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China asks UN Security Council to discuss Kashmir this week
UNITED NATIONS: China yesterday backed Pakistan’s request for the United Nations Security Council to discuss India’s decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, asking for the body to meet behind closed doors today or tomorrow, diplomats said.
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French criminal probe over Nora Anne Quoirin’s death on
PARIS: The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened a criminal probe into the death of an Irish-French girl, whose body was found near a jungle stream in Malaysia, a spokeswoman said yesterday. The remains of Nora Anne Quoirin, 15, were found
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Family of missing Singaporean kayaker at Kemaman Hospital
KEMAMAN: Some 15 family members of a Singapore woman who went missing while kayaking in Endau waters here on Aug 8 arrived at the Kemaman Hospital Forensic Unit last night. The family members of Puah Geok Tin, 57, came in
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Hong Kong International Airport resumes ops
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s Airport Authority said normal flight operations would resume on Thursday after pro-democracy protests forced the cancellation of nearly 1,000 flights this week, while the city braced for more mass protests through the weekend. China reiterated on
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Liverpool thrashes Chelsea in Super Cup penalty shootout
ISTANBUL: Champions League winners Liverpool won the Super Cup 5-4 on penalties against Chelsea on Wednesday after the game ended 2-2 following extra-time. With the first nine penalties all converted, Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham saw his effort blocked by the
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India’s palm oil import hiked 18.3% last month
NEW DELHI: India imported 18.3% more palm oil in July 2019 compared with June 2019, according to the monthly data released by the industry group, Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) yesterday. It said the country’s palm oil imports rose
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You got no business talking about the Chinese, Zakir
PUCHONG: Jelutong MP RSN Rayer took Indian Muslim evangelist Dr Zakir Naik to task over the latter’s remarks against the Chinese community. The DAP lawmaker said that the evangelist “had no business talking about the Chinese living in this country
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Ex-wireman’s 14 years’ jail, whipping upheld for rape, oral sex
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here today upheld the 14 years’ jail sentence and five strokes of whipping imposed on a former wireman convicted of raping and committing oral sex on a college graduate after spiking her drink. Sathisan Haridasan
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Protest boom for some businesses starts waning
HONG KONG: John Lam’s safety equipment shop has been spared the global downdraft shaking Hong Kong’s economy. In times of crisis, businesses providing basic necessities tend to fare better. In Lam’s case, that means hard hats, filtered masks, goggles and
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Zakir Naik: Let the old guests leave first
PUCHONG: Indian Muslim preacher Zakir Naik has called upon the Malaysian Chinese to leave this country first since they are the old guest and he is the new guest. He said this during asked to leave Malaysia during his talk
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