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Voters in Sabah began casting their ballots on Saturday, in a state election seen as a referendum on Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s leadership midway into his first term. Anwar, who came to office in 2022 after pulling together a rag-tag coalition of former political rivals, depends on Sabah to prop up his parliamentary supermajority….
The two-month-long confrontation between Nexperia’s senior leadership and parent company Wingtech Technology remains locked in a stalemate, even as both the Chinese and Dutch governments signal a desire to dial down tensions. In late September, the Dutch government invoked the Goods Availability Act to take temporary control of Nexperia, prompting Beijing to halt chip exports…
The death toll from Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in seven decades climbed to more than 100 on Friday as the government announced a three-day official mourning period from Saturday for victims of the blaze. National and Hong Kong flags at all its buildings and facilities will fly at half-mast until Monday, with officials cancelling all…
Ahead of the UN’s Cop30 summit, China appeared keen to take on the mantle of new global leader on climate change, stepping into the gap left by the US’s withdrawal from the top spot under Donald Trump. In trying to understand what China wants from this role, it’s worth examining three areas motivating Beijing to…
The failure of fire alarms in the deadly Tai Po blaze could have delayed the response and evacuation of residents, according to a leading Hong Kong fire safety specialist. Anthony Lam Chun-man, a former director of the Fire Services Department, also said the extreme heat and intense flames both inside and outside made it almost…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday his top aide Andriy Yermak had resigned after investigators raided the powerful chief of staff’s house as part of a sweeping corruption probe. “The Office of the President of Ukraine will be reorganised. The head of the office, Andriy Yermak, has submitted his resignation,” Zelensky said in a…
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he would end his Ukraine offensive if Kyiv withdrew from territory Moscow claims at its own – otherwise his army would take it by force. The Russian army has been slowly but steadily grinding through eastern Ukraine in costly battles against outnumbered and outgunned Ukrainian forces. Washington…
An already troubled ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon is looking shakier than ever. Since the truce was announced on November 27, 2024, there have been more than 10,000 Israeli air and ground violations inside Lebanese territory, according to the latest report from UNIFIL, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. And in the run-up…
Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has torn apart families as the death toll climbed to 83 early Friday morning, with many heavy-hearted relatives continuing to search for missing loved ones. Firefighters worked late into the night, combing flats across seven blocks of Wang Fuk Court and finding more bodies. Authorities were yet to release…
The investigation into a deadly fire at a Hong Kong housing estate has centred on the use of flammable materials in the scaffolding covering the residential blocks, officials said on Thursday. Police arrested three men from the maintenance firm responsible for the buildings on suspicion of manslaughter, while the city’s anti-graft agency said it was…
