S. Korea to intensify crackdown on drug smuggling from Mexico

The South Korean customs agency said Wednesday it will intensify its crackdown on drug smuggling attempts from Mexico by setting up a special task force and strengthening security checks on incoming travelers.

The move came as direct flights linking…

Shamsul Azri Is New Chief Secretary To The Government

KUALA LUMPUR, Director-General of Public Private Partnership Unit (UKAS) in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary to the Government, effective Aug 12.

The Prime Minister’s Off…

GS Retail Q2 net profit up 19.1 pct to 63.9 bln won

GS Retail Co. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net income of 63.9 billion won (US$46.4 million), up 19.1 percent from a year earlier.

Operating income for the April-June period was 81 billion won, down 9.4 percent from a year ago, the compan…

Police Yet To Receive Nur Farah Kartini’s Full Post-mortem Report

PETALING JAYA, Police are still awaiting the complete post-mortem report on the cause of death of Nur Farah Kartini Abdullah, 25, who was murdered last month.

Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said that the police have not yet received t…

Heat wave to continue until after Liberation Day next week

The tropical night phenomenon has continued in Seoul for 17 days in a row, and the current heat wave is expected to continue until after next week, the state weather agency said Wednesday.

Major cities across the nation recorded yet another tropical…

Hybe Q2 net income down 85.9 pct to 16.5 bln won

Hybe Co. on Wednesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 16.5 billion won (US$12 million), down 85.9 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for the April-June period fell 37.4 percent on-yea…

(LEAD) NK leader describes recovery work in flood-hit region as ‘revolutionary construction’

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has attended a ceremony to dispatch young workers to flood-affected areas on the northern border, describing the restoration efforts as a “gigantic revolutionary construction campaign,” state media said Wednesday.

The…