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Inferno ravage 42,000 hectares of forest, plantations in Indonesia
JAKARTA: More than 6,000 firefighters, assisted by the police and military, are battling fires that have ravaged over 42,000 hectares of forest and plantations in Indonesia since January. The fires are raging currently in the provinces of Riau, Jambi, South
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Toddler kidnapped from Indian railway station gang-raped, beheaded
Shocking footage shows a 3-year-old girl being abducted from a railway station as she was sleeping, before being allegedly gang-raped and beheaded by two men in India. The girl, who was sleeping next to her mother, was picked up by
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Hong Kong bankers to join rally over extradition bill
HONG KONG: Hundreds of workers at 34 banks joined calls for a citywide strike next week against the government’s handling of recent unrest which has rocked Hong Kong. The finance staff added their voices to an umbrella group of 95
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Prioritise klia2 issues, MAHB
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Group Bhd has called on Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) to prioritise more critical operational and passenger experience issues at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s second terminal (klia2) rather than the proposed plans to integrate klia2 with
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Asean supports Myanmar’s commitment to Rohingya repatriation
Asean foreign ministers reiterated their support for Myanmar’s commitment to ensure safety and security for all communities in Rakhine State as effectively as possible, as well as facilitating the voluntary return of Rohingya refugees in a safe, secure and dignified
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India receives 42% more rains than average this week
MUMBAI: India’s monsoon rains in the week ending yesterday were above average for the second time since the start of the season on June 1, helping farmers accelerate the planting of summer-sown crops and easing concerns of drought. Monsoon rains
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Beijing orders Arabic, Muslim symbols taken down from food outlets
BEIJING: Authorities in the Chinese capital have ordered halal restaurants and food stalls to remove Arabic script and symbols associated with Islam from their signs, part of an expanding national effort to “Sinicize” its Muslim population. Employees at 11 restaurants
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Man bites snake for revenge in India
NEW DELHI: A man that was bitten by a snake took his revenge by cutting the said reptile into pieces with his teeth in India’s Uttar Pradesh state. The incident happened in a village in the Etah district, local media
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Cafe Coffee Day coffee baron’s body found
BANGALORE: Authorities today confirmed they have located the body of Indian coffee baron VG Siddhartha from near Netravathi river, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Siddhartha, the founder of the Cafe Coffee Day chain, was not reachable since late
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North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles again
SEOUL: North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles early today, the South Korean military said, only days after it launched two other missiles intended to pressure South Korea and the US to stop upcoming military drills. The latest launches were
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