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Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:49:37 +0800
India, world's top COVID-19 vaccine maker, denies shortage at home
India's federal government on Tuesday denied any shortage of coronavirus vaccine doses in a big northwestern state and said it was sending supplies around the country based on demand and consumption patterns.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:33:44 +0800
Malaysian cargo drivers welcome Singapore's COVID-19 vaccination offer, hope congestion at Causeway can be eased
SINGAPORE: Malaysian cargo drivers who deliver essentials such as fruits and vegetables to Singapore have welcomed the move by the Singapore Government to offer COVID-19 vaccinations.  With the vaccination, they hope that waiting time at the land...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:38:08 +0800
Loyalty to Communist Party key in deciding if a Hong Konger is a 'patriot': Chinese official
Loyalty to China's Communist Party will be key to deciding if a Hong Konger is a "patriot", a senior Chinese official said Tuesday, as Beijing draws up new laws to vet the finance hub's politicians.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:17:36 +0800
Malaysia's Top Glove posts record profit for fourth consecutive quarter after earnings jump 2,380%
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Top Glove Corp posted a record profit for the fourth consecutive quarter in the December to February period as continued demand for gloves globally boosted sales, the company said on Tuesday (Mar 9). Net profit soared 2,380 ...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:43:22 +0800
China launches COVID-19 passport
BEIJING: China has launched a health certificate programme for domestic travellers, leading the world in plans for so-called virus passports. The digital certificate, which shows a user's vaccination status and virus test results, is available for C...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:20:35 +0800
North Korean in Malaysia loses final appeal against US extradition
PUTRAJAYA: A North Korean man is set to be extradited from Malaysia to face money laundering charges in the United States after losing a final legal challenge on Tuesday (Mar 9). Mun Chol Myong, who has lived in the Southeast Asian country for a dec...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:10:38 +0800
Indonesia approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use after getting 1 million doses
JAKARTA: Indonesia has approved AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, said the country's food and drug agency (BPOM) on Tuesday (Mar 9), after receiving more than 1 million doses of the vaccine a day before. The vaccine will be given to ...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:38:13 +0800
Malaysia court allows rights groups to challenge Myanmar deportations
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court on Tuesday (Mar 9) granted international human rights groups permission to challenge the recent deportation of Myanmar nationals, a major step in a country where the law bars immigration decisions from being questioned...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:25:44 +0800
Philippine mayor, police officers killed in possible mistake
MANILA: Police killed a central Philippine city mayor and two of his aides, while two of the police officers were killed in the latest deadly violence involving the police force, officials said Tuesday (Mar 9). "I can only assume that this was a mis...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:24:20 +0800
Chinese official says Hong Kong electoral changes will 'protect' international role
HONG KONG: Beijing's plans to change Hong Kong's electoral system will protect the city's international role, a senior Chinese official said on Tuesday (Mar 9), as critics decry the move as an end of democratic hopes in the former British colony. De...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 10:21:12 +0800
Fans likely to be barred from Olympic torch relay start: Report
TOKYO: The starting ceremony for this month's Olympic torch relay will likely be held without spectators, a Japanese newspaper reported on Tuesday (Mar 9), but fans will still be able to line the route. The Yomiuri Shimbun daily reported that organi...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 10:10:37 +0800
Japan downgrades Q4 GDP as companies scale back spending
TOKYO: Japan's economy expanded at a slower than initially reported pace in October to December, with firms tightening spending on plant and equipment and sharply cutting inventories as the coronavirus pandemic hit demand. The slower growth was main...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 10:03:56 +0800
Ten years after Fukushima, Japan remembers 'man-made' nuclear disaster
TOKYO: When a huge earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on Mar 11, 2011, devastating towns and triggering nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima, a stunned world watched the chaotic struggle to contain the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. An o...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:57:23 +0800
China reports 8 new COVID-19 cases
SHANGHAI: China reported eight new COVID-19 cases on Monday (Mar 8), down from 19 a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Tuesday. The National Health Commission said in a statement that all new cases were imported infections...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 06:10:39 +0800
Commentary: There is a global semiconductor famine and it will not go away anytime soon
Semiconductors, responsible for microchips that power everything from computers to cars has been hit with a global shortage thanks to the pandemic. But the factors for this shortage are structural, says a Cambridge University visiting fellow.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 06:10:38 +0800
Urgency of COVID-19 exacerbates corruption risk in Indonesia, says deputy chair of anti-graft commission
JAKARTA: The urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, especially in terms of procuring medical supplies and rolling out social assistance packages, has heightened the risk of corruption, said a deputy chairman of the Corruption Eradication Comm...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 01:40:38 +0800
South Korea's deadly parcels: Delivery workers suffer brunt of pandemic boom
BUCHEON, South Korea: It's 5.30 in the morning.  Most of South Korea is still asleep but a logistics hub in Bucheon city near Seoul is already buzzing with activity.  Delivery workers are sorting thousands of parcels, organising them by address...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 10:52:21 +0800
Myanmar protesters able to leave Yangon district after being trapped by security forces
YANGON: Hundreds of young Myanmar protesters who had been trapped by security forces in a district of Yangon overnight have been able to get out, activists said on Tuesday (Mar 9). This comes after calls from western countries and the United Nations...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 04:51:19 +0800
China says hopes US will remove 'unreasonable' restrictions on cooperation
The Chinese government's top diplomat, Wang Yi, said on Sunday that Beijing willing to communicate with the United States on the basis of mutual respect and hopes Washington will remove all "unreasonable" restrictions on cooperation as soon as possib...

