Prepare coffins

Cambodia's strongman premier yesterday told his critics and political opponents they faced elimination and should
21 June 2017, 18:00 PM

20 held in India for celebrating Pakistan victory in ICC Champions Trophy final

Twenty men are arrested in two separate regions of India for celebrating Pakistan's epic Champions Trophy victory against India.
21 June 2017, 07:19 AM

Sri Lanka accuses UN representative of fudging report

Sri Lanka says UN's Special Rapporteur has distorted facts about the independence of its justice system in her report to the international organisation.
21 June 2017, 05:44 AM

AirAsia named world's best low-cost airline for the ninth time

AirAsia has been named the World's best low-cost airline for the ninth time in a row at the 2017 Skytrax World Airline Awards.
21 June 2017, 04:42 AM

WAN-IFRA conference in Singapore proposes steps to fight fake news

A two-day ‘Keep it Real: Truth and Trust in the Media’ conference ends in Singapore with a suite of recommendations aimed at curbing the spread of misinformation in Asia. As one of their first moves, news organisations in the region will draw up a step-by-step checklist to help journalists and readers identify and flag fake news.
20 June 2017, 16:28 PM

China freezes 1,000 bank accounts of Burmese traders

Transactions in Muse are becoming difficult as Chinese banks have frozen over 1,000 bank accounts with estimated deposits of Ks40 billion (US$29.42 million) belonging to Burmese traders.
19 June 2017, 04:51 AM

Dead paraded in India's Darjeeling amid unrest

Hundreds of protesters yesterday paraded with coffins containing the bodies of two men they claimed were killed in
18 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Second attempt to rescue Musa Ibrahim, 2 Indian mountaineers called off

The attempt to rescue Musa Ibrahim and two Indian mountaineers who have been stuck at the base camp of Mount Carstensz Pyramid in Papua New Guinea for last six days, has been called off due to bad weather.
18 June 2017, 07:11 AM

Malaysia to impose tourism tax

The Malaysian government is going ahead with its tourism tax to be imposed from July 1.
17 June 2017, 06:49 AM

US has trade deficits with most Asian partners

The US imports more from Asian countries than it exports and as per available data the US runs trade deficits with most of Asian countries except Singapore. The US has trade surplus of $8 billion with Singapore.
17 June 2017, 05:21 AM

Japan passes anti-terror conspiracy law

Japan passed a controversial anti-terror law yesterday that sparked street protests and warnings from critics that it would stomp on
15 June 2017, 18:00 PM

China launches 1st X-ray telescope

China successfully launched its first X-ray space telescope to study black holes, pulsars and gamma-ray bursts yesterday, state media
15 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Don't raise bilateral issues at the SCO

Welcoming India and Pakistan into the SCO, China yesterday dismissed apprehensions that their differences could disrupt the unity of
15 June 2017, 18:00 PM

N Korea: US student release 'humanitarian'

North Korea released US student Otto Warmbier "on humanitarian grounds", state media said yesterday, two days after he was
15 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Scepticism mounts over real value of Facebook ‘likes’

Experts question impact of politicians’ social media presence.
15 June 2017, 05:03 AM

Lanka vows legislation to deal hate crimes

Sri Lanka's prime minister yesterday promised tougher legislation to deal with hate crimes after an upsurge in attacks
14 June 2017, 18:00 PM

S'pore rocked by open feud in Lee family

Tightly-ruled Singapore was rocked by an unprecedented political drama yesterday when a feud between the
14 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Panama ditches Taiwan in win for Beijing

Panama and China announced yesterday they were establishing diplomatic relations, as the Central American nation became the latest to
13 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Jailed US student released in N Korea

North Korea has released 22-year-old US student Otto Warmbier from a 15 year sentence of hard labor, officials said yesterday, as
13 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Indian state writes off loans to farmers

A western Indian state has agreed to write off loans to farmers estimated to be worth nearly $5 billion after 11 days of
12 June 2017, 18:00 PM