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Laos confirms first outbreaks of African swine fever
VIENTIANE: Laos has recently reported its first cases of African swine fever, confirming outbreaks of the disease in its southern province of Salavan, reported Vietnam News Agency, quoting the country’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The Southeast Asian nation detected
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Stocks mixed ahead of G20
Asian equities were mixed Tuesday as investors sat on their hands days before this week’s crucial meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, while gold hit a fresh six-year high on a weaker dollar and the US-Iran crisis. While the
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Pakistan insists on Qatar World Cup workers’ rights
Pakistan will insist on proper labour rights for an army of its citizens working on Qatar’s football World Cup infrastructure, the country’s foreign minister said Monday, after repeated reports of abuses. The gas-rich Gulf state has embarked on a huge construction
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India hit out at US report on religious intolerance
India hit out Sunday at a US report saying religious intolerance was growing under its right-wing government, setting off a new spat ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. An annual report on international religious freedom released by
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Dr Mahathir’s return a boost for IMT-GT
BANGKOK: The leadership of Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed is being welcomed back at the regional level after an absence of 16 – years. His pro – active outlook on the business prospects and visionary sense of things within
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One killed, seven injured in Abha airport attack
ABHA: One person was killed and seven others injured on Sunday when Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked Abha airport in south-west Saudi Arabia, a Saudi-led alliance fighting the Iran-linked rebels said. The dead person was a Syrian man, alliance spokesman Colonel
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Arrests of five alleged IS men politically motivated
COIMBATORE: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Tamil Nadu police may be cracking down on the Islamic State (IS) but families of the five alleged accused claim that their arrests are “fabricated” and “politically motivated”. Denying allegations and any
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Dr M: E-commerce and economy sharing to be taxed
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he has floated the idea of Malaysia taxing e-commerce and sharing economy-related activities during the Plenary Session of the 34th Asean Summit. “I mentioned about tax, now that we have online businesses…
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Cyber-attacks on Iran after drone shoot down
WASHINGTON: The United States launched cyber-attacks against Iranian missile control systems and a spy network this week after Tehran downed an American surveillance drone, US media reported on Saturday. US President Donald Trump ordered a retaliatory military strike against Iran
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Conversions humiliate the Orang Asli community
PUCHONG: Conversion activities of the Orang Asli community is not merely limited to Kelantan but also involves other states. Even worse is the fact that it is humiliates the Orang Asli. “Many Orang Asli people have been converted in Kelantan
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