Pakistan lets family meet 'Indian spy'

Pakistan yesterday allowed the wife and mother of an Indian man convicted of spying to visit him in Islamabad, eight
25 December 2017

China has shut down 13,000 websites in 2 yrs

China has closed more than 13,000 websites since the beginning of 2015 for breaking the law or other rules and the
24 December 2017

China closes more than 13,000 websites in past three years

China has closed more than 13,000 websites since the beginning of 2015 for breaking the law or other rules and the vast majority of people support government efforts to clean up cyberspace, state news agency Xinhua says.
24 December 2017

Singaporean president’s car escapes summons but security convoys urged to obey traffic rules

Officers who provide security protection to the Singaporean president and other senior political leaders have been reminded to make sure their security convoys comply with traffic rules, without compromising the safety and security of the VIPs they are escorting.
24 December 2017

China punishes 8,123 for misuse of govt funds

China has punished 8,123 people for committing fiscal violations after an audit of how the government's 2016 central budget was spent
23 December 2017

At least 10,000 killed in 1989

At least 10,000 people were killed in the Chinese army's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in
23 December 2017

Bangladesh among abstinent Asian countries when it comes to drinking

An average citizen in Bangladesh and Indonesia drinks hardly a bottle of wine in a year. Whereas, the lowest alcohol consumption is reported in Pakistan at nearly 0, and people in South Korea are the most prolific drinkers in Asia.
23 December 2017

Australian police make record meth haul

Australia has seized more than Aus$1.0 billion of methamphetamine in its biggest ever bust of the highly-addictive drug, police said
22 December 2017

Chinese jets carry out drills around Taiwan

Chinese jets yesterday conducted drills near Taiwan's airspace for the sixth time this month, as relations between the
20 December 2017

S'pore govt employee fined for media leak

A Singapore civil servant was yesterday fined but escaped jail for leaking confidential information to a journalist, a
20 December 2017

Case against Reuters journos would begin

A spokesman for Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said yesterday he had been informed that the police had almost
20 December 2017

India, China to hold talks on disputed borders

India yesterday announced it would host China for another round of talks on long-running border disputes, the first
20 December 2017

Fire and collapse in Mumbai shop kills 12

Fire tore through a sweet shop in the Indian city of Mumbai before dawn yesterday, sparking a building collapse which
18 December 2017

Pinera recaptures Chile presidency

Billionaire Sebastian Pinera will return to power as Chile's president next year, according to virtually complete results
18 December 2017

Case against Reuters journos can proceed

Myanmar's civilian President Htin Kyaw, a close ally of government leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has authorised the
18 December 2017

Modi declares victory for ruling party in state elections

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declares victory for his party in two state elections, including a closely-fought race in his stronghold of Gujarat where the charismatic leader fronted the campaign.
18 December 2017

Pak, India race to tap the Himalayas

Several hundred metres underground, thousands of labourers grind away day and night on a mammoth hydroelectric
17 December 2017

Blankets hung on Riyadh trees to warm the needy

As weather experts predict that this winter will be one of the harshest for Riyadh in years, some residents of a neighbourhood in the capital of Saudi Arabia are helping those in need.
17 December 2017

China launches Alphaba public self-driving bus

China launches four small fleet of self-driving public buses on trail on the roads of its tech district of Shenzhen, Guangdong.
17 December 2017

Australia charges 'North Korean agent'

A South Korea born Sydney man have been charged with acting as an economic agent for North Korea in Australia by allegedly attempting to broker sales worth tens of millions of dollars for Pyongyang that included components used in ballistic missiles.
17 December 2017