Canadian singer Wanting Qu shares claim that US$54 million Chinese corruption charge against mother is withdrawn

Weibo post written in the name of Qu’s aunt demanded justice for Zhang Mingjie, a former Harbin official who has spent more than six years in Chinese detentionAnother post said interrogators made Zhang confess by threatening the reputation of Qu, ex-girlfriend of long-time Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson

‘A major victory for our community’, say TTDI residents after court rules in their favour

PETALING JAYA: The Court of Appeal's unanimous decision to declare that the development order (DO) granted for the Taman Rimba Kiara project null and void is a major victory for the Taman Tun community, says the Taman Tun Dr Ismail Resident's Association (TTDIRA)

Covid-19 is traumatising our doctors and nurses

A study in England found that nearly half of healthcare workers across six hospitals there reported symptoms consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder.

In early action, Biden tries to make good on pledge to heal America's racial divide

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Tuesday it was "time to act now" to heal America's racial divide, taking several steps and promising more to confront racism and inequality that he said has plagued the United States for far too long.

Property overhang may stabilise slightly

Vaccine availability, better sentiment will help spur market

Do not touch land, says FT Minister

THE 3.86ha land sandwiched between the Taman Intan Baiduri lake and Sungai Jinjang in Kuala Lumpur, which was in the process of being degazetted for a mixed development project, must not be touched. Instead it should be upgraded and turned into public parks, says Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa.

Indonesia aims to raise US$712mil from new retail bonds

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The government is looking to raise Rp 10 trillion (US$711.6 million) from a new series of domestic retail bonds to fund the country’s fiscal deficit and Covid-19 vaccination programme, the Finance Ministry announced on Monday (Jan 26).

Learning from AIDS to deal with Covid-19 stigma

Moderna shot protects against new virus variants; higher blood thinner dose keeps patients off ventilators

(Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

U.S. appeals court upholds prison sentences for men who plotted to bomb Kansas Somalis

(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court upheld the convictions and prison sentences of three white men who plotted to bomb a Kansas apartment complex that was home to Somali immigrants and a mosque, rejecting in a ruling on Monday that the FBI had entrapped them.