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India’s April-Sept edible oil imports drop 19%
NEW DELHI: India Commerce and Industry Ministry said the value of the country’s edible oil imports in the first six months of the current financial year dropped almost 19%. India imported 5.87 million tonnes of edible oil valued at US$3.59
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Firms move legal battles from protest-hit Hong Kong in fresh setback for business
Safety fears in Hong Kong have prompted firms to shift arbitration hearings out of the Chinese-ruled city, industry sources said, another sign that pro-democracy protests are denting its appeal as an international business hub. Months of demonstrations against mainland China’s
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Hong Kong police retrieve fresh trove of petrol bombs from university
Police in Hong Kong this week re-entered the campus of a university it besieged for more than 10 days last month, gathering newly discovered chemicals and petrol bombs hoarded by anti-government protesters in the Chinese-ruled city. Following the dramatic saga
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Mahathir, Malaysian prime minister, prepares to host his second APEC summit
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad formally launched today preparations to host next year’s APEC summit, recalling with pride how his country hosted the event more than 20 years ago, but also flagging risks. The 94-year-old, who unexpectedly won a general
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Filmmaker Daniel Shravan: Rape victims should carry condoms and cooperate in rape to avoid their murder afterwards
As published in OPIndia Filmmaker Daniel Shravan in a Facebook posting suggests that rape without murder should be legalised, and when women are assaulted by rapists, they should cooperate in the act and offer the rapist a condom, so that
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SEA Games: Malaysians livid over Filipino silat fighter for illegal kick on local rival
PUCHONG: Malaysians are furious over what happened to national silat exponent, Muhammad Faizul M Nasir after he was knocked out unconscious during his SEA Games bout with Philippine’s exponent, Dines Dumaan yesterday. In a video published on Twitter, Dines was
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US House approves Uighur Bill demanding sanctions on senior Chinese officials
The US House of Representatives yesterday overwhelmingly approved a Bill that would require the Trump administration to toughen its response to China’s crackdown on its Muslim minority, drawing swift condemnation from Beijing. The Uighur Act of 2019 is a stronger
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India is escalating Kashmir conflict by painting it as terrorism
In 1992, I witnessed an Indian soldier hit a pregnant Kashmiri woman with his rifle butt and utter these words, “get rid of the terrorist you will birth.” That incident, forever etched in my mind, for me epitomises how the
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Lam warns US law will hurt business confidence, promises economic relief
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said today that US legislation supporting protesters may damage business confidence in the financial hub, as she announced the fourth round of relief measures to boost the city’s battered economy. Lam told reporters the Hong
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Indian Teenager Invents An ‘Electro-Shoe’ For Women To Thwart Molesters And Rapists
Indian Teenage Siddharth invented a magical device ‘ElectroShoe’ that will protect women. The Indian schooling and education system is often criticized by experts, parents and students alike, for focusing on rote learning instead of providing practical knowledge of subjects, which
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