LONDON, April 16 — Alphabet’s Google is being sued in Britain for potential damages of up to £5 billion (RM  billion) in a class action alleging the company abused its dominant market position in the online search industry.

BANGKOK, April 16 — Thailand plans to import more liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States over the next five years, Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira said today ahead of a meeting with US officials next week to discuss tariffs.

GENEVA, April 16 — World Health Organisation (WHO) members reached a landmark agreement today on how to learn from Covid-19, which killed millions of people between 2020 and 2022, and prepare the world for future pandemics.

SINGAPORE, April 16 — Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong signed the book of condolence for former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at the Malaysian High Commission in Singapore today.

SHANGHAI, April 16 — Chinese sellers of items from lunch boxes to appliances have taken to social media platform Rednote to generate sympathy purchases, telling domestic consumers they are offloading stock at bargain prices amid United States tariffs.

JAKARTA, April 16 — Indonesia will propose increasing its imports of crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the United States (US) by around US$10 billion (RM44.1 billion), as part of its tariff negotiations, energy minister Bahlil Lahadalia told local media yesterday.

GUANGZHOU, April 15 — Candice Li says that after Washington raised tariffs on Chinese goods by 145 per cent, United States orders for the medical devices her firm is making have vanished.

NEW YORK, April 15 — Harvey Weinstein is set to stand trial on rape and sexual assault charges in Manhattan today, a year after a state appeals court overturned the former movie mogul’s 2020 conviction.

LONDON, April 15 — Oil prices inched down today after the International Energy Agency (IEA) followed Opec in slashing its oil demand forecast, though price falls were limited by United States President Donald Trump’s suggestion of new tariff exemptions.

BEIJING, April 15 — China is "tearing down walls" and expanding its circle of trading partners, "shaking hands" instead of "shaking fists", its foreign ministry said on Tuesday, as Beijing works on diversifying ties amid an escalating trade war with the United States (US).

SINGAPORE, April 15 — Singapore dissolved its Parliament today, paving the way for the country’s 14th general election on May 3.

BANGKOK, April 15 — Former Malaysian prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was a visionary leader who played a pivotal role in strengthening Thailand–Malaysia ties and advancing the development of border areas.

BRUSSELS, April 15 — The European Union (EU) has suspended the application of planned special tariffs on United States (US) products in the trade conflict with Washington until July 14, reported the German News Agency.

SANTO DOMINGO, April 15 — The death toll at last week's nightclub roof collapse in the capital of the Dominican Republic rose to 231, the Minister of Interior and Police said on Monday, as families of victims began filing lawsuits against the nightclub's owners.

SEOUL, April 15 — South Korea announced on Tuesday an increase in its support package for the country's vital semiconductor industry to ₩33 trillion (RM102.51 billion), up about a quarter from the ₩26 trillion package unveiled last year.

HANOI, April 15 — China's President Xi Jinping called for stronger ties with Vietnam on trade and supply chains amid disruptions caused by United States (US) tariffs, as he attended the signing in Hanoi of dozens of cooperation agreements between the two communist-run nations.

SINGAPORE, April 15 — Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has extended his deepest condolences to the people of Malaysia following the passing of its fifth prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday.

BEIJING, April 14 — No country should bypass international laws to authorise resource exploration in the seabed, China’s foreign ministry said today, following a report of the United States’ plans to stockpile deep-sea metals to counter China’s dominance in the sector.

WASHINGTON, April 14 — US President Donald Trump yesterday said he would be announcing the tariff rate on imported semiconductors over the next week, adding that there would be flexibility with some companies in the sector.

SINGAPORE, April 14 — Singapore's central bank loosened its monetary policy for the second time this year today, as expected, saying prospects for global growth and trade have dimmed amid US tariffs, and the trade ministry cut its growth forecast for the city-state.