July 11, 2019 2:43 PMISLAMABAD (AFP) – At least nine people were killed and more than 60 injured when two trains collided in central Pakistan early Thursday (July 11), officials said. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-11 09:05:13 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8170

July 11, 2019 2:34 PMThe bridge will cost as much as 4 trillion rupiah (S$385 million) and construction is set to take three to four years, the country’s Cabinet secretariat said. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-11 09:05:09 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8169

July 11, 2019 1:40 PMTAOYUAN, TAIWAN (REUTERS) – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen left for the United States on Thursday (July 11) on a trip that has angered Beijing, warning democracy must be defended and the island faced threats from “overseas forces”, in a veiled reference to China. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-11 […]Continue reading

July 10, 2019 6:45 PMBANGKOK (REUTERS) – Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has endorsed the new civilian Cabinet of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha following a March 24 election, the Royal Gazette said on Wednesday (July 10). Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-10 12:05:36 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8063

July 10, 2019 6:43 PMKUALA LUMPUR – Former prime minister Najib Razak has been appointed chairman of the Barisan Nasional (BN) advisory board even as he faces a slew of charges linked to one of the world’s biggest financial scandals. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-10 12:05:32 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: […]Continue reading

July 10, 2019 6:29 PMJAKARTA – Indonesia may be made to choose between being humane and protecting its security as it considers whether to take back more than 100 of its citizens believed to be family members of Indonesians who joined the militant group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Go to Source Author: […]Continue reading

July 10, 2019 3:16 PMHONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – Television Broadcasts Ltd (TVB), Hong Kong’s dominant broadcaster, has come under attack on social media for its alleged pro-Beijing bias in the coverage of recent political protests in the city, with campaigners urging companies to pull their commercials. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-10 09:00:36 […]Continue reading

July 10, 2019 2:40 PMJAKARTA (BLOOMBERG) – An Indonesian minister, known for sinking foreign vessels intruding into the country’s waters, has challenged Mr Mark Zuckerberg to a race after the Facebook Inc founder posted a picture of himself paddling on Lake Tahoe. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-10 09:00:33 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 […]Continue reading

July 10, 2019 1:48 PMISLAMABAD (DAWN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – It happened one summer evening last year, in a small flat in northern Moscow. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-10 09:00:25 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8051

July 09, 2019 4:46 PMSEOUL (AFP) – A South Korean man who made a rare defection to North Korea was partly driven by the stigma and financial hardship that followed his parents’ own high-profile flight to Pyongyang more than three decades ago, friends said on Tuesday (July 9). Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: […]Continue reading