Cops detain suspect in child abuse video

POLICE have arrested a 24-year-old woman from Seri Kembangan on suspicion of child abuse, after a video of her beating two children in her care was uploaded to social media earlier this week, Serdang police chief A.A. Anbalagan said. He added that the suspect was an acquaintance of the children’s mother and has been taking […]

US radio broadcaster NPR halts tweets in Twitter row

US radio NPR upheld a freeze of activity on Twitter yesterday as a report said Elon Musk was revisiting his decision to label the broadcaster “state affiliated.” Twitter earlier this week designated Washington-based National Public Radio as “state-affiliated media,” branding the news outlet in the same way as government-owned Chinese and Russian platforms.

Asean should remain neutral, says Anwar

ASEAN should remain independent and a zone of neutrality amid heightened US and China tensions, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said in an interview with China’s national broadcaster CCTV aired last night. Anwar said Asean was formed to promote peace, stability and co-operation in the region, and these objectives should be maintained.

Texas federal judge halts US approval of abortion pill

A CONSERVATIVE federal judge in the state of Texas halted US approval of the abortion pill mifepristone yesterday, but paused implementation for a week to give federal authorities time to appeal. The suit against the Food and Drug Administration is the latest step in the campaign to win a total ban on abortion following a […]