NKorean hackers behind attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges, SKorean newspaper reports

South Korea’s spy agency said North Korean hackers were behind attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges this year in which some 7.6 billion won ($6.99 million) worth of cryptocurrencies were stolen, a newspaper reports.
16 December 2017

Japan best country in Asia for older people to live: Study

Japan is the best country in Asia for older people to live, according to the Global AgeWatch Index report. Japan reports high satisfaction with social connectedness, safety and civic freedom, according to the index which measures the quality of life -- using income security, health, personal capability and enabling environment -- for people aged 60 and older.
16 December 2017

Duterte wins extra yr of martial law powers

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday won martial law powers across the southern third of the country for one
13 December 2017

China marks 80 years since Nanjing massacre

Sirens blared and thousands of doves were released yesterday as Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over a sombre ceremony
13 December 2017

2 Reuters reporters arrested in Myanmar

Two Reuters journalists have been arrested in Myanmar for the possession of "important security documents", the
13 December 2017

Ex-Malaysia PM quizzed over alleged insult

Malaysian police yesterday questioned former leader Mahathir Mohamad, who is seeking to oust the government at
13 December 2017

Sanctions can hurt millions

The UN rights chief told the Security Council on Monday that tough sanctions imposed on North Korea are
12 December 2017

Philippine bank RCBC accuses Bangladesh of heist ‘cover-up’

The Philippines bank through which $81 million stolen from Bangladesh’s central bank was channelled in February 2016 has accused Dhaka’s monetary authority of covering up its negligence and demanded that it stop making the bank a “scapegoat.”
12 December 2017

French journalist detained in Kashmir

Indian authorities have detained a French journalist in Kashmir where he was making a documentary on security in the
11 December 2017

Mahathir returns both Selangor royal awards

Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has returned the two awards he received from the Selangor
11 December 2017

Rahul Gandhi takes over at Congress helm

India's main opposition Congress party yesterday elevated Rahul Gandhi, the scion of the country's most fabled
11 December 2017

Dr Mahathir returns both Selangor royal awards

Former Malaysian prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad returns the two awards he received from the Selangor Palace, a move believed to be related to the palace’s outrage over his remark on the Bugis, an ethnic group.
11 December 2017

Indian trooper opens fire, kills 4 comrades

A paramilitary soldier has killed four of his comrades and injured another inside a camp in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh state in
10 December 2017

Cyborg beetles in search and rescue missions?

A swarm of beetles, carrying tiny computers as backpacks, could one day be crawling through cracks and crevices in search of survivors during rescue missions.
10 December 2017

Modi faces test in home turf

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat went to the polls on Saturday, in a key electoral test of
9 December 2017

Bangladesh 3rd in providing UN peacekeeping troops in Asia

Bangladesh is the third largest contributor of army personnel in UN peacekeeping missions, whereas, India ranks first followed by Pakistan in Asia. A total of 6,772 Bangladeshis have served in 58 peacekeeping missions across 40 countries since 1988.
9 December 2017

Chief priest, 2 others dead in Tokyo shrine stabbings

The head priest of a prominent shrine in Tokyo is ambushed and killed with a samurai sword, apparently by her brother, who then took his own life, police say.
8 December 2017

Babies' brains at risk from toxic pollution

As New Delhi and other major cities hit new toxic smog peaks, the United Nations sounded the alarm yesterday over
6 December 2017

China suggests int’l role to facilitate Rohingya repatriation

China has said the international community should encourage Bangladesh and Myanmar to work together to facilitate the repatriation of refugees.
6 December 2017

Senior UN envoy arrives in N Korea

A senior United Nations official arrived in North Korea yesterday for a rare visit aimed at defusing soaring tensions
5 December 2017