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Violence escalation won’t solve Hong Kong’s social issues
HONG KONG: An escalation of violence cannot solve social issues in Hong Kong, the leader of the Chinese-ruled city, Carrie Lam, said on Tuesday, adding that she deeply regretted interference by foreign parliaments in the Asian financial hub’s matters. Lam
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“Hong Kong is the new Cold War’s Berlin”
BERLIN: Comparing the struggle of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters to the role of Berlin during the Cold War, activist Joshua Wong told an audience in the German capital that his city was now a bulwark between the free world and
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US should back Hong Kong protesters, says ex-Pentagon chief Mattis
NEW YORK: Former US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday anti-government protests in Hong Kong were “not an internal” Chinese matter and that the United States should offer at least moral support to the demonstrators. The retired US Marine
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Indonesia: Haze not from Sumatera
PUCHONG: Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) denied that the haze in Malaysia originated from Sumatra, Indonesia, based on satellite data over the past few days. “It is not like the news reports by foreign mass media,” BMKG deputy
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Don’t turn Kashmir into a huge prison! Stop the repression now!
Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) is deeply concerned over the recent unilateral decision by the Government of India to repeal large parts of Article 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution (which granted special status to the State of Jammu
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Air China no plans to take over Cathay Pacific
SINGAPORE: Air China Ltd has no plans to take over Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd, an independent director of the state-owned Chinese carrier told the South China Morning Post newspaper. “Based on what I know, I wouldn’t think that
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Hong Kong’s secession will be crushed
SHANGHAI: Hong Kong is an inseparable part of China and any form of secessionism “will be crushed”, state media said on Monday, a day after demonstrators rallied at the US consulate to ask for help in bringing democracy to city. The China Daily newspaper
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“Trump’s decision will cause more American deaths”
KABUL/WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel Afghan peace talks will cost more American lives, the Taliban said on Sunday while the United States promised to keep up military pressure on the militants, in a stunning reversal of efforts to
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School students form human chain after weekend protest
HONG KONG: Hundreds of secondary school students, many wearing masks with their uniforms, formed human chains in districts across Hong Kong on Monday in support of anti-government protesters after another weekend of clashes in the Chinese-ruled city. Metro stations which
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Asia stocks make cautious gains as weak data boosts stimulus hopes
TOKYO: Asian stocks eked out modest gains, amid a cautious market mood as investors pinned expectations on likely stimulus to support growth in the world’s major economies, which showed further signs of struggle. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside
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