Tag: Asia
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Johor state polls: Can smaller reformist parties like Bersama and MUDA break into PH’s urban seats?
Both Bersama and MUDA have rejected claims that they are splitting the opposition vote in Johor which would affect Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan pact.
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Malaysia and Thai PMs resolve fisheries issue, to work on special economic border zone
In May, Thailand restricted the import of Malaysian-caught sea bass due to concerns over chemical residues, prompting Kuala Lumpur to temporarily ban some varieties of Thai shrimp over food safety controls.
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India clinches agreement for Australian uranium supply
MELBOURNE: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he clinched a uranium supply agreement while visiting Australia on Thursday (Jul 9), securing a fuel source that will play a crucial role in his nation’s nuclear energy ambitions.Faced with an almost-insatiable appetite for electricity in the world’s most po
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Malaysia denies report that Jho Low entered country for 1MDB talks
News portal Sarawak Report, which had played a key role in uncovering the 1MDB scandal, reported in May that Low had secretly entered Malaysia last year as part of a Chinese delegation to negotiate debts linked to 1MDB.
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Modi eyes ‘historic’ chance to secure Australian uranium
MELBOURNE: Australia has a “historic” chance to supply the uranium that could power India’s nuclear energy transformation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday (Jul 9) ahead of high-level talks.Faced with an almost-insatiable appetite for electricity in the world’s most populous nation, Modi has outline
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As inflation hits Indonesia, some businesses bite the bullet while others pass the buck
From a US$0.31 haircut to a US$0.67 meal, some Indonesian businesses have refused to pass rising costs on to consumers, providing small but meaningful relief to their communities. Others make the “hard choice” to raise prices.
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Thai parliament approves amnesty for hundreds of activists
BANGKOK: Thailand’s parliament passed an amnesty bill on Wednesday (Jul 8) benefitting hundreds of activists found guilty over the last 20 years, but not those sentenced for corruption or violating the royal insult law.The bill covers members of both the conservative, royalist “Yellow Shirts” and the “Red Shi
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Nepal court convicts ex-ministers over Bhutan refugee scam
KATHMANDU: A Nepali court has convicted two former government ministers for taking money from citizens with the false promise of international resettlement as refugees, officials said on Wednesday (Jul 8).Former deputy prime minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi was convicted of offences against the state, fraud and
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Families mourn 26 killed in deadly Sri Lanka prison riot
COLOMBO: Dularika Perera, 38, only found out her cousin was among 26 people killed in the worst Sri Lankan prison riot in years when his photo was sent to her on WhatsApp. The seven prison officials and 19 prisoners died in two days of fighting between two groups of inmates at the prison in the…
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Thai beer dynasty mother drops ‘ungrateful child’ case against son
BANGKOK: A mother from one of Thailand’s wealthiest families formally withdrew her “ungrateful child” lawsuit against her son on Wednesday (Jul 8), a Bangkok court said, after he accused his elder brother of sexual abuse.Jeeranuch Bhirombhakdi, a third-generation member of the billionaire family behind Thaila
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