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 03:18:35 +0800
Drawing praise, Myanmar's ambassador to UK calls for release of Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar's ambassador to Britain Kyaw Zwar Minn called on Monday (Mar 8) for the release of his country's detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi and ousted President Win Myint, drawing praise from British foreign minister Dominic Raab for his "courage".

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 02:26:13 +0800
US special envoy meets Pakistan army chief to discuss Afghan peace steps
The US special envoy for Afghanistan and the commander of NATO forces there met Pakistan's army chief on Monday (Mar 8) to discuss the Afghan peace process at a pivotal juncture for the stalled negotiations.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 02:02:36 +0800
Delhi's female-only liquor store helps women buy drinks in good spirits
Priya Sharma drove more than 30 kilometres to get to an exclusive boutique in a teeming New Delhi residential district - a women-only liquor store.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:21:50 +0800
Bangladesh's first transgender news presenter makes word-perfect debut
To cheers from colleagues, Bangladesh's first transgender news presenter broke down in tears on Monday, but only after her word-perfect debut was beamed to the nation and the cameras were off.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 21:46:27 +0800
Cambodia turns hotel into hospital as COVID-19 cases rise
Cambodia turns hotel into COVID hospital as cases rise

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 21:18:08 +0800
Afghan women leave journalism in droves as violence soars
Nearly 20 percent of Afghan women journalists have quit or lost their jobs in the past six months, a media watchdog group said Monday, as a wave of murders targeting the press has intensified in the war-torn country.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 20:44:36 +0800
Philippine leader's order to kill rebels 'legal', spokesman says
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's order to armed kill rebels was legal, his spokesman said on Monday, as catholic leaders joined condemnation of the killings of nine activists in separate weekend raids against suspected insurgents.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 20:10:37 +0800
New COVID-19 cases in Malaysia dip below 2,000 for third straight day
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported 1,529 new COVID-19 cases on Monday (Mar 8), making it the third consecutive day where daily cases have dipped below the 2,000 mark.  Nine of the new COVID-19 cases in Malaysia were imported, while the remaining 1,520...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 20:00:37 +0800
Singapore to offer COVID-19 vaccination to selected cargo drivers from Malaysia
SINGAPORE: Singapore will offer COVID-19 vaccinations later this month to selected cargo drivers and accompanying personnel who enter the country from Malaysia on a regular basis. Announcing this on Monday (Mar 8), Singapore’s Ministry of Health (...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 18:40:37 +0800
Thailand to cut COVID-19 quarantine period for vaccinated travellers
BANGKOK: Thailand will from next month reduce its mandatory quarantine from 14 to seven days for foreigners arriving in the country who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, its health minister said on Monday (Mar 8). Vaccinations must be ad...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 18:30:37 +0800
South Korean Olympic champ banned for harassment to skate for China: Reports
SEOUL: A South Korean Olympic short-track speed skating champion banned from the national team for sexual harassment has taken Chinese citizenship and will skate for the hosts at next year's Beijing Winter Games, reports said. It will be the second...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 17:51:09 +0800
Taiwan President Tsai visits naval base amid Chinese threats
Taiwan President Tsai visits naval base amid Chinese threats

