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Ground shifts in Indonesia’s economy as conservative Islam takes root
JAKARTA: Arie Untung, a former video jockey for the Indonesian offshoot of MTV, says he used to drink alcohol regularly and – back then – was a jeans-clad, spiky-haired rocker who was only a nominal Muslim. But he says his
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‘Now or never’: HK protesters say they have nothing to lose
Exasperated with the government’s unflinching attitude to escalating civil unrest, Jason Tse quit his job in Australia and jumped on a plane to join what he believes is a do-or-die fight for Hong Kong’s future. The Chinese territory is grappling
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Pakistan may close airspace to India
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is considering to close Pakistan’s airspace to India and blocking its eastern neighbour’s land trade route to Afghanistan, Pakistan’s science and technology minister in Islamabad said yesterday. Pakistan reopened its airspace to India in mid-July,
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Vietnam rolls out red carpet for Dr M
HANOI: Vietnam rolled out the red carpet to welcome visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for his three-day official visit to the socialist republic today. Mahathir was accorded an official welcome at the Presidential Palace where he was
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Lam: Violence in Hong Kong getting serious
HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said today that the escalation of violence in anti-government protests that have rocked the Asian financial centre for three months is becoming more serious. Lam was speaking in public for the first time
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G7 leaders back Hong Kong autonomy, call for calm
BIARRITZ: G7 leaders meeting in France yesterday backed Hong Kong’s autonomy as laid out in a 1984 agreement between Britain and China and called for calm in the protest-hit city. “The G7 reaffirms the existence and the importance of the
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CBI remand on Chidambaram extended by four days
Former finance minister P Chidambaram’s luck did not back him yesterday. Chidambaram, who is currently under CBI and ED probe for money laundering in connection with INX Media case, faced two setbacks at two different courts today. At one hand,
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More plant protein tied to longer life
People who eat more plant-based protein may live longer than those who get more protein from meat, a Japanese study suggests. Researchers followed almost 71,000 middle-aged Japanese adults for an average of almost two decades. Compared to people who consumed
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Indonesian capital to be moved to East Kalimantan
JAKARTA: Indonesian president Joko Widodo announced the capital would be moved to an area that forms part of the North Penajam Paser and Kutai Kartanegara regions in its province of East Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo. Widodo said moving
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Hong Kong stocks slump most in Asia, yuan falls to 11-year low
HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks tumbled the most in Asia and the yuan weakened to an 11-year low amid concern over the intensifying trade war. The Hang Seng Index dropped 3% at 10:33 a.m. in Hong Kong, poised for its
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