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Remaining Malaysian ministers to be sworn in on Jul 2

KUALA LUMPUR: The swearing-in ceremony for the newer members of Malaysia's Cabinet will be held...

Taiwan plans ‘asymmetric tactics’ to counter PLA

The Taiwanese military has reportedly been devising an “asymmetric warfare strategy” for the eventuality of...

Pakistan agrees to release Indian prisoners

Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday approved India’s proposal to release elderly and juvenile prisoners on humanitarian...

Malaysia's ruling BN hopes to be third time lucky in Selangor in next election

KUALA LUMPUR: ''Something better is coming." That is the tagline Malaysia’s ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition...

China ready to make 'appropriate and necessary response' to US

BEIJING: A trade war with the US will benefit no one, China warned Thursday (Mar...

India child marriages see sharp drop

The proportion of girls getting married in India has nearly halved in a decade, the...

Emergency declared in Sri Lanka to quell riots

Sri Lankan police commandos patrol the streets of Pallekele, a suburb of Kandy, on Tuesday...

Endangered Sumatran tiger disemboweled, hung up in Indonesia

MEDAN: Villagers in a remote Indonesian community disembowelled a critically endangered Sumatran tiger and then...

Saudi gives Air India overflight rights for its Israel routes: Netanyahu

TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday (Mar 5) that Saudi Arabia...

China defends defence spending rise as low, proportional

BEIJING: Chinese state media on Tuesday (Mar 6) defended the country's 8.1 per cent budgeted...

BJP bags Tripura, also ahead in Nagaland

India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday consolidated its position in the country’s northeast...

Bangladesh improved in graft ranking: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said Bangladesh’s position has improved in the world corruption...

Moon to send envoy to N. Korea

outh Korea plans to send a special envoy to North Korea in response to an...

China ‘ready to build larger aircraft carriers’

China is ready to build larger aircraft carriers having mastered the technical ability to do...

New Zealand FM's 'strategic anxiety' about Pacific

SYDNEY: New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters has raised concerns about "strategic anxiety" in the...

Cambodia PM's son assumes senior military post

PHNOM PENH: The eldest son of Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen has assumed a position...