Pakistan plans to rename a university centre for physicist Abdus Salam, its first Nobel laureate, after more than 30 years of all but disowning his achievements, as a member of a minority sect barred from identifying itself as Muslim. Salam,...
SEOUL - South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Tuesday she would accept the result of an impeachment vote against her this week but indicated she would not step down now as demanded by opposition parties, a top official of...
Locally made blue sandals may be the nation's next fashion hit after a social media post about the footwear made by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Sunday quickly attracted public attention. Kompas.com reported that Jokowi, who had travelled to Balikpapan...
A Thai teenager born and raised in Japan lost an appeal on Tuesday against a lower court ruling that upheld his deportation order, highlighting the country’s deep reluctance to accept foreigners even as its population ages and shrinks. The Tokyo...
Bangkok - Thailand's new King Maha Vajiralongkorn has filled a powerful advisory body with top army brass including three generals linked to the ruling junta, according to a statement Tuesday. The move illustrates the close military-royal alliance that has defined Thai...
"The investment by GIC reflects our confidence in Indonesia's long-term growth potential," said Amit Kunal, GIC's head of direct investments group for South-east Asia, private equity and infrastructure. "NSR's operational expertise and portfolio of high quality cinemas positions it well...
South Korean President Park Geun Hye looks set to resign by April over a corruption scandal that has turned the people against her, even though opposition parties are still pushing for her impeachment. Ms Park's senior political adviser Hur Won...
NEW DELHI - The late Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram was a former film star who went on to become one of India's most powerful and controversial politicians, famed for her vast sari collection that won her comparisons...
CHONGQING - A 14-year-old girl may need to have both hands amputated after suffering nearly 80 per cent burns. Guo Jiajia had dashed into her burning house in south-western China to look for her father on Saturday. Her father, Mr Guo...
GUANGZHOU - Two dead bodies were found at a residential block in Guangzhou in southern China on Friday (Dec 2) morning, as wads of cash rained down all over the compound, South China Morning Post reported. A man's body was...
