SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea stopped operating a radio station used to send coded messages to its agents in South Korea, the Yonhap news agency said on Saturday, the latest sign the isolated country is shaking up the way it handles relations with Seoul. North Korea has been stepping up …

WASHINGTON, United States (Reuters): The United States and Britain on Friday (Jan 12) defended to the UN Security Council the legality of strikes they launched against Yemen’s Houthis for attacking Red Sea shipping while Russia and China accused the Western allies of raising regional tensions. Russia called the United States …

Compiled by JUNAID IBRAHIM, BEH YUEN HUI and R. ARAVINTHAN CONFINEMENT ladies are in high demand in Singapore as many couples are planning to have a “dragon baby” this year, Sin Chew Daily reported. These ladies charge between S$2,600 and S$4,500 (RM9,000 and RM15,700) per month. The experienced ones can …

Eight cars have been removed from the homes of Taman Wawasan residents in Puchong, Selangor, who were evacuated to safety following a landslide last month. Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ) councillor Lee Jen Uyin told StarMetro that contractors had demolished the porch walls of the affected houses to facilitate an …

Alphabet’s autonomous car subsidiary, Waymo, has announced that it will finally be able to run its driverless vehicles on certain stretches of freeway in Phoenix, Arizona. This crucial step will enable Waymo to shorten journey times for Waymo One riders and continue its expansion in the US. Waymo is set …

Taxpayers have till March 31 to register, settle sales taxes without penalties KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has extended its State Sales Tax Special Voluntary Disclosure Programme to March this year following good response to the amnesty initiative. State sales tax director Datuk Mohd Sofian Alfian Nair said the state Finance Ministry …

LIMA (Reuters) – A pair of “alien mummies” that mysteriously turned up at the airport in Peru’s capital last October have entirely Earthly origins, according to a scientific analysis revealed on Friday. The two small specimens were described as humanoid dolls by experts at a press conference in Lima, and …

VISITORS to Yong Peng will be able to enjoy a leisurely stroll along a newly completed 150m walkway in the heart of town. Yong Peng assemblyman Ling Tian Soon said the first phase of Yong Peng Walk project was completed at a cost of RM500,000. “The walkway is part of …

From emails to instant messaging, today’s workers have a multitude of tools at their disposal for communicating within the workplace. However, experts believe that this multiplication of communication channels can have a negative impact on employees’ health and the quality of their work. These fears are somewhat allayed by new …

LAS VEGAS: Whether dreaming of an artificial friend available around the clock, lifting off from traffic jams or doing without your cat’s dead bird “gifts”, CES inventors have no shortage of imagination. Here are a few highlights from the Consumer Electronics Show, the world’s biggest tech and consumer electronics trade …