Category: Asia

Tue 02 July 2019: Indonesian police have arrested the leader of the Jemaah Islamiyah militant network linked to al-Qaeda, authorities said on Tuesday, on suspicion of recruiting members and sending them to Syria to train with extremist groups.  Counter-terrorism police also arrested at least four other suspects linked to Para Wijayanto, who experts say was […]

Mon 01 July 2019: Amid talk about how the Indonesian passport is virtually powerless, it is easy to overlook the considerable number of countries that have dropped visa requirements for travelers hailing from the archipelago over the years. According to Passport Index, there are currently 81 nations that do not have visa requirements for Indonesian passport holders, […]

Mon 01 July 2019: An overcrowded minibus crashed into a gorge in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing at least 35 people and injuring another 17, officials said. The bus plunged off the Himalayan mountain road as its driver negotiated a curve and rolled down into a 150-meter (500-foot) deep gorge along a rocky stream in […]

Sun 30 June 2019: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday pushed for greater grassroots water conservation efforts amid concerns weak monsoon rains would push millions of drought-hit people to the edge and hammer agricultural production in Asia’s third-biggest economy.  The monsoon season is responsible for around 70% of India’s annual rainfall, and is particularly […]

Sat 29 June 2019: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Saturday urged an immediate end to a mobile data blackout in parts of two Myanmar states, saying a service restoration would help provide transparency to what the government says are law enforcement actions to avert unrest. Morgan Ortagus, the State Department spokeswoman, said the […]

Fri 28 June 2019: KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s government plans to drop criminal penalties for the possession and use of drugs in small quantities to battle addiction, but stressed the move is not akin to legalizing narcotics. Malaysia has one of the world’s harshest penalties for drug possession. Anyone found with 200 grams […]

Thu 27 June 2019 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend G20 Leaders’ Summit in Osaka, Japan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday arrived in Japan to attend G20 Summit in the port city of Osaka. Erdogan and first lady Emine Erdogan were welcomed by Japanese Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kenji Yamada and Turkey’s Ambassador […]

In Balochistan, 1 policeman killed, 2 injured in suicide attack claimed by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Three suicide bombers stormed a police compound in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday morning, killing one policeman and injuring two others, said officials. The militants, wearing suicide vests, stormed the compound in the remote Loralai district in Balochistan, said Inter-Services Public Relations, […]

Tue 25 June 2019: A water shortage could cut food exports from India, which has emerged as a leading supplier of a number of food products to the world, the water resources minister warned on Monday.  From being a food-deficit country, India has achieved the distinction of being a top exporter of food but to […]

Thu 24 June 2019: A train plunged into a canal when the bridge it was travelling across gave way, killing four people and injuring 100 more in Bangladesh on Monday. Officials said part of the bridge collapsd as the express train went over, sending five cars crashing to the ground, with one of them landing […]