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China: Hong Kong courts have no power to rule on face mask ban
China’s top legislature said Hong Kong courts have no power to rule on the constitutionality of legislation under the city’s Basic Law, which includes a proposed ban on face masks, state news agency Xinhua reported today. The statement came a
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PDRM may increase presence on Sarawak-Indonesia border
KUCHING: The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) does not rule out the possibility of increasing its personnel on the Sarawak-Indonesia border following the transfer of the Indonesian capital from Jakarta to Kalimantan. Bukit Aman Integrity and Standard Compliance Department director, Datuk
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa wins Sri Lankan presidency, minorities rattled
Sri Lanka’s former civil wartime defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa was declared the winner in the presidential election yesterday, after promising to secure the country against militant threats following Easter bombings this year. Rajapaksa, who will be sworn into office in
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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