“IT IS VERY HURTFUL” Refugees acknowledge that violence and criminal activity exist within the Kutupalong camp network – though it is the Rohingya themselves who are its chief victims. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), an Islamist militant group that has clashed with Myanmar’s army in the past, has soughtContinue Reading
China is considering shortening the duration of quarantine for inbound visitors from 10 to seven days, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday (Oct 20), citing people familiar with the matter. Officials are targetting a cut in the quarantine period to two days in a hotel and then five days at home,Continue Reading
TAIPEI: Chinese President Xi Jinping would become a “sinner” of all Chinese people if he attacked Taiwan and would not win a war as he would face international sanctions and diplomatic isolation, Taiwan’s top security official said on Thursday (Oct 20). China has ramped up military and political pressure againstContinue Reading
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia will hold its 15th General Election (GE15) on Nov 19, said the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday (Oct 20). Nomination Day will be on Nov 5, while early voting is set to be held on Nov 15, said EC chairman Abdul Ghani Salleh. On Oct 10, caretaker primeContinue Reading
TAIPEI: Chinese President Xi Jinping would become a “sinner” of all Chinese people if he attacked Taiwan and would not win a war as he would face international sanctions and diplomatic isolation, Taiwan’s top security official said on Thursday (Oct 20). China has ramped up military and political pressure againstContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: The US government is considering a plan to jointly produce weapons with Taiwan, a business lobby said on Wednesday (Oct 19), an initiative intended to speed up arms transfers to bolster Taipei’s deterrence against China. US presidents have approved more than US$20 billion in weapons sales to Taiwan sinceContinue Reading
JAKARTA: Some medicinal syrups available in Indonesia contained ingredients linked to fatal acute kidney injury (AKI) in children, its health minister said on Thursday (Oct 20), as it investigates a spike in cases and 99 child deaths this year. Indonesia has temporarily banned sales of all syrup-based medications and hasContinue Reading
The term has only ever been used for the country’s founding father and briefly, his successor.Continue Reading
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s Election Commission will have a special meeting at 10am on Thursday (Oct 20) to discuss and set important dates for the 15th General Election. The meeting will be chaired by Commission Chairman Abdul Ghani Salleh and held at Menara SPR in Putrajaya. The dates for nomination, early votingContinue Reading
Xi Jinping’s remarks at the 20th Communist Party Congress suggest China is unlikely to embrace rapid foreign policy changes – yet it won’t be quiet in the international arena either, says an academic.Continue Reading