Teen suicide brings social media usage and mental health into sharp focus

Malaysians and the rest of the world were shocked by the story of a teenage girl who is said to have taken her own life after a poll she ran on Instagram encouraged her to do so.
16 May 2019

Philippines withdraws diplomats from Canada over trash row

The Philippines is withdrawing top diplomats from Canada after Ottawa missed a deadline to take back 69 shipping containers full of trash, the latest move in a long-running row stoked by threats from Manila's outspoken president.
16 May 2019

Digital tech applications creating jobs for women, engineers: LinkedIn

Emerging jobs related to the digital economy have been and are expected to continue growing quickly in China as digital technology is applied in more fields, says a senior executive from LinkedIn.
14 May 2019

Mosques attacked in Sri Lanka town after Facebook row

Several dozen people threw stones at mosques and Muslim-owned stores and a local man was beaten in the town of Chilaw on Sri Lanka’s west coast in a dispute that started on Facebook, sources tell Reuters.
12 May 2019

SL arrest throws spotlight on Wahhabism in eastern hotbed

Sri Lankan authorities have arrested a Saudi-educated scholar for what they claim are links with Zahran Hashim, the suspected ringleader of the Easter Sunday bombings, throwing a spotlight on the rising influence of Salafi-Wahhabi Islam on the island's Muslims.
12 May 2019

Indonesian police hunt inmates after mass prison break

More than 100 inmates escape from an Indonesian jail on Sumatra island, police say, in the latest breakout to hit the country's creaking prison system.
11 May 2019

Facebook sues South Korea data analytics firm

Facebook is suing South Korean data analytics firm Rankwave to make sure it isn't breaking the leading social network's rules, the US company says.
11 May 2019

China, US to hold more trade talks as Trump ratchets up tariff threat

China and the United States have agreed to hold more trade talks in Beijing, Vice Premier Liu He says, as US President Donald Trump ordered his trade chief to begin the process of imposing tariffs on all remaining imports from China.
11 May 2019

All 33 passengers, crew hurt as Biman plane skids off at Yangon airport

All 33 passengers and crew members are injured more or less as an aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines skidded off the runway of Yangon International Airport in Myanmar.
8 May 2019

Car ploughs into young children in Japan, killing two

A car ploughed into a group of kindergarten children in western Japan's Shiga region, killing two toddlers and injuring others, police say.
8 May 2019

Suicide blast at popular Pakistani shrine kills 10

A suicide blast at one of Pakistan's oldest and most popular Sufi shrines killed at least 10 people and wounded 24 in the eastern city of Lahore, police say, in an attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban.
8 May 2019

Nawaz Sharif to return to Jail as bail expires

As the six-week bail period handed to ousted Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif for medical treatment expires, the PML-N has decided to organise a procession to accompany him as he returns to Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail.
7 May 2019

Indian judges’ panel clears CJ of sexual harassment

India’s Supreme Court yesterday said a panel of its judges had dismissed a complaint of sexual harassment made against Chief Justice
6 May 2019

Pak PM Imran Khan pays tribute to Tipu Sultan

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has paid tribute to Tipu Sultan, praising the 18th century ruler of Mysore for preferring to die for
5 May 2019

Modi’s 5 yrs ‘most traumatic’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be shown exit door as his five-year rule has been “most traumatic and devastating” for India’s
5 May 2019

Deserted beaches, empty rooms: SL tourism takes a hit after bombings

Sri Lanka's $4.4 billion tourism industry is reeling from cancellations as travellers shun the sun and sand Indian Ocean island after multiple suicide bombings that killed over 250 people two weeks ago.
5 May 2019

Crowds gather for coronation procession of Thai king

Crowds of Thai people line roads under Bangkok's blazing sun for the royal procession of newly crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn, hoping to get a glimpse of the constitutional monarch who is revered in Thai culture as a living deity.
5 May 2019

SL to air Sunday mass on TV as attack threat persists

Sri Lanka's Catholic Church will televise a private Sunday mass after cancelling regular services over fears of a repeat of Easter's suicide bombings, even as police and troops tightened security.
5 May 2019

N Korea fires short-range projectiles as talks stall

North Korea launched several unidentified projectiles into the sea yesterday, the South Korean military said, in what could be Pyongyang’s first short-range missile launch for more than a year as it seeks to up pressure on Washington with nuclear talks deadlocked.
4 May 2019

Japan’s new emperor urges world peace in first speech

Japan’s 126th Emperor Naruhito urged Japan to work together for world peace as he made his first public appearance yesterday in front of a
4 May 2019