World / Asia

45,000 left homeless after Indonesia quake 10 Dec 2016 - 11:07 am

Jakarta: Tens of thousands of people have been displaced after a devastating earthquake in Indonesia killed more than 100 people, an official said...

Solomon Islands scrambles to reach areas hit by second major quake 10 Dec 2016 - 11:01 am

SYDNEY: The Solomon Islands plans to dispatch emergency supplies to areas affected by a 6.9 magnitude aftershock on Saturday, a day after a...

Insight: Who knew? Modi’s black money move kept a closely guarded secret 09 Dec 2016 - 09:26 pm

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi handpicked a trusted bureaucrat, little known outside India’s financial circles, to spearhead a radical move to abolish...

State limit of cash account holder can withdraw: SC to government 09 Dec 2016 - 08:31 pm

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the government to state the threshold limit of cash that each account holder can withdraw...

Malaysia PM opens thorny debate in accusing Myanmar of genocide 09 Dec 2016 - 05:49 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s stern rebuke to Myanmar for a military-led crackdown on Muslim Rohingyas was a rarity among Southeast...

Indian police arrest former air force chief in bribery probe 09 Dec 2016 - 05:25 pm

NEW DELHI: India’s federal police arrested the former head of the air force on Friday in an investigation into allegations of bribery in...

Hong Kong's unpopular leader says will not run again 09 Dec 2016 - 04:55 pm

Hong Kong: Hong Kong's unpopular leader Leung Chun-ying, who has been vilified by critics as a puppet of Beijing, said Friday he would...

Indonesian president vows to rebuild quake-ravaged Aceh 09 Dec 2016 - 04:51 pm

Indonesia's president has vowed to rebuild areas devastated by an earthquake that killed more than 100 people and left thousands homeless. Joko Widodo...

Modi defends note ban but oppn fumes 08 Dec 2016 - 10:04 pm

New Delhi: A month after demonetisation led to unprecedented cash crunch in the country, opposition leaders yesterday flayed the note ban but Prime...

Motion to impeach Park introduced 08 Dec 2016 - 10:01 pm

Seoul: South Korea's parliament introduced a bill yesterday to impeach President Park Geun-hye, setting the stage for a historic vote to oust the...

Dhaka arrests five suspected militants 08 Dec 2016 - 09:59 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh's elite security force yesterday arrested five suspected members of a banned Islamist extremist outfit who it said were planning to break...

China should build more strategic nuclear arms: Report 08 Dec 2016 - 09:57 pm

Beijing: China should "significantly" increase military spending and build more nuclear weapons as a response to US President-elect Donald Trump, an editorial in...

Indonesia appeals for aid after quake 08 Dec 2016 - 09:57 pm

Meureudu: Aftershocks rattled the survivors of a devastating Indonesian earthquake that killed more than 100 people, as officials urgently appealed yesterday for medicine...

Manila won't join US in disputed sea patrols 08 Dec 2016 - 09:55 pm

Manila: The Philippine defence secretary said yesterday it's highly unlikely his country will allow the US military to use it as a springboard...

11 dead in Myanmar rebel clashes 08 Dec 2016 - 09:53 pm

Yangon: At least 11 people have died this month in northern Myanmar in escalating clashes between security forces and armed insurgents that have...

Writer Pradeepan Pampirikunnu died 08 Dec 2016 - 07:27 pm

Noted Dalit scholar Dr Pradeepan Pampirikunnu has died, aged 47. He had met with a motor accident few days ago and had been...

Japanese kindergarten teaches students pre-war ideals 08 Dec 2016 - 06:48 pm

TOKYO: At first glance, the Tsukamoto kindergarten looks like any other school in Japan, but its unique curriculum is reminiscent of pre-war Japan....