The Detective Branch of Police have arrested a Chinese national and a Bangladeshi with 76 stolen mobile phones, mobile parts and two cartons of syringes in the Bashundhara residential area. The arrested are Wang Yujian, 33, and Alfat Hossain Shuvo, 26, according to a Dhaka Metropolitan Police statement issued on…
Local elections could be delayed again as merging councils lack the capacity for reorganisation, the government has announced, triggering claims from opposition parties that Labour is “scared of the voters”. Sixty-three council areas could opt to postpone elections until 2027 after some were already delayed until May 2026 as two-tier authorities are being combined into…
Key Points In these polarized times, Elon Musk’s vocal political activity risked alienating millions of potential customers in a niche of the consumer discretionary sector. 2024 marked Tesla’s first fall in car sales in 12 years. Musk’s political activity likely hurt the company, but Tesla faces bigger questions in 2026 and beyond. These 10 stocks…
Dressed in festive outfits, nearly 140 people dashed through Hong Kong’s streets on Sunday for the annual Santa Hash charity run, raising vital funds in the process. The event began at Lockhart Road Playground in Wan Chai and covered a 6km (4 miles) route past landmarks including the Hong Kong Observation Wheel, Chater Garden, St…
Brendan Fraser then and now Hollywood celebrates courage on screen. Off screen, it punishes it. Again and again, performers who challenge pay inequality, abusive power, or unsafe working conditions discover an unspoken rule: you can succeed, or you can speak — but rarely both. There is no memo. No posted blacklist. Access simply vanishes. Calls…
Published on December 19, 2025 CheckIn, a leading platform in the hospitality industry, has announced a groundbreaking initiative to offer free pet-friendly stays at SUNDAY Hotels worldwide. This new program, designed to enhance the travel experience for pet owners, allows travelers to enjoy a stress-free stay with their furry companions. As part of its expansion…
Mircea Barbu,Bucharestand André Rhoden-Paul Getty Images A Romanian court has sentenced Wiz Khalifa to nine months in prison for smoking cannabis on stage. The American rapper, real name Thomaz Cameron Jibril, admitted to smoking a joint during his performance at the Beach, Please! festival last year in Costinesti. A Romanian appeals court overturned an earlier…
Hong Kong — The white wreaths were piled high on the doorsteps of a funeral house in Hong Kong, a stark reminder of a city still laying its dead to rest more than four weeks after a devastating fire. Outside Universal Funeral Parlour were thousands of mourners waiting for their turn to pay their respects…
1 The details of the proposal tabled by La Liga champions Barcelona for Al Ahly sensation Hamza Abdelkarim have surfaced online. This comes amid fresh confirmation of the Blaugrana pushing hard for the signature of the young frontman. The understanding is that the Camp Nou brass want to bring Abdelkarim to Spain following the turn…
Tiffanie Turnbulland Tabby Wilson,Sydney ‘An absolute superhero’: father describes how Jess saved his daughter When bullets began flying at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday, strangers Wayne and Jessica found themselves in the same nightmare scenario. They couldn’t find their three-year-olds. In the chaos, separately, they desperately scanned the green. People who’d gathered to celebrate the…