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 19:05:29 +0800
In Japan, vending machines help ease access to COVID-19 tests
TOKYO: In Japan, convenience is king and getting tested for COVID-19 can be highly inconvenient. Part of solution, as it is for a range of daily necessities in Tokyo, has become the humble vending machine. Eager to conserve manpower and hospital res...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 17:30:25 +0800
Thailand charges 18 activists with sedition, royal insults
Three prominent Thai pro-democracy figures were denied bail in a Bangkok court Monday after being charged with insulting the monarchy, as the government escalates a legal row with a youth-led movement that emerged last year.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 17:10:37 +0800
Malaysia investigating claims of black patches detected in Johor's Sungai Kim Kim
KLUANG, Johor: Malaysia’s Environment and Water Minister Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man on Monday (Mar 8) said that his ministry has instructed the relevant departments - including the Environment Department (DOE) - to investigate claims of black patches p...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 17:00:32 +0800
Malaysia to buy more Pfizer-BioNTech doses, eyes China's single-dose vaccine
Malaysia will buy additional doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, bringing the total secured to 32 million, enough to cover half of its population, the country's science minister said on Monday.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 20:44:02 +0800
Philippine rights watchdog probes deadly anti-communist raids
The Philippines' human rights watchdog said Monday it has launched an investigation after nine people were killed in a series of raids by security forces targeting alleged communist insurgents.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 15:34:30 +0800
Thousands of women join Indian farmers' protests against new laws
Thousands of women joined protests by farmers on the outskirts of Delhi on Monday to mark International Women's Day, demanding the scrapping of new laws that open up agriculture produce markets to private buyers.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 20:49:40 +0800
Indonesia gets 1.1 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses via COVAX
Indonesia's state-owned pharmaceutical company Bio Farma said that 1.1 million doses of vaccine produced by AstraZeneca under the global vaccine-sharing COVAX facility would arrive on Monday.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 17:30:19 +0800
Hong Kong leader praises China's plan to install 'patriots'
HONG KONG: Hong Kong's leader on Monday (Mar 8) praised China's plan to ensure only "patriots" remain in politics, denying the move was a purge of the opposition. Chief Executive Carrie Lam ruled out any need to consult the public on the changes, a...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 14:46:22 +0800
South Korea says no link found between deaths and COVID-19 vaccine
SEOUL: South Korea said on Monday (Mar 8) it had found no link between the coronavirus vaccine and several recent deaths, as it ordered nearly 100,000 foreign workers to be tested after clusters emerged in dormitories. Health officials had been inve...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 14:28:26 +0800
Vietnam begins COVID-19 vaccinations after successful virus containment
HANOI: Vietnam launched its COVID-19 vaccination programme on Monday (Mar 8) with healthcare workers first in the queue, even as the Southeast Asian country looked set to contain its fourth outbreak of the coronavirus since the pandemic began. Viet...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 21:35:50 +0800
3 protesters killed in Myanmar; shops and factories closed as workers go on strike
