A Pakistani court declined bail on Friday to detained former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a case in which he has been indicted on charges of leaking state secrets, his lawyer said. The charge is related to a classified cable sent to Islamabad by Pakistan’s ambassador in the United States last year, which Khan is […]
Read MoreMalaysia’s royalty on Friday chose an influential sultan from the southern state of Johor to be the country’s next king. The position is largely ceremonial but oversees major appointments such as the prime minister and serves as the head of Islam in the Muslim-majority country and the commander-in-chief of its armed forces. Malaysia is a […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Step into the studios of pioneering artists, discover new work by Singapore’s celebrated mid-career artists, and take home DNA-encoded vials of ink from a gachapon machine. From Jan 19 to 28, art lovers can do all these and more when Singapore Art Week (SAW) returns with more than 130 events across the island. […]
Read MoreThe candidates for next year’s Indonesian presidential election were set Wednesday, with septuagenarian former special forces general Prabowo Subianto and his running mate, the president’s son, seen as the frontrunners. Nearly 205 million eligible voters can cast their ballot on February 14, with the winner set to succeed President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, […]
Read MoreThe European Union (EU) remains a committed partner of Cambodia and wants to deepen its engagement equally with the government and people, Igor Driesmans, the new EU Ambassador to Cambodia, said yesterday. “We have a long history together and my aim is to deepen our engagement, both bilaterally and in the multilateral agenda,” Ambassador Driesmans […]
Read MoreThe Allahabad high court on Monday acquitted Surendra Koli and Moninder Singh Pandher in the infamous Nithari serial killings case in Noida citing “lack of evidence”. Both accused had been sentenced to death on charges of rape and murder. However, with this verdict of the court, their death penalty stands cancelled. Both had been sentenced […]
Read MoreJakarta: An Indonesian court on Monday rejected several petitions seeking to change eligibility rules for presidential and vice presidential candidates, complicating a widely anticipated bid by the incumbent leader’s son to run on an election ticket next year. The Constitutional Court was delivering rulings on a series of similar petitions on Monday, amid growing criticism of […]
Read MoreKuala Lumpur : Malaysia does not agree with Western pressure to condemn Palestinian militant group Hamas, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Monday, amid widespread outrage over this month’s deadly attack on southern Israel. Western and European countries have repeatedly asked Malaysia to condemn Hamas in meetings, Anwar said, without providing details. “I said that we, […]
Read MoreMANILA: Philippine and US navies on Wednesday launched their joint exercise and were joined by seven partner countries, as Manila seeks to boost its naval warfare capabilities and readiness to confront security challenges in the region. Exercise Sama Sama started off as Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training in 1994 between the Philippines and America but […]
Read MoreBy Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The overture Pope Francis made to China earlier this month while he was in Mongolia was “well received” by Beijing’s communist government, which has given a mainland bishop permission to visit Hong Kong, the bishop of Hong Kong said on Thursday. Bishop Stephen Chow, who will be made […]
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