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Hong Kong police defuse pipe bomb, arrest four for manufacturing explosives
Hong Kong police said they defused a pipe bomb and arrested four men for manufacturing explosives after raiding an apartment where they found protest-related items such as Guy Fawkes masks and protective gear. Police also searched a village house in
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Indonesia condemns LGBT raids ordered by mayor after UK rape case
Indonesia’s human rights commission today condemned plans by a mayor to launch raids targeting the LGBT community in his city after a local man was convicted in Britain of sexually assaulting 48 men. Described by a prosecutor as “the most
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Palm oil boycott is bad but I will not hold back my tongue-Dr M
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he was concerned about India’s boycott on Malaysia’s palm oil products. However, a defiant Mahathir insisted that he will continue to speak out on any issues as he deemed fit. “We
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Thai elephants march in silence for Australian bushfires
A troupe of elephants and school students held a silent march at a Thai elephant camp today to pay their respects and raise awareness for the millions of animals killed in Australia’s raging bushfires. Elephants and their mahouts held up
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AirAsia, MAS cancel flights to Manila over volcano eruption
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines today announced the cancellation of flights between Kuala Lumpur and Manila following the eruption of a volcano in the Philippines yesterday. The Taal Volcano south of Manila spewed ash and is expected to undergo
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China says will not change position on Taiwan after landslide election
TAIPEI: China will not change its position that Taiwan belongs to it, Beijing said yesterday, after President Tsai Ing-wen won re-election and said she would not submit to China’s threats, as state media warned she was courting disaster. The election
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Carrie Lam: Financial hub’s strengths intact despite protests
Hong Kong’s strengths as a global financial hub have not been undermined by months of pro-democracy protests, the Chinese-ruled city’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, said today. Protests in Hong Kong escalated in June over a now-withdrawn bill which would have
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Senior police officer arrested in Kashmir on suspicion of aiding militants
SRINAGAR: A senior police officer has been arrested in Indian Kashmir and accused of aiding militants after he was found driving two suspected insurgents toward Jammu, Kashmir’s chief of police told reporters yesterday. The Muslim-majority Kashmir valley, claimed by both
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Flights temporarily suspended at Manila Airport as Taal Volcano spews ash
MANILA: The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) temporarily suspended flights to and from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), also known as Manila Airport, on Sunday night due to the presence of volcanic ash clouds on major traffic
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Taiwan votes in an election closely watched by China
TAIPEI: Polls opened in Taiwan today in presidential and parliamentary elections that will be closely watched by Beijing, which claims the democratic island as its own. China has ramped up efforts to get Taiwan to accept its rule, both through
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