YANGON: Three protesters were killed in Myanmar on Monday (Mar 8), witnesses said, as demonstrators across the country sought to paralyse the economy with strike action following a weekend of night raids and arrests. Shops, factories and banks were ...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:17:44 +0800
Japan COVID-19 inoculations off to snail pace start due to vaccine, syringe shortages
TOKYO: Japan's COVID-19 inoculation campaign is moving at a glacial pace, hampered by a lack of supply and a shortage of specialty syringes that underscore the enormous challenge it faces in its aim to vaccinate every adult by the year's end. Since ...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:46:49 +0800
Most Japanese don't want foreign fans at Olympics: Poll
TOKYO: More than 75 per cent of Japanese oppose overseas fans attending the Tokyo Olympics, a poll showed on Monday (Mar 8), as organisers prepare to make a decision on foreign spectators. The poll, by the Yomiuri Shimbun daily, found that only 18 p...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:00:38 +0800
Preserve, revive, restore: Indian ponds spring back to life
CHENNAI: It was only when the buffaloes disappeared from an almost-dry pond in Saligao, in India's state of Goa, that residents hatched a community plan to revive it - one now seen as a model for local efforts to shore up India's precarious water su...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 10:48:15 +0800
India's evictions of forest dwellers fuels Kashmir fears
PAHALGAM, India: Ghulam Khatana's family lived half their lives in a simple log hut in Kashmir's forests, until about 200 men brandishing guns and iron rods chased them out of their home and into the blistering cold. As India steps up its efforts to...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 09:38:53 +0800
Cambodia's dwindling fish stocks put spotlight on changing rivers
PHNOM PENH: Cambodian fisherman Tin Yusos tucks into a meal of the previous day's catch with his wife and granddaughter aboard a boat which doubles as their home moored by the banks of the Tonle Sap River. They plan to set out for another day of fis...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 09:00:37 +0800
China reports 19 new COVID-19 cases
BEIJING/SHANGHAI: China reported 19 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday (Mar 7), up from 13 a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Monday. The National Health Commission said in a statement that all of the new cases were imported i...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 09:28:36 +0800
Australia halts defence ties with Myanmar, redirects aid
SYDNEY: Australia has suspended its defence cooperation programme with Myanmar, Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne said, amid an intensified crackdown by the country's military on massive protests against last month's coup. Australia will also re...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 07:30:52 +0800
Waiting for Tokyo: How 110,000 Olympic volunteers put their lives on hold
TOKYO: More than 110,000 Olympic volunteers had their dream summer all mapped out for 2020. But now, with the Games postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic and for many still in doubt, they are left waiting in limbo, lives on hold. Hiro...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:23:54 +0800
Game of drones: Chinese giant DJI hit by US tensions, staff defections
Chinese drone giant DJI Technology built up such a successful US business over the past decade that it almost drove all competitors out of the market.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 06:40:37 +0800
Swiss approve Indonesia free trade deal
GENEVA: Swiss voters on Sunday (Mar 7) narrowly backed a free trade deal signed with Indonesia, opening up a vast potential market with the world's fourth most populous country. Controversy surrounding the importation of Indonesian palm oil and its ...

