Malaysia bars foreigners from Johor's US$100b Forest City project that drew Chinese buyers, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia will not allow foreigners to buy residential units built at the US$100 billion (S$136 billion) Forest City project in Johor, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on
Ousted Pakistan PM Imran Khan shot in shin in what aides call assassination attempt, Asia News,LAHORE – Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot in the shin on Thursday (Nov 3) when his anti-government protest convoy came under attack in the east of the country in what his aides said was a
Cannabis among top priorities for new Thai government, Asia News,Developing a medical cannabis industry is among top policy priorities for Thailand's new government, according to a document released before the formal announcement. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, the former junta leader who he
South Korean teachers, parents protest plan to lower school entry age, Asia News,SEOUL – South Korean parent and teacher groups protested on Monday (Aug 1) against a plan to bring forward school enrolment by one year to age five, saying such young kids were intellectually unprepared and the change w
Austria's 32-year-old chancellor Kurz ousted, World News,VIENNA – Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz left office on Tuesday after parliament voted out his conservative provisional government, blaming him in part for a political crisis triggered by a video sting scandal that felled his far-right
