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Houthis launch drone attacks on Saudi’s Abha airport
CAIRO: Yemen’s Houthi group launched two drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s southern Abha airport, the Iran-aligned group’s military spokesman said on Thursday. A spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen said later on Friday that a Houthi
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Ex-Garuda CEO busted in international corruption probe
JAKARTA: The former chief executive officer (CEO) of Indonesian carrier Garuda has been arrested on money-laundering charges linked to a major corruption scandal that saw British engine-maker Rolls-Royce pay more than US$800 million in fines, anti-graft investigators said. Emirsyah Satar’s
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Typhoon Lekima to strike Taiwan after earthquake
TAIPEI: A powerful typhoon will hit Taiwan later on Thursday, bringing the risk of landslides and high seas, weather forecasters said, hours after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck the island. Typhoon Lekima, categorised at the strongest typhoon level by Taiwan’s weather
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6.0 scale Richter earthquake strikes Taiwan coast
TAIPEI: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan’s northeastern coast today, the island’s weather bureau said, shaking buildings and cutting power to around 2,000 buildings. A Reuters witness said the shallow quake shook buildings in the capital, Taipei. The quake near
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US, Aus issue travel warning amid Hong Kong protests
HONG KONG: The United States raised its travel warning for Hong Kong, urging travellers to exercise increased caution in the Chinese territory due to what it described as civil unrest after months of sometimes violent street protests. The protests in
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Dr M: Lead the world in abandoning nuke weapons, Japan
TOKYO: Japan must lead the world in abandoning nuclear weapons as it is the only country to have suffered directly from their use, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said. Speaking to Kyodo News during his two-day visit to Japan,
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Asia stocks paralyzed, bonds electrified by recession risk
SYDNEY: Asian shares braced for more volatility on Thursday as eye-catching easings by central banks stoked fears of global recession, driving U.S. yields to near-record lows and lifting gold past $1,500 for the first time since 2013. Spot gold XAU
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Hong Kong protesters opt for laser pointers protest
HONG KONG: Hundreds of protesters with laser pointers gathered to create a light show at the Hong Kong Space Museum last night, to protest the arrest of a student for buying laser lights the night before. Hong Kong police called
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Islamabad downgrades diplomatic ties, suspends trade with New Delhi
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan downgraded diplomatic relations and suspended bilateral trade with India after New Delhi revoked seven decades of autonomy for the disputed Muslim-majority state of Kashmir. Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government announced Wednesday a series of measures to oppose what
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Haze, embarrassing to Jokowi
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, said the haze caused by forest fires in Indonesia has been an embarrassment for him to face Malaysia and Singapore as the problem has affected them. “I sometimes feel embarrassed. This
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