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 06:10:38 +0800
Commentary: Indonesia’s vaccination policies seem to favour the young and rich
Medical experts and civil society have criticised Indonesia’s vaccination programme, as the country continues to suffer from an endless wave of COVID-19, says a visiting senior fellow at ISEAS-Yushof Ishak Institute.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 22:42:43 +0800
Myanmar police fire on protesters in ancient former capital Bagan
Police in Myanmar’s ancient former capital, Bagan, opened fire on Sunday (Mar on demonstrators protesting last month’s military takeover, wounding several people, according to witness accounts and videos on social media.)

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 10:02:57 +0800
Unions call for total strike in Myanmar; NLD party official dies in custody
YANGON: Myanmar's major trade unions called on members to shut down the economy from Monday (Mar 8) to back a campaign against last month's coup, raising pressure on the military government as its forces fired weapons and occupied hospitals in the m...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 21:15:35 +0800
India sets up holding center for Rohingya in Kashmir
India sets up holding center for Rohingya in Kashmir

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 20:43:38 +0800
Escalating violence ups pressure for Myanmar action
BANGKOK: The escalation of violence in Myanmar as authorities crack down on protests against the Feb 1 coup is raising pressure for more sanctions against the junta, even as countries struggle over how to best sway military leaders inured to global c...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 18:57:01 +0800
China says it's ready to provide vaccines to overseas Chinese, Olympians
China said on Sunday it has plans to set up COVID-19 vaccination stations to vaccinate Chinese citizens abroad and is also ready to work with the International Olympic Committee to help provide vaccines to Olympic athletes for upcoming events.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 17:43:23 +0800
Sri Lanka Catholic cardinal demands action on Easter bombings probe
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's Catholic Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith demanded that the government find the perpetrators of deadly Easter attacks two years ago, as black-clad worshippers held silent protests outside the capital's churches on Sunday (Mar 7). No one...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 16:29:27 +0800
China's top diplomat says Hong Kong needs electoral reform for 'brighter future'
The Chinese government's top diplomat State Councillor Wang Yi on Sunday said the electoral system in Hong Kong must be improved for long-term stability, saying reform would bring about a "brighter future" for the city.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 14:17:52 +0800
Boyfriend of Myanmar protest 'martyr' vows resistance
NAYPYIDAW: Hein Yar Zar grimaced as a tattoo artist etched onto his chest the features of his first love, a young protester whose death has become a symbol of resistance against Myanmar's junta. Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing was shot in the head during a...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 14:45:07 +0800
China exports spike to highest in decades after COVID-19 hit
BEIJING: China's export growth jumped to the highest in more than two decades, official data showed on Sunday (Mar 7), with imports also surging in a sharp bounceback from the coronavirus outbreak that had brought activity to a near halt. Electronic...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 10:56:52 +0800
Chinese urgency on COVID-19 goes missing in vaccination drive
BEIJING: Shirley Shi has received three offers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 - through her hometown, her Beijing residential area and her office area - but the human resources manager is in no rush. "I'd like to keep an eye out for any adverse e...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 10:08:42 +0800
South Korea, US scale back military drill over COVID-19
SEOUL: South Korea and the United States will conduct their springtime military exercise this week, but the joint drill will be smaller than usual because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Seoul said on Sunday (Mar 7). The allies will begin a nine day "comp...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 07:20:37 +0800
Moderna reaches supply deal with Philippines for 13 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts: Moderna said on Saturday (Mar 6) it has agreed to supply the Philippines government 13 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine, with deliveries set to begin in mid-2021. The company will work with regulators to pursue necessa...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 08:12:05 +0800
Meet the Malaysian enthusiast who builds and launches amateur rockets
KUALA LUMPUR: Growing up watching planes take off and land at Alor Setar airport in the northern Malaysian state of Kedah left Tan Zu Puayen with a long-standing fascination with aircraft and flight. So much so that he chose to pursue aerospace eng...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 08:51:20 +0800
Commentary: As Big Hit searches for the next big thing, are there too many K-pop groups?
While BTS and big labels look towards the future, questions arise about the sustainability of K-pop’s growth, says Steven Borowiec.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 19:25:51 +0800
Protests erupt across Myanmar; police fire tear gas at Mandalay sit-in
YANGON: Myanmar police fired tear gas to break up a sit-in demonstration by tens of thousands of people in Mandalay on Sunday (Mar 7), while protests were held in at least half a dozen other cities in some of the most widespread action against last m...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 00:48:29 +0800
Scores of Myanmar citizens waiting to enter India: Officials
Scores of Myanmar nationals have gathered at the border with India waiting to join about 50 who have already crossed the frontier to flee the country's coup turmoil, Indian officials said Saturday.

