[ad_1] (Sept. 24): A bottled water and vaccine mogul has become China’s richest person on a day also marked by massive losses among the global tech elite. Zhong Shanshan’s net worth reached $ 58.7 billion on Wednesday, $ 2 billion more than Jack Ma’s, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. …
Read More »Housewife begins eight-year jail sentence for abusing maid after appeal is dismissed
[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: A housewife who abused her Indonesian maid in 2016 was sent to jail after she failed to overturn her eight-year prison sentence. A three-man bench of the Court of Appeal dismissed Rozita Mohamad Ali’s appeal here on Thursday (September 24) and she will begin serving her jail time …
Read More »Anwar is rushing too much?
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim may have been too hasty in announcing what he claims is the imminent fall of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government. Many feel that he should have waited just a day or two, show he has the support he now demands, and then take …
Read More »Seoul Says North Korea Killed Missing Official, Burned His Body
[ad_1] North Korean soldiers look on during a South Korean minister’s visit to Panmunjom last week. (AP Image) SEOUL: North Korean forces shot dead a South Korean fisheries official who disappeared from a patrol boat and ended up in Pyongyang waters, the Seoul Defense Ministry said Thursday, calling it a …
Read More »Woman begins 8-year prison sentence for abusing Indonesian maid
[ad_1] Rozita Mohd Ali pleaded guilty to wounding her 19-year-old Indonesian maid with a knife, mop, coat hanger, iron bar, cat toy and umbrella. (Photo by Bernama) PUTRAJAYA: A woman began her eight-year prison sentence today for physically abusing her young Indonesian servant after failing her final appeal in the …
Read More »Warisan won’t work with Umno, says Darell Leiking
[ad_1] Darell Leiking said that Umno, during his 20-year rule in Sabah, created a schism between the various communities in the state. KOTA KINABALU: Darell Leiking said that Warisan will never join forces with Umno, following a claim that many of the peninsula-based party’s MPs and those from Barisan Nasional …
Read More »Langkawi Airport named one of the best in the world
[ad_1] Langkawi International Airport has earned several accolades for its customer service and facilities. SEPANG: Langkawi International Airport (LGK) has been recognized as one of the seven best airports in the world and this year will join the General Director of Airports Council International (ACI) Panel of Excellence. LGK has …
Read More »‘Unconditional grandmother’: Aging fitness buff proves success in China
[ad_1] SHANGHAI: Chen Jifang goes to the gym for at least two hours every day and has the physique to show for it. At nearly 70, he is seen as a shining example, as China commands its vast population to get fit and lose weight. The Shanghai grandmother has become …
Read More »Soccer: Difficult for Özil to enter the evolution of Arsenal: Arteta
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says his team is “evolving” and that German midfielder Mesut Ozil will find it difficult to enter the team. Ozil, whose contract expires next June, did not participate towards the end of last season and was not named to Arsenal’s team of the …
Read More »Sapura Energy refutes news of bribery related to Petrobras contracts
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Sapura Energy Bhd has refuted recent news of any involvement in any form of bribery or corruption in its business in Brazil and elsewhere in the world. It issued the statement on Thursday following news of investigations involving Sapura Energy and Seadrill for alleged involvement in bribery …
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