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Rent-a-robot schemes gain popularity in Malaysia as cheap machines replace costly workers
Renting a robot to perform simple tasks is becoming a trend in Malaysia, especially for businesses that want to cut labor costs.
Demand is high in places such as Kuala Lumpur, George Town and Johor Bahru, said Jeremy Ng, a business…
2 missing in landslide in northeastern Japan
A landslide occurred Saturday in northeastern Japan, destroying or damaging about 10 buildings and leaving two people missing, police and firefighters said.
Police requested that the Self-Defense Forces conduct search and rescue…
Ukraine repels Russian drone attack after massive bombing raids
Kyiv said on Friday it had repelled a night-time explosive drone attack launched by Russia less than 24 hours after massive bombing raids on energy infrastructure left millions of Ukrainians without electricity.
Since October and a…
South Korean military’s solid fuel rocket test sparks UFO scare
South Korea’s Defense Ministry said on Friday that the multiple, unidentified aircraft flying over the capital Seoul was a successful test of its solid-fuel space rocket, appeasing concerns that it could be aliens visiting Earth.
The…
Indian national who died in flammable gas fire is 46th workplace fatality in 2022
A 38-year-old Indian national who died in a fire at 21 Tuas Avenue 3 on Friday is the 46th workplace fatality in 2022.
On Saturday, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said that preliminary investigation suggests that the fire, which occurred…
Man killed in Malaysia after package explodes in car
A waiter was killed late on Thursday after a package that was left on his car exploded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The incident, which police have classified as murder, occurred outside the 28-year-old victim’s workplace in Pandan Indah,…
Sri Lanka cash-strapped state plans 14,000-acre land grab in currency crisis: report
Sri Lanka’s agriculture authorities are planning to grab 14,000 acres of paddy, violating the property rights of the owners claiming that there are ‘fallow’ and give them ‘young persons’ to cultivate them, a report said, recalling…
China’s Xi seeks dialogue to resolve Ukrainian crisis in talks with Putin
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called for a dialogue in resolving the Ukrainian crisis as he held online talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, saying Beijing will "play a constructive role" for its peaceful settlement,…
Thailand sees 37 road deaths as New Year exodus begins
Most major highways in Thailand were choc-a-bloc on Friday (Dec 30) as holidaymakers headed out of Bangkok to welcome the New Year upcountry.
The Interior Ministry’s Road Safety Centre also reported that 37 people were killed in road…
North Korea ends year with ballistic missiles launch
North Korea has fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea to the east of the Korean peninsula, South Korea's military says.
This latest volley comes five days after North Korea flew drones into South Korea's…