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 22:35:42 +0800
India asks states to prioritise vaccinations in areas with surging COVID-19 cases
NEW DELHI: India's federal government on Saturday (Mar 6) asked local authorities to prioritise COVID-19 vaccinations in several districts of eight states including New Delhi that have seen a spike in coronavirus cases in recent weeks, it said in a s...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 22:00:37 +0800
Potential purchase of COVID-19 vaccine by private sector 'on our radar': Malaysian official
KUALA TERENGGANU: The limited global supply of COVID-19 vaccines has made it necessary for the Malaysian government to monopolise purchases to ensure the success of its national immunisation programme, said Deputy Minister of Science, Technology an...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 21:40:37 +0800
Hundreds of Thai protesters rally to demand leaders' release
BANGKOK: Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the Thai capital on Saturday (Mar 6) evening to demand that authorities release some protest leaders from jail, defying an order late Friday banning public gatherings in the city. A youth-led protest mo...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 21:22:35 +0800
Hong Kong electoral reforms prevent 'dictatorship of the majority', says pro-Beijing lawmaker
Beijing's proposal for Hong Kong electoral reforms could prevent "dictatorship of the majority", a pro-Beijing Hong Kong lawmaker said, calling people who want one man one vote "politically immature".

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 19:50:37 +0800
Malaysia reports 1,680 new COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported 1,680 new cases of COVID-19 and seven deaths on Saturday (Mar 6). Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the drop in the number of new cases, from 2,154 recorded on Friday, brought the cumulative case c...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 17:23:55 +0800
Hong Kong court puts off release of activists
HONG KONG: A group of 11 Hong Kong activists accused of subversion will stay in jail for at least another five days while judges consider whether to release them on bail, a court said on Saturday (Mar 6). The group, which includes three former legi...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 17:12:56 +0800
North Korea's petroleum imports breached sanctions cap: UN experts
North Korea illicitly imported far more refined petroleum products last year than allowed under an annual threshold set by United Nations sanctions, a report seen by AFP revealed.

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 17:12:21 +0800
China confirms African swine fever outbreaks in Sichuan, Hubei provinces
SHANGHAI: China confirmed outbreaks of African swine fever in its key pork producing provinces of Sichuan and Hubei, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said in a statement on Saturday (Mar 6). The cases were detected in Aba prefecture in ...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 16:50:42 +0800
AirAsia used COVID-19 pandemic to relook businesses: Fernandes
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Group is recovering well from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, during which it looked at opportunities it had not been able to act on earlier and accelerated its digital transformation, group chief executive officer Tony Fer...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 21:31:21 +0800
Thai police warn protesters risk arrest ahead of planned demonstrations
BANGKOK: Thai police warned anti-government protesters planning demonstrations in Bangkok on Saturday (Mar 6) that they risked being arrested following an order overnight that banned public gatherings in the capital and surrounding provinces. A yout...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 16:31:45 +0800
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama gets vaccine shot
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama gets vaccine shot

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 17:05:35 +0800
Myanmar asks India to return eight police who fled across border
NEW DELHI: Authorities in Myanmar have asked India to return several police officers who sought refuge to avoid taking orders from a military junta that seized power in the Southeast Asian country last month, an official in northeast India said on Sa...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 14:45:43 +0800
Indian farmers block highway outside Delhi to mark 100th day of protest
Indian farmers began gathering on Saturday to block a six-lane expressway outside New Delhi to mark the 100th day of protests against deregulation of agriculture markets, to add pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 14:22:12 +0800
Protests, tear gas in Myanmar day after UN envoy urges action
YANGON: Security forces in Myanmar again used force Saturday (Mar 6) to disperse anti-coup protesters, a day after the UN special envoy urged the Security Council to take action to quell junta violence that this week left about 50 demonstrators dea...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 12:56:52 +0800
China's Xi calls for 'popularising' Mandarin in Inner Mongolia
Authorities in Inner Mongolia must "solve ethnic problems" and push the use of the Mandarin language, Chinese President Xi Jinping has said, months after the region was rocked by protests over a new rule that would reduce the use of the local languag...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 12:30:37 +0800
China reports 10 new COVID-19 cases
SHANGHAI: Mainland China reported 10 new COVID-19 cases on Friday (Mar 5), compared with nine cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Saturday. The National Health Commission, in a statement, said all of the new cases w...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 02:31:49 +0800
How an illegal logger’s switch to a greener job shows a way to save Indonesia’s forests
A climate finance scheme in Central Kalimantan is protecting peat forests while funding more viable livelihoods and better education. The programme Insight finds out more.

