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Hong Kong protesters plan shopping mall sit-ins
HONG KONG: Hong Kong pro-democracy activists plan sit-ins at shopping malls today after a night in which protesters took to the hills to form lantern-carrying human chains, the latest demonstrations in months of unrest in the Chinese-ruled city. Demonstrators also
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India’s crackdown on Kashmir will spur Muslim extremism globally
MUZAFFARABAD: India’s crackdown on protests and dissent in Kashmir will drive more of the world’s Muslims into extremism, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said during a fiery speech yesterday, in the part of the disputed territory administered by Pakistan. India
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Indonesia seals off M’sian owned plantation in Riau over haze issue
The Indonesian authorities have sealed a plot of land in Riau, belonging to subsidiary of a Malaysian company, for allegedly being involved in forest fires that has caused haze across the region. According to CNN Indonesia, the Indonesian Environment and
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Don’t let India turn Kashmir into another Palestine
The Kashmir crisis is another Palestine in the making. There are all the tell-tale signs of the Kashmir crisis being an action of hatred by the right-wing extremist BJP government. Despite several other states enjoying special status such as in
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Official: Thousands detained in Indian Kashmir crackdown
SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: Authorities in Indian Kashmir have arrested nearly 4,000 people since the scrapping of its special status last month, government data shows, the clearest evidence yet of the scale of one of the disputed region’s biggest crackdowns. Muslim-majority Kashmir,
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Trump favours ‘whole deal’ with China as two sides prepare for trade talks
US President Donald Trump said yesterday that he preferred a comprehensive trade deal with China but did not rule out the possibility of an interim pact, even as he said an “easy” agreement would not be possible. “I’d rather get
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China’s love of durian ‘next big threat’ to Malaysian rainforest
Soaring Chinese demand for durian fruit is turning into the next big threat to Malaysia’s depleted rainforest, a conservation expert said yesterday, urging regulation. Malaysia has already lost vast tracts of rainforest to a thriving trade in wood and palm
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Typhoon Lingling: A Malaysian musician relates his ordeal
PUCHONG: A Malaysian musician caught in the Typhoon Lingling’s rage in South Korea speaks to The Leaders Online on his scary ordeal going through the natural disaster. K Prakash, a musician from Malaysia, said that he was performing in South
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Fires across Indonesia forests, sparking global warming fears
PEKANBARU: The number of blazes in Indonesia’s rainforests has jumped sharply, satellite data showed today, spreading smog across Southeast Asia and adding to concerns about the impact of increasing wildfire outbreaks worldwide on global warming. Illegal blazes to clear land
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China, Malaysia to set up South China Sea dialogue mechanism
BEIJING: China and Malaysia have agreed to set up a joint dialogue mechanism for the disputed South China Sea, the Chinese government’s top diplomat said on Thursday after meeting Malaysia’s foreign minister. Recent Chinese naval deployments in the strategic waterway,
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