Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border

Fighting raged at Myanmar’s eastern frontier with Thailand yesterday, witnesses, media and Thailand’s government said, forcing about 200 civilians to flee as rebels pressed to flush out junta troops holed up for days at a bridge border crossing.
20 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Erdogan, Hamas chief begin Istanbul meeting: Turkish media

Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh began talks with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Saturday as Middle East tensions run high, Turkish media reported.
20 April 2024, 14:03 PM

Emirates and flydubai resume normal operations after Dubai floods

Dubai's flagship carrier Emirates and sister airline flydubai have restored normal operations after heavy rains caused severe flooding across the United Arab Emirates earlier this week, the airlines said on Saturday
20 April 2024, 12:46 PM

Tesla's Elon Musk postpones India trip

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla , has postponed a planned visit to India, where he was expected to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, citing obligations at his Tesla automaker and saying he aimed to reschedule the visit for later this year
20 April 2024, 06:03 AM

Clashes resume near Thai-Myanmar border town: Thai army

Clashes between the Myanmar junta and armed ethnic groups have broken out again near a vital trade hub close to Thailand's border, an armed group spokesperson and the Thai army said Saturday, following a week of relative calm
20 April 2024, 05:16 AM

Over 60pc voter turnout in 1st phase

The first of India’s almost one billion voters cast ballots yesterday in the country’s multi-day election, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a rare third term on the back of issues such as growth, welfare and Hindu nationalism.
19 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Japanese AI tool predicts when recruits will quit jobs

Bosses worried about turnover or wondering how long a new hire will stick around can now turn to AI for a heads-up on who might be next out the door.
19 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Five Japanese escape unhurt in Pakistan

Five Japanese nationals in Pakistan yesterday escaped unhurt from a suicide bomb attack on their vehicle as police shot down a gunman accompanying the bomber, a police spokesperson said, but two bystanders were among the three injured.
19 April 2024, 18:00 PM

First-time voters rejoice in Maoist rebel heartland

In remote Indian forests home to a decades-old Maoist insurgency battling government rule, few in farmer Ajay Kumaroya’s village had ever dared anger the guerrillas by voting.
19 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Taiwan condemns new Chinese aviation routes as safety threats

China activated two aviation routes yesterday that run close to Taiwan’s outlying islands of Kinmen and Matsu, officials said, with Taipei condemning the “unilateral measures” as a threat to flight safety.
19 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Over 60pc voter turnout in first phase

No major incident of violence reported; Modi expected to win rare third term
19 April 2024, 16:27 PM

Democracy in action as people from all walks of life vote in India

As India set off on a nearly two-month polling in the world's largest parliamentary elections today, it presented a kaleidoscope of democracy in action with voters of all ages from energetic youths to elders, beaming couples in their wedding attires, tribals, and persons with disabilities joining the electoral festivities
19 April 2024, 15:45 PM

Modi the favourite as India votes

India began voting Friday in a six-week election with an all but assured victory for Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as a weakened opposition is pushed to the sidelines
19 April 2024, 13:40 PM

Civil war in Myanmar poses grave threat to civilians: UN rights chief

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk has warned that intensified fighting in Rakhine State between the military and the Arakan Army, alongside tensions being fuelled between the Rohingya and ethnic Rakhine communities, pose a grave threat to the civilian population
19 April 2024, 13:17 PM

First phase of India polls: Nearly 60pc voter turnout in first 10 hours

Nearly 60 percent voter turnout was registered in the first phase of polling in India’s nearly two month-long Lok Sabha elections covering 102 seats across 21 states and union territories.
19 April 2024, 11:25 AM

In pictures: India's Lok Sabha election 2024

Voters in India started casting votes in the world's largest parliamentary election this morning, setting off a marathon poll battle as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a record-equaling third straight tenure in office
19 April 2024, 07:09 AM

First-time voters rejoice in India's Maoist rebel heartland

In remote Indian forests home to a decades-old Maoist insurgency battling government rule, few in farmer Ajay Kumaroya's village had ever dared anger the guerrillas by voting
19 April 2024, 06:53 AM

South Korean man jailed for throwing fake money from apartment’s window

A court recently handed down a two-year prison sentence for a South Korean man for photocopying hundreds of counterfeit banknotes and gift certificates and scattering them through the window of his apartment building
19 April 2024, 05:49 AM

Nearly half of China's major cities are sinking, researchers say

Nearly half of China's major cities are suffering "moderate to severe" levels of subsidence, putting millions of people at risk of flooding especially as sea levels rise, according to a study of nationwide satellite data released on Friday
19 April 2024, 03:34 AM

India starts voting in the world's largest election as Modi seeks historic third term

Voters in India started casting votes in the world's largest parliamentary election this morning, setting off a marathon poll battle as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a record-equaling third straight tenure in office
19 April 2024, 03:06 AM