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 08:16:04 +0800
Pompeo calls for US to boycott 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Former secretary of state Mike Pompeo on Friday backed calls for the United States to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, saying China's "nasty" activity made it an inappropriate host.

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 06:10:38 +0800
Commentary: China’s divide-and-conquer strategy isn’t fooling anyone anymore
Recent actions involving Australia and New Zealand reveal the country’s modus operandi can be effective but will have broader, corrosive implications for China, says Christian Le Miere.

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 06:10:37 +0800
Pria ini bisa membaca dan menulis 30 aksara Indonesia kuno, sebagian di antaranya berusia 500 tahun
JAKARTA: Diaz Nawaksara, 30, tumbuh di masa perkembangan Internet dan telekomunikasi. Saat kuliah, ia mengambil jurusan manajemen informatika dengan fokus pada penyimpanan data melalui metode komputasi. Meskipun pendidikannya terkesan modern, peke...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 07:28:20 +0800
This man can read and write 30 ancient Indonesian scripts, some as old as 500 years
JAKARTA: Diaz Nawaksara grew up during the rise of the Internet and telecommunications. When the 30-year-old went to college, he decided to study information management, focusing on storing information through computational methods. But as modern ...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 06:00:37 +0800
Commentary: Planting trees is a safe climate action but are its benefits inflated?
With reforestation becoming a popular choice for companies and governments’ sustainability programmes, misconceptions abound over what makes tree planting truly valuable for both people and the planet, says a sustainable development consultant.

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 03:40:01 +0800
WHO report on Wuhan, China mission due in mid-March: Officials
GENEVA: The findings of a WHO-led mission to Wuhan, China to investigate the origins of the virus that causes COVID-19 are expected in mid-March, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday (Mar 5). "The current timing is the week of 14th-15t...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 01:02:55 +0800
Indian government blasts US think tank that calls country only 'partly free'
India on Friday condemned a report by a U.S.-based think-tank that dropped its status from free to "partly free" saying the claims made by Freedom House are "misleading, incorrect and misplaced".

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 00:00:37 +0800
UN Security Council to meet on Myanmar crisis as protesters are again met with gunfire
Police in Myanmar on Friday (Mar 5) opened fire on protesters against last month's military coup, killing one man, as international condemnation rained down on the junta ahead of a United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss the crisis. The v...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 23:17:23 +0800
Indonesia president's aide named head of opposition party, but turmoil ensues
A top aide of Indonesian President Joko Widodo was named chairman of an opposition party on Friday, in a move that could broaden the president's coalition and tighten his grip on parliament - although the legitimacy of the move was challenged by othe...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 22:00:37 +0800
'Not much we can do': Critics resigned to Beijing's plans to revamp Hong Kong political system
HONG KONG: Ever since Britain returned Hong Kong to Chinese rule in 1997, opposition activists have tried to bring full democracy to the city, believing that China would live up to its promise to one day allow universal suffrage to elect the city's l...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 21:15:03 +0800
Government, rebels formally sign peace agreement in Nepal
Government, rebels formally sign peace agreement in Nepal

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 21:00:12 +0800
4 Hong Kong activists released on bail after prosecutors withdraw appeal, 43 remain in custody
HONG KONG: Four Hong Kong democracy activists were released from custody on Friday (Mar 5) after prosecutors withdrew an appeal against a court decision to grant them bail in a controversial national security case following marathon hearings this wee...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 19:40:38 +0800
Red Cross says volunteers hurt in Myanmar, urges halt to violence
Red Cross volunteers have been injured while helping people hurt in violence in Myanmar, where security forces are cracking down on pro-democracy protests, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said on Friday (Mar 5). ...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 19:05:24 +0800
Cambodia passes strict COVID-19 prevention Bill
Cambodians face up to 20 years in jail for flouting coronavirus rules after the country's parliament on Friday passed a strict Covid-19 prevention bill that rights groups have blasted as a tool to curb dissent.



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