Asia
Back to homepage
Indian Muslims to pursue review of Hindu temple site ruling
MUMBAI: An Indian Muslim group said yesterday it would file a petition in the Supreme Court asking for a review of a ruling that awarded a disputed site in Uttar Pradesh to Hindus, allowing them to build a temple there.
Read More
Leaked Chinese government documents details Xinjiang clampdown
BEIJING: A trove of leaked Chinese government documents reveals details of its clampdown on Uighurs and other Muslims in the country’s western Xinjiang region under President Xi Jinping, the New York Times reported. United Nations experts and activists say at
Read More
Hong Kong police seal off university amid fears of crackdown
HONG KONG: Hong Kong police today trapped hundreds of protesters inside a major university and demonstrators rampaged through a tourist district, after almost two straight days of standoffs that have raised fears of a bloody showdown. Defiant protesters inside Hong
Read More
Indonesian anti-terror squad kills two terror suspects
JAKARTA: The Indonesian police anti-terror squad of Densus 88 killed two terror suspects in a shootout that occurred in North Sumatra province’s regency of Deli Serdang on Saturday, North Sumatra Police Chief Agus Andrianto said. A squad member was injured
Read More
Hundreds of pro-China protesters rally amid Hong Kong chaos
Hundreds of pro-China protesters rallied in Hong Kong today to denounce increasingly violent anti-government unrest in the Chinese-ruled city and support the police who have become a prime target of attack. The former British colony has been embroiled in more
Read More
Hong Kong to unveil depth of recession amid protests, trade war
Hong Kong is expected to confirm today it plunged into recession for the first time in a decade, amid concerns the economy could be in a even worse shape than feared as months of anti-government protests take a heavy toll.
Read More
7.1 magnitude quake rocks Maluku Islands, North Sulawesi
JAKARTA: An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale rocked the Maluku Islands and North Sulawesi in Indonesia at 1.17 am (12.17 am Malaysian time) Friday. The Indonesian Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) issued a tsunami warning following the
Read More
India resumes buying M’sian palm oil as KL offers discount
Indian refiners have resumed buying Malaysian palm oil after a gap of nearly a month and contracted around 70,000 tonnes of shipments in December as Kuala Lumpur offered a US$5 (RM20.7) per tonne discount over supplies from rival Indonesia, five
Read More
Uighur activist tells China to stop spying on its minorities
LONDON: World leaders must take a tougher line on China’s use of high-tech surveillance to monitor and crackdown on its ethnic minorities, a Uighur activist urged today, after his mother was detained and then imprisoned. More than one million Uighurs
Read More
Six injured in suicide bomb attack at Medan police HQ
JAKARTA: A man walked into a police station in Medan, northern Sumatera, and blew himself up, injuring five policemen and a civilian. The suicide bomber, clad in a e-hailing transport vest, entered the Medan police headquarters at 8.45 am (9.45
Read More