July 08, 2019 5:03 PMSEOUL (AFP) – A South Korean man has defected to North Korea, following in the footsteps of his political parents who also made a high-profile switch of allegiance in the 1980s, according to Pyongyang’s state media. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-08 12:02:17 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: […]Continue reading

July 08, 2019 2:40 PMNEW DELHI (REUTERS) – A bus on Monday (July 8) skidded off an expressway to India’s northern city of Agra, home of the famed monument to love, the Taj Mahal, and fell into a drain, killing 28 people, after its driver apparently dozed off at the wheel, police said. Go to Source […]Continue reading

July 08, 2019 2:32 PMSEOUL (REUTERS) – South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in has urged Japan to withdraw export controls on high-tech materials bound for South Korea, he said on Monday (July 8), calling the restriction a bid to limit bilateral private trade with a political aim. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-08 09:05:23 […]Continue reading

July 08, 2019 1:45 PMKUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The newly revived East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project may be celebrated in a re-launch ceremony on July 25, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-08 09:05:16 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: 7953

July 07, 2019 8:23 PMDHAKA (AFP) – Monsoon-triggered landslides in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh have killed one person and left more than 4,500 homeless, aid officials said on Sunday (July 7). Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-07 15:00:40 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: 7908

July 07, 2019 7:23 PMKABUL (REUTERS) – A Taleban attack on a government security compound in central Afghanistan on Sunday (July 7) killed at least eight security personnel, six civilians and wounded more than 180, officials said, as rival Afghan groups met in Qatar to discuss peace. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-07 […]Continue reading

July 07, 2019 6:34 PMLONDON (REUTERS) – China is not interested in a diplomatic war with Britain but rejects the “Cold War mentality” it has seen from some British politicians over Hong Kong, China’s ambassador to London said on Sunday (July 7). Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-07 12:00:52 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 […]Continue reading

July 07, 2019 6:11 PMJOHOR BARU (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Victims of the two recent pollution cases in the Malaysian state of Johor, and those who say their livelihoods were affected, will be filing a lawsuit on July 17 against 11 defendants, including the state government and the Johor Mentri Besar. Go to Source […]Continue reading

July 07, 2019 5:19 PMJAKARTA (BLOOMBERG) – Indonesia said it will crack down on trash imported from the world’s richest countries after closer inspections showed it’s increasingly the recipient of toxic waste materials. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-07 12:00:45 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: 7904

July 07, 2019 4:06 PMKANDY, SRI LANKA (REUTERS) – Police lined the streets of the Sri Lankan highland town of Kandy on Sunday (July 7) and the army was on standby as hardline Buddhist monks gathered for their first big assembly since Easter attacks by Islamist militants on churches and luxury hotels. Go to Source […]Continue reading