Malaysian court asked to halt AirAsia X restructuring that ‘favours Airbus’
KUALA LUMPUR: Lessor BOC Aviation Limited (BOCA) has asked a Malaysian court to dismiss AirAsia X Bhd's debt restructuring scheme as it rules out a debt-to-equity swap and gives too much power to Airbus as a creditor, an affidavit filed by a top BOCA executive shows.
Police admit 'giant' drug bust barely found a gram of ketamine
Authorities said on Tuesday that barely more than one gram of ketamine had been found in a seizure that police had initially believed contained over 12 tonnes of the drug worth almost $1 billion.
New Year celebrations allowed, all provinces Covid-safe
All provinces are Covid-safe for visitors and people can celebrate the New Year, the Disease Control Department announced on Tuesday.
Rohingya trafficking network sells dreams, delivers violence and extortion
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: Auto rickshaws slip easily past barbed-wire checkpoints at the world's biggest refugee camp, their drivers among the smallest players in a complex human trafficking network involving high-seas extortion gangs, corrupt police and drug lords.
Elderly cyclist run down, killed by SUV
PHITSANULOK: An elderly man riding a bicycle was killed when hit from behind by a sport utility vehicle driven by a doctor on his way to work, in Muang district, on Tuesday morning.
Bangkok air world's 3rd worst
The air quality index (AQI) in Bangkok soared to an unsafe 190 on Tuesday morning, ranking the capital third in the world's worst air pollution list.
Overtaking-pickup crashes, driver killed
PHITSANULOK: The driver was killled when his pickup ran off the road and hit a tree while overtaking another vehicle at high speed in Muang district on Monday night, police said.
Brazil drug agency questions 'transparency' of China vaccine
BRASíLIA: The Brazilian health regulator Anvisa on Monday accused China of using criteria that "are not transparent" to win emergency approval of its coronavirus vaccine CoronaVac, which is in the final phase of trials in Brazil.
6-month-old British boy among 9 new Covid imports Tuesday
Six-month old baby British boy among nine new quarantined foreigners diagnosed with Covid-19 on Tuesday.
Chiang Mai declared safe to visit, no Covid lockdown
CHIANG MAI: The Covid-19 situation is under control, there will be no lockdown and it is safe to visit Chiang Mai, a senior provincial health official said on Tuesday.
Rusty pilots warned as post-pandemic flight risks soar
Mishaps mount as planes taken out of pandemic storage; airlines warned of potential pilot rustiness, maintenance errors and even insect nests blocking key sensors.
Gay rights progress, but same-sex relations still a crime in 69 nations: report
GENEVA: Despite significant progress on gay rights around the world, dozens of countries still criminalise consensual same-sex activity, including six where being gay is punishable by death, campaigners said Tuesday.
'Terrified' survivors recount attacks on civilians in Tigray
BISOBER, Ethiopia: The first shells landed before dawn, crashing through tin-roofed mud homes and sending Jano Admasi's neighbours fleeing for the cacti-dotted hills around her village in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region.
Grassed up: hapless UK drug suspect's phone reveals stash to cops
LONDON: A suspected drug dealer stopped by British police caught a lucky break when they found nothing in his car -- until he pulled out his phone to access a translation app and inadvertently showed officers a video of his cannabis farm.
Australia says China coal ban would be clear WTO breach
SYDNEY: Australia on Tuesday decried China's reported ban on its coal exports as an obvious breach of World Trade Organisation rules, as tensions between the two countries flared again.
California wants pandemic cases info from Amazon
SAN FRANCISCO: California on Monday accused Amazon of failing to adequately comply with subpoenas demanding details about coronavirus cases and protocols at its facilities here.
2020: What a funny old year it was...
PARIS: The coronavirus has not given us much to laugh about in 2020. Yet the year still had its fair share of the weird and the wonderful.
Blueprint for zero carbon set
Energy authorities and the Federation of Thai Industries are drafting a Thailand Integrated Energy Blueprint to set up a zero carbon emission goal.
Solar eclipse plunges southern Chile, Argentina into darkness
PUCON, Chile: Thousands of people turned their heads to the sky to watch a solar eclipse that lasted around two minutes on Monday as southern Chile and Argentina were plunged into darkness.
Hackers breach US agencies, Homeland Security a reported target
NEW YORK: The US Department of Homeland Security was the third federal department to be targeted in a major cyberattack, US media reported Monday, a day after Washington revealed the hack which may have been coordinated by a foreign government.
