Tag: Asia
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Homegrown chocolatiers hope to win over India’s sweet-toothed consumers
India’s premium chocolate makers are betting on domestically sourced cocoa and flavours catering to local tastes, as volatility in global cocoa supplies puts fresh focus on where chocolate is from.
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Indonesia doing ‘everything’ but still struggling to curb fires
The vast size of the territory and the challenging conditions of peatlands pose serious difficulties in dealing with forest fires, said a senior official.
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Indonesia rescue agency recovers another victim from capsized ship, authorities say
The passenger ship Virgo Transport 8 was carrying 243 people, including 30 crew members, when it capsized in bad weather early on Sep 13 during a voyage from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan.
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Myanmar win first Asian Games teqball gold as Spain great Puyol watches
Teqball was invented 14 years ago in a garage in Hungary and features players kicking a ball over a curved table, incorporating elements of the southeast Asian sport sepak takraw.
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Najib says unable to pay US$12.26m fine for house arrest pardon; assets ‘not within his sole control’
A statement released by the former Malaysian prime minister’s legal team on Sunday (Sep 20) said a significant part of Najib Razak’s assets, bank accounts and properties remained subject to freezing orders and enforcement proceedings by the government.
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‘Gone too far’: Thai PM Anutin slams foreign lawbreakers as backlash builds
Anutin says foreigners “should not come here and take advantage of us”, as Thailand acts to close legal loopholes and deter transgressions.
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‘I can only wait and hope’: Haze hits livelihoods in Sumatra as workers toil in unhealthy air
Wildfires in Indonesia have caused transboundary haze and disrupted livelihoods in Sumatra. In the first of a series, CNA speaks to locals about the toll on their incomes and health.
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Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke resigns over former PM Najib’s conditional pardon, other DAP ministers to stay on
The decision was reached during an emergency meeting of Democratic Action Party’s central executive committee on Saturday (Sep 19), a day after Najib Razak’s pardon was granted by the Malaysian king.
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Death toll from attack at police HQ in Pakistan rises to 31
Attackers had stormed the Old Police Lines complex in the town of Kohat in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sep 18.
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India finds Nestle baby food sample substandard, takes legal action
The scrutiny is the latest in a crackdown on India’s US$100 billion (S$127 billion) food industry which has included surprise factory visits and product testing.
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