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Singapore to return US$40m linked to 1MDB
SINGAPORE: Singapore is returning almost US$40 million (RM164.4 million) to Malaysia seized in connection with a massive financial scandal that played a major role in the toppling of the corruption-plagued government of Datuk Seri Najib Razak. The city-state is one
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Pakistan to grant consular access to alleged Indian spy
KARACHI: Pakistan yesterday said it would grant consular access to an alleged Indian spy in pursuant to the judgement of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Anadolu Agency reported, quoting a statement by Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry. On Wednesday, the ICJ
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India’s ‘dosa king’ dies due to cardiac arrest
NEW DELHI: An Indian restaurant tycoon known as the “Dosa King” died in hospital yesterday, a week after beginning a life sentence for the murder of the husband of his love interest. P. Rajagopal, 71, was convicted for the murder
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Saudi Arabia defends letter backing China’s Xinjiang policy
Saudi Arabia yesterday defended signing a letter along with 36 other countries in support of China’s policies in its western region of Xinjiang, where the United Nations says at least one million ethnic Uyghurs and other Muslims have been detained.
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Bullied by peers, India’s LGBT+ children drop out of schools
CHENNAI: The school bullies started by teasing six-year-old Shemba for walking in a feminine way, and graduated to stone-throwing when the transgender girl – initially raised as a boy – started wearing girls’ uniform, aged 10. So Shemba dropped out
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US slaps sanctions on Myanmar army chief over Rohingya abuses
The US yesterday announced sanctions on Myanmar military’s Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing and other military leaders accused of being responsible for extrajudicial killings of Rohingya Muslims, barring them entry to the US. The steps, which also covered Min Aung Hlaing’s
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Plastic usage affecting protected wildlife
New Delhi: Till today we were concerned with how the use of plastic has badly affected our environment and impacted the health of humans. But a new threat has emerged recently where even the protected wildlife has not remained untouched
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Pro-China mayor to face Tsai for Taiwan’s presidency
TAIPEI: A populist mayor who favours closer ties with Beijing was announced as the presidential candidate for Taiwan’s opposition today, as it looks to unseat President Tsai Ing-wen in the upcoming presidential elections. Han Kuo-yu won the primary for the
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Vets remove arrow from cobra, miraculously recovering
PURI: A cobra pierced with an arrow made a miraculous recovery after being rescued by vets in India’s eastern Odisha state on Friday. Locals of Puri city attacked the cobra with an iron arrow which pierced the snake’s body and
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India’s space launch delayed by technical problem
The launch of India’s second lunar mission has been halted less than an hour before the scheduled blast-off, due to a technical problem. The countdown stopped 56 minutes before the launch after a “technical snag was observed in launch vehicle
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