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Gujarat state polls in December
Voters in Narendra Modi's home state Gujarat will go to the polls in December, the election commission announced yesterday.
25 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Tiny Singapore tops the list
Tiny Singapore now has the world's most powerful passport, according to a new ranking, with its citizens able to
25 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Singapore passport world’s ‘most powerful’
With Paraguay removing visa requirements for Singaporeans, the Singapore passport is now the "most powerful" in the world, with a visa-free score of 159.
25 October 2017, 05:02 AM
Strong 6.7 quake hits Indonesia
A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia yesterday, US seismologists said, but no
24 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Singapore to cap car numbers to prevent gridlock
Singapore, one of the most expensive places in the world to buy a vehicle, will freeze the number of private cars on its roads for at least two years, a rare move in Asia where many cities are increasingly gridlocked.
24 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Pakistan 'produced results'
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi yesterday reconfirmed Pakistan's commitment to the "war on terror" during a meeting with US
24 October 2017, 18:00 PM
What is Xi's thinking?
China has a state constitution, which governs how the country is run, but the Communist Party that has ruled the
24 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Xi's 'Belt and Road' project included
Chinese President Xi Jinping's vast "Belt and Road" infrastructure project was unexpectedly included in the ruling Communist Party's constitution yesterday, giving it greater policy heft and added pressure to succeed.
24 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Women on trial visit airport where Kim Jong Nam was attacked
The two women who has been accused of killing the North Korean leader’s half brother has toured the Malaysian airport as participants in their murder trial visits the scene of the attack.
24 October 2017, 05:12 AM
Abe aims at North Korea after majority vote win
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday pledged to work with the US, China and Russia to contain North Korea's nuclear threat
23 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Condition of Rohingya refugees grim: Malaysian team
Conditions at the Rohingya refugee camp at the Bangladesh-Myanmar border continue to be grim, says the Malaysian team helping out there.
23 October 2017, 05:22 AM
Fungus used in traditional medicine can fight cancer: Chinese researchers
Chinese scientists have found evidence that a fungus used in traditional Chinese medicine widely sought by the public for its healing powers, also carries anti-cancer benefits.
23 October 2017, 04:59 AM
Journalist shot dead in India
A journalist was shot dead by three gunmen in northern India yesterday, police said, the latest attack on media in one
21 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Meeting Dalai Lama major offence: China
China yesterday warned that it would consider as a "major offence" if any country or foreign leader hosts or meets the
21 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Abe eyes big win as Japan votes today
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday vowed to protect the Japanese people as he wrapped up an election campaign
21 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Malaysia landslide: 3 Bangladeshis among 4 dead
At least three Bangladeshis among four foreign workers are killed and 10 others missing after a landslide at a construction site in George Town, capital of the northwest Malaysian state of Penang, authorities say.
21 October 2017, 08:58 AM
Rohingya crisis: ‘Foreign interference doesn’t work’
Experience shows that foreign interference in crises does not work and China supports the Myanmar government's efforts to protect stability, a senior Chinese official says, amid ongoing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state.
21 October 2017, 06:45 AM
Xi hailed as great leader
Chinese officials yesterday heaped praise on President Xi Jinping's political ideology, unveiled a day earlier at a key Communist Party
19 October 2017, 18:46 PM
Huge cave found on moon: scientists
Scientists at Japan's space agency have discovered a huge moon cave that could one day house a base that would shelter astronauts from
19 October 2017, 18:24 PM
N Zealand gets its youngest woman PM
New Zealand's centre-left opposition leader Jacinda Ardern was poised to become prime minister yesterday in a stunning rise to
19 October 2017, 18:21 PM