: 1216 Post ID: 8315

July 15, 2019 12:02 PMSYDNEY (AFP) – Four children took a stolen four-wheel drive on a 1,000km road trip across the Australian outback before being nabbed by police, officials said on Monday (July 15). Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-15 06:00:39 Category: 2019 Tag: 1202 Post ID: 8298

July 15, 2019 11:01 AMHONG KONG (NYTIMES) – As a television journalist was trying to record video of a protest in Hong Kong last week, the protest suddenly became about him – and his employer. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-15 06:00:37 Category: 2019 Tag: 1101 Post ID: 8297

July 15, 2019 10:52 AMKUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) is set to make a swathe of changes to its constitution just two months shy of a deadline to hold its first-ever party elections. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-15 06:00:35 Category: 2019 Tag: 1052 Post ID: […]Continue reading

July 15, 2019 10:37 AMTAIPEI (BLOOMBERG) – The new normal of global trade is that there are few safe harbours. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-15 06:00:32 Category: 2019 Tag: 1037 Post ID: 8295

July 15, 2019 10:28 AMTAIPEI (REUTERS, AFP) – The mayor of Taiwan’s southern port city Han Kuo-yu on Monday (July 15) won the opposition party’s hotly contested nomination for the 2020 presidential election, posting a direct challenge to President Tsai Ing-wen who is seeking re-election. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-15 06:00:29 Category: […]Continue reading

July 15, 2019 12:02 AMJAKARTA – Indonesian President Joko Widodo delivered his first speech on Sunday (July 14) since being re-elected, and laid out his vision for his second term, which will see the government shift the focus from infrastructure development to building up the quality of human resources in the country. Go to Source […]Continue reading

July 14, 2019 12:57 PMBEIJING (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Salt intake in China is confirmed to be among the highest in the world, with adults over the past four decades consistently consuming on average above 10g of salt a day, more than twice the recommended limit, according to new research led by Queen Mary […]Continue reading

July 14, 2019 12:40 PMCHENNAI (WASHINGTON POST) – Along with other doctors in Indian cities facing unprecedented water shortages, Mr T N Ravisankar in Chennai is praying for rain-and soon. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-14 06:05:19 Category: 2019 Tag: 1240 Post ID: 8272

July 14, 2019 12:24 PMMIRI, MALAYSIA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Five search-and-rescue teams are combing the dark and treacherous underground river of the Deer Cave in Mulu National Park on Sunday (July 14) morning. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-14 06:05:16 Category: 2019 Tag: 1224 Post ID: 8271