Asia
Back to homepage
India’s budget: Pressure on Central Bank to spur growth
NEW DELHI: The Indian government’s annual budget statement yesterday included measures aimed at improving the investment climate but lacked any direct steps to stimulate a sagging economy, adding to pressure on the central bank to provide more immediate help. Finance
Read More
Are parts of India becoming too hot for humans?
Intense heat waves have killed more than 100 people in India this summer and are predicted to worsen in coming years, creating a possible humanitarian crisis as large parts of the country potentially become too hot to be inhabitable. Heat waves in
Read More
Lawyer to take on Singapore AGC, save Pannir’s life
PETALING JAYA: Why is the Singapore Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) refusing to give P Pannir Selvam a certificate of substantive assistance when the latter had assisted the government in tackling drug trafficking activities, asked Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) today. Speaking at
Read More
Why are menstruating women in India removing their wombs?
Two pieces of very disturbing news involving working women and menstruation have emerged in India in recent months. Periods have long been a taboo in the country, menstruating women are believed to be impure and are still excluded from social
Read More
Carrie Lam extends olive branch to varsity students
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam has asked to meet with the city’s university students, her office said yesterday, as the embattled leader tries to fend off pressure from a month-long political crisis. Protesters stormed the local parliament
Read More
Chinese media blames the West for Hong Kong unrest
SHANGHAI/HONGKONG: Chinese state media blamed meddling by Western governments for the unrest in Hong Kong amid an escalating diplomatic spat between China and the United Kingdom over protests in the former British colony. “Ideologues in Western governments never cease in
Read More
India cracks down on garment factories after pills expose
CHENNAI: Authorities in southern India have started inspecting garment factories and spinning mills after a Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation found workers were being given unlabelled pills for period pains to meet productivity targets. Teams of factory inspectors and health officials
Read More
Hong Kong violence: Police cracks the whip
HONG KONG: Hong Kong police said yesterday they had arrested 12 people in connection with incidents on July 1, although it was unclear if they were among protesters who smashed their way into the city’s legislature and ransacked the building.
Read More
Malaysia bans sea sand exports, Singapore affected
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, Singapore’s biggest source for sea sand, has banned the export of the commodity, according to officials in Kuala Lumpur, a move that traders said could complicate the island-state’s ambitious expansion plans on reclaimed land. Those plans include
Read More
Missing boy found safe at Malaysia-Thailand border
KUALA BESUT: An eight-year-old boy who went missing in Kuala Besut two days ago has been found safe close to the Malaysia-Thailand border in Kelantan, according to his mother. Siti Ruziana Sidek, 35, told Bernama her son, Muhammad Saiful Aiman
Read More