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Seven pro-democratic lawmakers arrested in Hong Kong

Seven pro-democratic lawmakers were arrested in Hong Kong on Sunday (Nov 1) on charges linked...

Pompeo wraps up Asia tour in Vietnam following prisoner release

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo finished up a visit to Asia in Vietnam on...

Thousands stage anti-France protests in Bangladesh, Pakistan over cartoons

Muslims in South Asia vented their fury at France on Friday (Oct 30) and torched...

Johor Bahru district now a COVID-19 red zone

Johor Bahru district was declared a red zone on Thursday (Oct 29), said Johor health...

Three Thai protest leaders re-arrested, one taken up to hospital

Thai police carried one of the country's most visible protest leaders apparently unconscious from a...

Pilot killed as Taiwan fighter jet crashes into sea

A Taiwanese pilot was killed on Thursday (Oct 29) after his fighter jet crashed off...

US plays down China sanctions over Taiwan arms

A US official on Wednesday (Oct 28) played down China's threats to punish US companies...

Eyeing China, US and India accelerate defence bonds

Two days of meetings by the top US and Indian diplomatic and defence chiefs in...

Pompeo, in Indonesia, renews China attacks as US vote looms3

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo renewed the Trump administration’s rhetorical onslaught against China in...

Anwar demands bipartisan effort in upcoming Malaysia budget to implement strategies against COVID-19

Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has needed a bipartisan effort for the 2021 budget, which...

Malaysia's ruling coalition welcomes 'spirit of solidarity' among component parties: Azmin Ali

Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition welcomed the "spirit of solidarity" among its component parties, said Senior...

US senators seek to declare China 'genocide' against Uighurs

US senators sought on Tuesday (Oct 27) to declare that China is committing genocide against...

India's coronavirus cases set to cross 8 million

India's tally of coronavirus cases stood less than 10,000 from the grim milestone of 8...

Hong Kong to help expand relax COVID-19 restrictions on bars and restaurants, reopen beaches

Hong Kong will reopen public beaches and improve the number of people permitted to sit...

India issues warning before state polls as COVID-19 tally crosses 7.7 million

Indian authorities come to mind elections in its third-largest state and a religious congregation could...

Heavy rain causes landslide in Indonesia, killing 11 miners

Intense rains caused a landslide at a coal mine on Indonesia's Sumatra Island that killed...