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Marcos denounces ‘woke’ sex education Bill in Catholic Philippines
MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos denounced on Monday (Jan 20) a proposed law to make sex education mandatory in schools in the…
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China executes man who killed 35 in car rampage
BEIJING: China on Monday (Jan 20) executed a man who killed 35 people in a car rampage in the southern city of Zhuhai in November, in the…
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South Korea’s Yoon begins jail term with mugshot, solitary cell
South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk-yeol had his mugshot taken and underwent a physical check before spending his first night in jail…
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Foodborne illness cases mar roll-out of Prabowo’s free-meal scheme in Indonesia
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free-meal scheme has encountered an early setback after dozens of cases of foodborne…
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Indian man who raped, killed doctor gets sentenced to life in prison
An Indian court on Monday sentenced a police volunteer to life in prison after finding him guilty in the rape and killing of a trainee…
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Philippines arrests Chinese man for ‘spying’ on military camps
MANILA: Philippine security officials said on Monday (Jan 20) that they had arrested a Chinese software engineer suspected of spying on…
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Man who raped, murdered trainee doctor in Kolkata hospital gets life in prison
KOLKATA: The rapist and murderer of an Indian doctor was sentenced to life in prison on Monday (Jan 20) for a gruesome crime that sparked…
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China both hopeful and on edge as Trump returns to White House
BEIJING: Chinese officials and ordinary people are hopeful but on edge as Donald Trump returns to the White House, eager to avoid a repeat…
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Malaysian police probe flags of China on dragon puppet at Johor parade
A cultural row has reignited in Malaysia after police began an investigation over a giant dragon puppet decorated with the flags of the…
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Should India be worried about Sri Lanka and China’s growing cooperation?
China’s record US$3.7 billion investment in a Sri Lankan oil refinery has sparked fresh security concerns in India, analysts say, as New…
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