Over 400 Myanmar legislators remain held in ‘open-air detention centre’
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar: Hundreds of members of Myanmar’s Parliament remained confined in “an open-air detention centre” in the country’s capital on Tuesday, a day after the...
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India blocks 250 Twitter accounts reporting farmers protest
NEW DELHI, India: Twitter on Monday temporarily blocked dozens of accounts and tweets in India at the Hindu nationalist government’s request, including those of a...
Myanmar leader Kyi detained in military coup
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar: Myanmar’s military has taken power and declared a state of emergency after detaining civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior government...
Indian company warns people with weak immunity to avoid vaccine jabs
NEW DELHI, India: India’s homegrown coronavirus vaccine developer Bharat Biotech has warned people with weak immunity and other medical conditions including allergies, fever or a...
34 killed as powerful earthquake jolts Indonesia’s Sulawesi island
JAKARTA, Indonesia: At least 34 people were killed and hundreds more injured after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island early Friday, the country’s disaster...
Malaysia’s king declares state of emergency to curb spread of Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysia’s King Al-Sultan Abdullah has declared a state of emergency across the country to fight a surge in coronavirus cases. It comes...
Indonesian passenger jet’s black boxes located
NORTH SUMATRA, Indonesia: Black boxes from Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182 plane that crashed into the sea soon after take-off in Indonesia on Saturday have...
Suspected Bali bombings mastermind Abu Bakar Bashir released from jail
JAKARTA, Indonesia: Abu Bakar Bashir, who is suspected of being a mastermind behind the Bali bombings, has been released from an Indonesian prison. Bashir, now...
Outcry in Sri Lanka over forced cremation of Muslim coronavirus victims
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Anger mounts after at least 15 Muslims, including a 20-day-old baby, were cremated in Sri Lanka against the family wishes and funeral...
Indian PM blames opposition for fuelling farmers’ protest
NEW DELHI, India: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has held virtual talks with Indian farmers, asking them to explain how the government’s agricultural policies have...