Congress won't let it pass: Rahul

Congress president Rahul Gandhi yesterday said his party would not allow the Citizenship Amendment Bill, that seeks to give citizenship
3 April 2019

Rising Thai political star faces fresh legal woes

The telegenic leader of a Thai political party who rode to prominence during last month's election on a wave of millennial support stands
3 April 2019

Malaysia ex-PM goes on trial over 1MDB scandal

Malaysia's disgraced ex-leader Najib Razak pleaded not guilty to all charges against him as he went on trial yesterday over a multi-
3 April 2019

Brunei introduces new harsh sharia laws

Brunei yesterday introduced harsh new sharia laws, including death by stoning for adultery and gay sex, despite a storm of global
3 April 2019

Malaysia ex-PM Najib goes on trial over 1MDB mega-scandal

Malaysia's disgraced ex-leader Najib Razak pleads not guilty to all charges against him as he went on trial today over a multi-billion-dollar fraud, almost a year after his shock election loss.
3 April 2019

Chinese pet owners seek recourse in traditional cures

Traditional Chinese veterinary medicine has a history going back thousands of years. It originated in primitive Chinese society when people started domesticating animals. Veterinary education started as early as the Tang Dynasty (618-907), and the first veterinary hospital was built during the Song Dynasty (960-1279).
3 April 2019

3 Pakistan soldiers killed as India retaliates strongly to unprovoked shelling in Jammu and Kashmir

Three Pakistan Army soldiers have been killed and one injured in Rakhchikri sector of Rawalkot as Indian Army retaliated strongly to unprovoked shelling by Pakistani troops in Poonch of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir that had on Monday claimed three lives, including a 5-years old girl.
2 April 2019

Sri Lanka powers up South Asia’s first pilot mobile 5G service

For the first time in South Asia, Sri Lanka's largest telecommunications service provider Dialog Axiata PLC has successfully demonstrated a fully standards based 5G mobile service, integrating 5G network infrastructure with a mobile 5G device.
2 April 2019

30 Chinese firefighters die battling forest fire

Thirty firefighters died after they were sent to tackle a forest blaze in remote mountains in southwest China's Sichuan province at the weekend, authorities said yesterday.
1 April 2019

Emperor burger: Tokyo chef whips up $900 monster for new monarch

A Tokyo restaurant is honouring the crowning of the new Japanese emperor next month with a football-sized wagyu beef hamburger served between gold-dusted buns -- at an eye-watering cost of $900.
1 April 2019

New Japanese imperial era Reiwa takes name from ancient poetry

Japan's new imperial era when Crown Prince Naruhito becomes emperor on May 1 will be called Reiwa, the government says, with the country's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe saying it emphasized traditional values at a turning point in Japan's history.
1 April 2019

Marriage rate declines to fresh low in China

China’s birthrate has been on a decline over the past few years, and now the number of people tying the proverbial knot is also heading lower.
1 April 2019

Storms kill 25 in Nepal

Over two dozen people were killed in a severe thunderstorm that swept through parts of southern Nepal and hundreds more were injured, police and officials say.
1 April 2019

China plant explosion kills seven people

An explosion at a electronics component manufacturer in east China yesterday killed seven and injured five others, local authorities said.
31 March 2019

Rahul Gandhi to contest 2nd seat from Kerala

India's main opposition party Congress yesterday announced its President Rahul Gandhi would contest from a second constituency
31 March 2019

N Korea calls Feb raid a terror attack

North Korea yesterday described the February raid on its embassy in Madrid by a dissident group as a "grave terrorist attack" and
31 March 2019

US migrant crisis deepens

The US government cut aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras on Saturday after President Donald Trump blasted the Central
31 March 2019

Vietnam to build policies for ageing population

As the world sets out an inspirational new development agenda and commits to reaching the Sustainable Development Goals, Vietnam should envision a new model that addresses demographic ageing with economic and social growth and protects the elderly population’s rights.
31 March 2019

Taliban kill 9 police in Afghanistan

Nine Afghan policemen are killed when Taliban fighters stormed their checkpoints and launched a follow-up ambush in the eastern Afghanistan city of Ghazni, officials say.
30 March 2019

Wising up to what’s real and what’s not

Malaysians love fake news, but a growing number are now checking their veracity.
30 March 2019