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Wong thanks ‘heroes’ who thwarted flydubai pilot’s alleged attack on co-pilot as Australians confirmed safe
Sydney couple were among passengers on board flight to Tel Aviv that was dramatically diverted to Saudi Arabia after one pilot allegedly stabbed the other Two Australian citizens onboard a flight to Tel Aviv that was diverted after one of the pilots allegedly stabbed the other in an attack are “safe,” the foreign minister confirmed. The passengers are a Jewish couple from Sydney, the Israeli embassy in Australia confirmed to the Guardian on Thursday. Continue reading...
How Hong Kong firms are future-proofing business in challenging times
Hong Kong’s economic transformation is at a critical juncture, and the private sector must adapt along with it, as Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has noted. In the first of a two-part series, Ambrose Li and Wynna Wong examine the forces driving change among established enterprises. Before visiting a vendor in mainland China’s Jiangsu province, a salesman from Hong Kong bottling giant Swire Coca-Cola can now use a mobile phone to see which drinks customers in the neighbourhood are most likely...
Two former Sembcorp Marine executives acquitted of charges in Brazil corruption case
Former Sembcorp Marine president Wong Weng Sun and former Jurong Shipyard senior general manager Lee Fook Kang were issued stern warnings in lieu of prosecution.
Hong Kong urged to secure sustainable fuel supply to safeguard aviation hub status
Hong Kong risks losing its status as an international aviation hub if it fails to secure a reliable, credibly certified supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), the head of the government’s think tank has warned. Stephen Wong Yuen-shan, head of the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit, made the remarks at the Sustainable Aviation Futures China Congress on Tuesday, days after the government set out its fuel strategy in the city’s first five-year plan and policy address amid mounting global...
Singapore joins EU and other nations in call for control and international oversight of frontier AI
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said that "AI holds tremendous promise, but it must always remain under human control and oversight".
Edison Chen ends near-decade big-screen hiatus, reunites with Anthony Wong for ‘Temple of Wishes’, now shooting in Penang
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — Edison Chen is heading back to the big screen after nearly a decade away — and his c...
Ex-cricket captains pen letter to Australian foreign minister raising concerns about Imran's detention
Seven former Australia cricket captains have written to the country’‘s foreign minister, Penny Wong, to raise concerns over PTI founder Imran Khan’s incarceration, terming it a matter of “basic humanity”, Cricinfo reported on Tuesday. Imran, 73, has been imprisoned since 2023 and was sentenced late last year along with his wife to 17 years on corruption charges they both deny. According to Cricinfo, the signatories of the letter include Allan Border, Greg Chappell, Ian Chappell, Belinda Clark, Kim Hughes, Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh. In the letter, they said they were writing “not as diplomats or political figures, but as former captains who felt compelled to speak up”. “The group makes clear it takes no position” on the legal or political case against Imran, describing that as a matter for Pakistan alone, the report said. Their concern, they wrote, was with the treatment of any person in detention, calling it “a matter of basic humanity, whatever their politics”. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, a spokesperson for Wong said that Australia “regularly raises” Imran’s case in discussions with Pakistan. “We continue to encourage authorities to ensure appropriate medical care is available to him,” the spokesperson was quoted as saying. Last month, 22 international cricketers — including the Chappell brothers, Border, Waugh, Clark and Hughes — had penned an appeal to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, calling for Imran’s medical treatment in line with Supreme Court directives. On August 18, the Supreme Court directed the government to move Imran to Islamabad’s Shifa International Hospital, a private facility, within two days for examination and treatment by a multidisciplinary medical board. However, it later emerged that Imran was instead taken to the government-run Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences. In February, Indian cricket greats Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev had joined a dozen other former international captains, including the Chappell brothers, Border, Waugh, Clark and Hughes, in demanding better prison treatment for Imran, who they called “one of the finest all-rounders” of the game. Meanwhile, the government has stated that Imran’s imprisonment is “governed by the Pakistan Prison Rules, applicable judicial directions and security arrangements appropriate to a high-profile prisoner”. It has also rejected allegations that he is being subjected to “punitive solitary confinement, cruelty or deprivation”.
