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Ali Baba’s $15 billion poser amid Hong Kong protests
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s political unrest is posing a dilemma for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd on the timing of its planned $15 billion listing in the city, with sources saying China’s biggest e-commerce company is now considering several timetables. New
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Bomb blast in Kabul wedding reception injures 20
KABUL: A bomb exploded at a wedding reception last night, wounding at least 20 people, officials and emergency services said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, which went off in the men’s reception area of a
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Agong to make three-day visit to Brunei from tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah will make a state visit to Brunei Darussalam starting tomorrow until Aug 20. This will be His Majesty’s first state visit after being installed as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan
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Baby dugong ‘Mariam’ dies with plastic in stomach
BANGKOK: A sick baby dugong whose fight for recovery won hearts in Thailand and cast a spotlight on ocean conservation has died from an infection exacerbated by bits of plastic lining her stomach, officials said today. Mariam washed up in
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Hong Kong weekend protests begin with teachers’ rally
HONG KONG: Over a thousand Hong Kong school teachers braved thunderstorms today to start a weekend of anti-government demonstrations that some activists fear could see tougher police tactics on the city’s streets. Following the escalation in violence during the past
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Schools, telephone lines reopen in Kashmir after lockdown
SRINAGAR: Authorities began restoring some telephone lines in Indian Kashmir yesterday night, the top state official said, as heavy security prevented some protests in the region’s main city of Srinagar from getting out of control. Telephone and internet links were
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China: India, Pakistan must not make unilateral decision on Kashmir
UNITED NATIONS: UN Security Council members believe India and Pakistan should refrain from taking unilateral action over the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir, China’s UN envoy said yesterday after the council met on the issue for the first time
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Hong Kong protesters’ anarchic campaign against China
HONG KONG: Ah Lung spends his days working as a clerk for a Hong Kong shipping firm. At night, he dons a mask, black helmet and body armour, and heads out into the streets to face off against the city’s
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Endangered by climate change, Pacific island nations chide Australia
FUNAFUTI: Small Pacific islands nations at risk from rising sea levels lambasted Australia today after it blocked moves at a regional forum to set down tough policies to combat climate change. Leaders of 18 countries in the Pacific Islands Forum
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Guy calls girlfriend fat for wanting ice cream, gets stabbed to death
Think before you speak, boyfriends. A man in Henan, China, was stabbed to death with a pair of scissors on August 14 by his girlfriend after he ridiculed her for “being fat and still wanting to eat ice cream”, according
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