KARACHI: Pakistan rejected India’s closure of the incident of the firing of a supersonic missile into Pakistani territory on Scar 9, and reiterated demand for joint probe, said a statement by Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued on Wednesday night (Aug 24). The Indian Air Drive on Tuesday (Aug 24) saidContinue Reading
BREMEN: China is exerting maximizing pressure on international companies doing business in its markets to bring them into line using its political agenda, broadening the “red lines” for issues to which it is allergic, the German study noticed by Reuters displays. A survey of more than hundred companies by theContinue Reading
FROM HEATWAVE TO FLOOD Earlier this year much of the nation was in the grip of a heatwave, with temperatures hitting 51 degrees Celsius in Jacobabad, Sindh province. The city is now grappling with floods that have inundated homes and swept away roads and bridges. In Sukkur, about 75km away,Continue Reading
COLOMBO: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team met Sri Lanka’s president on Wednesday (Aug 24) for talks on a bailout, including restructuring debt of about US$29 billion, amid the nation’s worst financial crisis in more than seven decades. The second such visit in three months comes as the Indian OceanContinue Reading
“We are facing rising commodity prices, oil prices for export,” explained Veera Naphaprukchart from Thai Preserved Food, part of popular brand Wai Wai. The price of wheat flour rose roughly 20 per cent to 30 per cent and the price of palm oil had doubled, he said. Veera blamed risingContinue Reading
Thailand PM Prayut Chan-o-cha was suspended from official duty on Wednesday (Aug 24) while the Constitutional Court decides if he has reached his 8-year term limit.Continue Reading
Let’s get you up to speed with the day’s stories. From next Monday (Aug 29), masks will be optional in most places in Singapore. Masks will still have to be worn on public transport modes such as the MRT, LRT and public buses, but they will not be required atContinue Reading
Supporters of Najib Razak submitted a memorandum to the king on Wednesday, a day after he was sent to jail over the SRC International guilty conviction, to demand a royal pardon for the former prime minister.Continue Reading
The United Malays National Organisation has summoned its grassroots heads this weekend for a briefing on “current issues”. Continue Reading
Social media was abuzz with comments wondering about the treatment Najib would receive in the prison. The said Facebook post alleged that VIP inmates have access to TV, Internet, air-conditioner and “high-quality mattress”, as well as meal allowances that are higher than other prisoners. The allegations were reposted on differentContinue Reading