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Usah layan Rohingya seperti tiada perikemanusiaan, kata pendakwah
Firdaus Wong berkata etnik Rohingya mungkin tiada hak sama seperti warganegara namun mereka tetap ada martabat kemanusiaan.
Dünyanın en çok kazanan lideri. Maaşına milyonluk zam yapıldı
Singapur Başbakanı Lawrence Wong, bakan maaşlarına yapılacak zamla birlikte yıllık gelirinin yüzde 64 artışla 2,85 milyon dolara yükseleceğini duyurdu. Dünyanın en yüksek maaşını alan siyasi lideri konumundaki Singapur Başbakanı Lawrence Wong, bakan maaşlarına 15 Ekim'den itibaren zam yapılacağını açıkladı. Düzenlemeyle birlikte Wong'un yıllık maaşı yüzde 64 artarak 2,2 milyon Singapur dolarından (1,74 milyon dolar) 3,6 milyon Singapur dolarına (2,85 milyon dolar) yükselecek. Parlamentoda konuşan Başbakan Wong, siyasi maaşların hassas ve duygusal bir konu olduğunu belirterek vatandaşların bu konudaki tepkilerini anladığını söyledi. Wong, önümüzdeki beş yıl boyunca maaşındaki artış miktarını hayır kurumlarına bağışlayacağını bildirdi. Ülkede 2025 verilerine göre ortalama bir çalışanın aylık medyan geliri 5 bin 775 Singapur doları seviyesinde. Wong, özel sektör ve kamudaki maaşların 2012'den bu yana yükseldiğini, bu artışı yapmamanın siyaseten kolay ancak ülke yönetimi açısından yanlış bir adım olacağını savundu. Bakan maaşlarının nitelikli yöneticileri kamuya çekmek ve yolsuzluğu önlemek amacıyla yüksek tutulduğunu ifade eden Singapur yönetimi, ücretleri belirlerken ülkedeki en çok kazanan 1000 kişinin gelirini ölçüt alıyor. Reuters ajansının haberine göre yeni düzenlemeyle birlikte görevdeki siyasetçilerin maaşlarında ilk aşamada yüzde 9'a varan tek seferlik bir artış uygulanacak; sonraki artışlar ise performansa bağlı olarak kademeli biçimde yapılacak. Hükümet döneminin sonunda çoğu kıdemsiz bakanın yıllık maaşının 1,35 milyon Singapur dolarına ulaşması, performansa göre bu rakamın 1,8 milyon Singapur dolarına kadar çıkabilmesi öngörülüyor. PoliticalSalaries.com verilerine göre Wong, mevcut geliriyle de dünyanın en çok kazanan lideri konumunda. Listede Wong'u yıllık 719 bin dolarla Hong Kong Özel İdari Bölgesi Başyöneticisi ve 606 bin dolarla İsviçre Konfederasyonu Başkanı izliyor. ABD Başkanı Donald Trump yıllık 400 bin dolar, Birleşik Krallık Başbakanı ise 230 bin dolar kazanıyor. Singapur, bakan maaşlarını en son 2012 yılında kamuoyundaki hoşnutsuzluğu gidermek amacıyla yüzde 36 oranında düşürmüştü. 2017'deki artış tavsiyesini uygulamayan hükümet, 2023'teki incelemeyi de ekonomik belirsizlikler nedeniyle ertelemişti. Milletvekilleri maaş düzenlemesini perşembe günü parlamentoda tartışacak.
The world's highest paid leader is set for a 64% pay rise. Here's how others compare
Wong announced ministerial salaries will be adjusted upwards after 15 years, with his annual pay package rising to 3.6 million Singapore dollars
Taiwanese researcher Wong receives U.S. national chemistry award
Taipei, Sept. 7 (CNA) Wong Chi-huey (翁啟惠), honorary president of the Institute for Biotechnology and Medicine Industry (IBMI), has been selected to receive the 2027 American Chemical Society (ACS) Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry, the institute announced Monday.
New diplomatic appointments announced
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced five new diplomatic appointments: Tāne Waetford, Ambassador to Colombia Melanie Roberts, High Commissioner to Niue Dr. Jon Johansson, Ambassador to Sweden Stephen Wong, Ambassador to Timor-Leste Brad Burgess, Ambassador to United Arab Emirates