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Beijing to address Hong Kong unrest
HONG KONG: Hong Kong on Monday bore the scars of another night of violent protests with hard hats, umbrellas and water bottles littering some central streets, as Beijing was set to make an announcement on the Asian financial center’s worst
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Japan’s Abe unlikely to meet South Korea’s Moon at UN
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is unlikely to meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in during the United Nations general assembly in September, the Sankei newspaper reported, the latest sign of worsening relations between the key US allies. Abe will
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Protesters clash in Hong Kong as cycle of violence intensifies
HONG KONG: Hong Kong police clashed with thousands of protesters on Sunday, as they sought to defend China’s main representative office from crowds seething over what many see as an increasing cycle of violence against them. Protests over the past
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Colonialism in the eyes of economists
I, Phuong, was enrolled in a French language course back in Vietnam years ago and decided to drop out after the second class. The reason for this was irrelevant to my initial goal of improving my skills in the language
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Dr Mahathir: Grab Turkey’s aerospace technology offer
ANKARA: Malaysia appreciated Turkey’s willingness to offer opportunities for technology transfer in the field of “aerospace and defence industries” and such opportunities should be grabbed by Malaysia, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The prime minister said Turkey had now achieved
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Tear gas, rubber bullets rain clashes with anti triad march
HONG KONG: Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at demonstrators hurling rocks in a rural Hong Kong town on Saturday as several thousand activists gathered to protest an attack by suspected triad gang members at a train station last
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UN: Sri Lankan laws applied discriminately
COLOMBO: A United Nations (UN) expert said on Friday some Sri Lankan laws are “frequently applied” in a discriminatory manner and urged the government to address the root causes of public protests by treating everyone equally. President Maithripala Sirisena’s government during its
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Dr M: World terrorism ends when Israel’s injustice is stopped
ANKARRA: The never ending Palestinian conflict caused by Israel is the main cause of terrorism, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, reported Turkish news agency, Anadolu. “The main thing that we think we should always stress is the causes
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Lee Hsien Yang joins opposition against estranged PM brother
SINGAPORE: A former stalwart of Singapore’s ruling party Friday opened the door to the prime minister’s estranged brother joining his new opposition group, amid a bitter feud in the city-state’s first family. Tan Cheng Bock has formed the Progress Singapore
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“Free Hong Kong” converge at airport
HONG KONG: Several hundred protesters calling for democracy and some chanting “free Hong Kong” converged on the Chinese-ruled city’s airport on Friday as neighbouring Singapore advised its citizens to avoid parts of the territory. Airport authorities said operations wouldn’t be
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