KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s national crime index recorded a 4.1 per cent drop in 2022 compared with the year before, said Inspector-General of Police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani on Wednesday (Jan 11).  According to him, 50,819 cases were reported in 2022 as compared to 52,974 cases…

SHANGHAI: A disgruntled guest rammed his sports car through a Chinese hotel’s doors and drove wildly around its lobby, leaving a trail of destruction after arguing with staff about his missing laptop. Several videos published on social media showed the white car smashing the glass…

KOTA KINABALU: Former Sabah deputy chief minister Bung Moktar Radin has claimed the state’s reshuffled Cabinet is not the idea of a unity government as previously mooted by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.  According to local media, Mr Bung Moktar said on Wednesday (Jan 11)…

COLOMBO: Canada has issued a travel ban on former Sri Lankan presidents – and brothers – Mahinda and Gotabaya Rajapaksa for human rights abuses committed during the island nation’s civil war. Mahinda Rajapaksa was in office when a no-holds-barred military campaign wiped out the Tamil…

BANGKOK: Thailand plans to start collecting a 300 baht (US$9) fee from foreign tourists arriving in the country beginning in June, with the money raised to support visitors involved in accidents and develop tourist destinations, a minister said on Wednesday (Jan 11). Tourism is a…

BEIJING: Foreign businesses are gearing up for travel into China, following the country’s sooner-than-expected relaxation of its strict COVID-19 travel curbs and border controls. But while the move could help boost foreign investment, China’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery could still take some time, said business groups…