China aims to kick Intel and AMD out of the semiconductor...
July 27 ,2020
China is planning a $29 billion (204bn yuan) injection of cash to ease its overwhelming dependence on major US semiconductor companies,...
Malaysian ex-PM Najib Razak to learn verdict of first 1MDB...
July 27 ,2020
A Malaysian court will hand down its verdict in Najib Razak's first corruption trial on Tuesday (July 28), nearly 16 months after it b...
Maldives detains Bangladeshi migrant workers seeking unpai...
July 27 ,2020
Human Rights Watch on Saturday (July 25) urged the Maldives to drop charges against 80 migrant workers arrested for demanding their unp...
How Iran-China deal could alter the Middle East's balance...
July 27 ,2020
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Chinese President Xi Jinping
The Iranian government has reportedly approved a draft 25-...
PAF Chief visits air base in Skardu, assures nation of war...
July 27 ,2020
As the India-China face-off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh remains unresolved, the PAF chief visited the base at Skar...
Indian spy satellite keeping an eye on Chinese troops in T...
July 27 ,2020
India TV has cited an unnamed source as saying that the country’s spy satellite "has taken a good look" at the Chinese People's L...
Iran jolts India to activate US sanctions loophole
July 27 ,2020
Earlier this month, authorities in New Delhi were rattled by reports from Iran that India had been expelled from a key investment proje...
What China could not do in Doklam, it has now achieved in...
July 27 ,2020
China’s sudden interest in its neighbour – Bhutan is raising suspicions. Brahma Chellaney, an expert on strategic affairs s...
China, India forge peace on one border as other frictions...
July 27 ,2020
Even as India and China hold talks to defuse a deadly Himalayan border clash between their troops last month, New Delhi’s next ch...
Tensions on rise on Indo-Nepal border
July 27 ,2020
Tension continues to mount along the Indo-Nepal border and instances of unprovoked firing on unsuspecting Indian citizens are on the ri...
Kashmir discussed by Pak, Bangladesh? Reports raise eyebro...
July 27 ,2020
Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's phone call to his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina and a press re...
Thousands of anti-Pakistan militants in Afghanistan, says...
July 27 ,2020
A U.N. report says more than 6,000 Pakistani insurgents are hiding in Afghanistan, most belonging to the outlawed Pakistani Taliban gro...
Great Indian ‘jugaad’
July 27 ,2020
The word ‘jugaad’ typically conveys a somewhat ad hoc and ingenious effort to make defective machinery or any other under...
Maldives aims to strengthen relations with China: FM
July 27 ,2020
Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid
The Maldives government led by President Ibrahim Solih will work to strengthen and ensu...
Pakistan Army downs 10th Indian spy quadcopter of the year
July 27 ,2020
The Pakistan Army has downed yet another spy quadcopter which had crossed over from India, the military's media wing said Sunday.
Acco...
Myanmar troops clash with ethnic Shan armed group in Shan...
July 27 ,2020
More than 200 residents have fled their village following a clash between Myanmar’s military (the Tatmadaw) and the Shan State Ar...
Maldives denies allegation Dhapparu is to be an Indian set...
July 27 ,2020
The Maldivian government, on Sunday, denied allegations made in a report published by a local news outlet stating that the proposed sec...
Taliban accuses Afghan govt of recapturing freed prisoners
July 27 ,2020
The Taliban has accused the Afghanistan government of recapturing previously released prisoners from its ranks, an allegation rejected...
COVID-19: 13 NEW CASES, TOTALLING 8,897, ONE CASUALTY BRIN...
July 26 ,2020
There were 13 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (July 26), bringing the country's total cases to 8,897.
Health director-general Datuk Dr No...
CAMBODIA BANS FLIGHTS FROM M'SIA DUE TO IMPORTED COVID-19...
July 26 ,2020
Cambodia has banned flights from Malaysia and Indonesia due to imported Covid-19 cases.
The ban will take place on Aug 1, according to...
BANGLADESH RECORDS 54 NEW VIRUS DEATHS, CASES JUMP BY 2,27...
July 26 ,2020
Bangladesh has registered 54 deaths from the novel coronavirus infection over a 24-hour period, bringing the body count to 2,928.
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