KOTA KINABALU - The North Korean government should learn to respect other nations and take into account the interests of international citizens in resolving the case of Kim Jong-nam's murder, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Read...
BANGKOK - The former Buddhist abbot at the heart of a standoff with authorities at Thailand's biggest temple has been stripped of his monastic rank by the king, the military government said on Sunday. The symbolic step comes more than...
The royal cremetion ceremonies for the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej later this year will run for five days. Photo: The Nation/Asia News NetworkAlthough the dates have not yet been finalised, the committee organising the royal cremation ceremonies has already come...
In 2015, Ishan Siva Ramanathan announced his intent to climb the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, to his parents after they came out of the cinema hall having watched survival thriller Everest. It didn't matter that the movie told the...
Sacked palace official Pol General Jumpol Manmai yesterday confessed to all the charges relating to his alleged forest encroachment, according to deputy national police chief Pol General Srivara Ransibrahmanakul. He did not apply for a temporary release after his case...
KUALA LUMPUR - Bukit Aman has issued a warrant of arrest for an employee of North Korean airline Air Koryo to assist in the investigation into Kim Jong-nam's murder. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said the warrant...
XIAMEN - Live animal keychains are still on sale on the streets of China despite several petitions to make it illegal. On a trip to Xiamen, The Star Online discovered a roadside vendor along Zeng Cuo'an tourist market peddling the...
Talk about a laborious affair. Giving birth can be a painful and long-drawn experience, but it was more so for one Chinese woman, who went through the ordeal twice in a week. Yes, twice. According to Chinese media reports, the Hubei woman...
Want to rub elbows with the rich? Go to China, where the country's parliament could pass for an elite club of the world's richest, where about 100 delegates are US dollar billionaires. They made their fortune in everything from property...
BANGKOK - Three Thai soldiers were gunned down in front of terrified shoppers at busy evening market in Thailand's conflict-riddled 'Deep South', police said Friday, in a day of of bloodshed undermining progress in peace talks. An under-reported 13-year rebellion in the...
