Myanmar army warns against charter change

Myanmar's military yesterday said they would thwart attempts by leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party to alter the "essence" of the country's
23 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Toxic alcohol toll hits 93 in Assam

Ninety-three workers have died and at least 200 others have been hospitalised in northeastern India after drinking toxic liquor,
23 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Indian airports on high alert

Airports across India have been put on high alert yesterday after an airline's operation centre in Mumbai got a call that an Indian carrier's
23 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Kim's train arrives in China: reports

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's armoured train arrived in China late yesterday ahead of his highly anticipated second summit with US
23 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Protest leaders dismiss Sudan emergency

Sudanese protest leaders yesterday dismissed veteran President Omar al-Bashir's declaration of a state of emergency and vowed to
23 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Unite to wipe out terror networks

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday that the time has come for the global community to "unite and act" to completely
22 February 2019, 18:00 PM

'Xi cult' app becomes red hot hit in China

A propaganda app that puts China's powerful President Xi Jinping in anyone's pockets has become a hit in the country -- with a helpful nudge from Communist Party officials.
21 February 2019, 18:08 PM

UN allows N Koreans to travel to Vietnam

A UN Security Council sanctions committee has agreed to allow North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's delegation to travel to Vietnam for a
21 February 2019, 18:06 PM

6 including a Bangladeshi killed in Malaysia fire

Six people including a Bangladeshi man die in a fire in Malaysia. Malaysia’s Perak Fire and Rescue Department acting director Sayani Saidon said they received a distress call at about 5:49am and rushed to the location at Times Square along Jalan Raja Dr Nazrin Shah.
20 February 2019, 10:25 AM

'US can't crush us'

The founder of Chinese telecom giant Huawei has hit back at US efforts to blacklist the company, saying defiantly that the world cannot do without Huawei and its "more advanced" technology.
19 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Support for bigger families fresh priority in China

More measures should be employed to encourage couples to give birth to a second child, while existing family planning policy should be further relaxed, population experts suggested amid expectations of further declines in the number of births in China.
19 February 2019, 05:13 AM

Thai govt starts planning for smog season

The government in Thailand has begun planning ahead for the next “smog season” in Bangkok, preparing a graduated system of emergency responses and possibly a major upgrade for the transport sector.
19 February 2019, 04:54 AM

South Korean subsidies encourage foreign ‘bride buying’

Raising a rural population that has been declining for come 30 years has long been near the top of the government agenda, with some municipal governments resorting to helping pay for foreign brides.
18 February 2019, 09:19 AM

Saudi crown prince begins Asia tour with $20 bln Pakistan investment pledge

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says Saudi Arabia has signed investment agreements worth $20 billion during his high-profile visit to Pakistan, where tensions were flaring up with nuclear-armed rival India.
18 February 2019, 04:29 AM

Disarmament efforts must include China

China must be involved in international disarmament efforts, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said yesterday, amid rising concern
16 February 2019, 18:00 PM

India, Pakistan in UN court for death row 'spy' case

India will ask the UN's top court Monday to order Pakistan to take an alleged Indian spy off death row, in a case that could stoke fresh
16 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Saudi Crown Prince postpones Malaysia trip one day before he was to arrive

The pending working visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to Malaysia has been postponed one day before he was due to arrive, Foreign Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah confirms.
16 February 2019, 08:29 AM

Week of talks make progress: Xi Jinping

Talks between China and the United States this week made important progress, President Xi Jinping told top US trade negotiators
15 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Pilot grounded for allowing flight attendant to sit in his seat

AN airline captain in Singapore has been suspended from flying temporarily after he allowed a flight attendant to sit in the pilot’s seat and helped her to take a picture, reports say.
14 February 2019, 05:03 AM

What 5G office looks like: No more desktops or cables

They have no entrance pass for security or card to swipe through a reader. All they need is their smartphones connected to the fifth-generation network. They enter through a door with face recognition and immediately start working at reserved desks after connecting their phones on a docking pad to a cloud computing system. No desktops or heavy desktop computers and cables are needed with the 5G virtual desktop infrastructure system.
14 February 2019, 05:02 AM