NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took aim at supporters of "terrorism" in his Independence Day speech on Monday, ratcheting up criticism of Pakistan while avoiding direct mention of month-long protests in Indian-ruled Kashmir.Modi also pitched a...
Hong Kong - Three leaders of Hong Kong's "Umbrella Revolution" escaped jail time Monday over protests that sparked massive rallies in 2014, with the court saying it would not base sentencing on the heated "political atmosphere" in the city.Tensions...
Foreign travellers enjoying the nightlife at Bangkok's Khao San Road gave mixed responses at the weekend to the increased security measures implemented across Thailand in the aftermath of the bombing spree in seven southern provinces.Some tourists said they had...
A 32-year-old Shanghai woman who fell off a cruise ship that was returning to China from Japan was miraculously saved after floating in the sea for more than 38 hours. She even fell asleep for awhile, according to her...
The bomb and arson attacks in seven provinces last Thursday and Friday were all connected and carried out by a single mastermind, Thai police said yesterday.Police General Pongsapat Pongcharoen said that authorities were putting together the jigsaw to identify...
HONG KONG - Three leaders of Hong Kong's "Umbrella Revolution" face possible jail sentences Monday over protests that sparked massive rallies in 2014, as fears grow that Beijing is closing its grip on the city.Their conviction last month in...
Bangkok - Thai police discovered unexploded bombs in three top tourist destinations over the weekend as they searched for clues to a wave of blasts that rocked resort areas and killed four last week.No one has claimed responsibility for...
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PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will work closely with police to track down the owner of the mobile phone used to detonate bombs in the recent Thai bombings.In a statement Sunday, the MCMC said it...
Indonesia has earmarked two islands near Singapore as its own tax havens to prevent taxpayers from keeping their assets offshore - in Singapore, for example - a senior Cabinet minister has said.The two islands being looked at are Bintan...
When several radicals from Indonesia began travelling to Syria to fight over the past two years, militant leaders turned to a low-key IT expert to help make arrangements for them.From his home in Batam, minutes from Batam Centre Ferry...
