MALANG – Ms Etik sat cross-legged on the floor of the hospital, waiting anxiously for her daughter to regain consciousness after she was caught in …
Thai PM resumes duties after court lifts five-week suspension
BANGKOK- Mr Prayut Chan-o-cha resumed official duties as Thailand’s prime minister on Monday after the country’s top court lifted a five-week suspension and settled in …
Deadly stampede at Indonesia stadium: Violence, mismanagement plague country’s volatile football scene
JAKARTA – Volatile crowds and violent fan groups have long been a hallmark of Indonesian soccer, left reeling from Saturday’s rioting in East Java in …
World economy roiled by simultaneous shocks echoing 2007 anxiety
HONG KONG – The world economy is showing signs of a rapid downshift as it contends with a series of shocks – some of them …
Thai vegetarian festival returns after Covid-19 hiatus
PHUKET – Hundreds of devotees flocked to temples and staged processions to celebrate the annual vegetarian festival this week on the island of Phuket in …
US stocks end lower, adding to week’s losses
NEW YORK (AFP) – Wall Street stocks ended decisively lower on Friday to conclude another difficult week defined by worries over inflation and the worsening …
South Korea’s Yoon calls for vigilance over markets as won has worst month
SEOUL – South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol called on Friday for more urgency in dealing with turbulent markets as the won currency’s fall to a …
Apple’s ugly day wipes out $172 billion, spills over Big Tech
SAN FRANCISCO – Apple shares buckled after a rare analyst downgrade exacerbated another wave of selling pressure that wiped out hundreds of billions of dollars …
US stocks rally after Bank of England intervention
NEW YORK (AFP) – Wall Street stocks jumped on Wednesday, shaking off a recent slump and rallying after the Bank of England’s (BOE) intervention in …
Sri Lanka imposes social media ban on civil servants after child hunger posts
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka ordered civil servants on Wednesday not to express opinions on social media after some officials claimed schoolchildren were fainting from a …
India bans Islamic group PFI for five years after detentions, raids
NEW DELHI – Indian authorities declared the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its affiliates an unlawful association with immediate effect on Wednesday, banning it …
Hong Kong prepares for surge in travel after Covid-19 curbs ease
HONG KONG – Hong Kong is readying for a surge in travel after the global financial hub ended mandatory Covid-19 hotel quarantine for international arrivals …
North Korea, China resume cross-border freight train operation: South Korea ministry
SEOUL – Cross-border freight train operations between North Korea and China appears to have resumed after a five-month suspension, South Korea’s unification ministry said on …
‘You cannot survive’: Inflation bites as Thai election looms
BANGKOK – Sheltering from rain near Bangkok’s Grand Palace, scores of unemployed Thais queue alongside homeless people waiting for free meals as 14-year-high inflation sends …
Bhutan welcomes back tourists after Covid-19 with honey, turmeric and SIM cards
KATHMANDU – Twenty-three tourists landed in Bhutan on Friday, the first to arrive as the Himalayan kingdom reopened its borders after the Covid-19 pandemic forced …
Cambodia searches for 23 missing Chinese after boat sinks
PHNOM PENH – Cambodian rescue teams searched on Friday for 23 Chinese nationals missing after their boat sank near islands off a coastal town popular …
Malaysia hopes to pass anti-tobacco law next Parliament session
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said he hopes the bill that seeks to ban smoking and vaping to those born after 2007 …
Man found in miracle rescue 17 days after China earthquake
BEIJING – A Chinese worker who tended to his injured colleagues following a deadly earthquake and then got lost in the mountains has been rescued …
US stocks fall again on recession fears
NEW YORK (AFP) – Wall Street stocks fell again on Thursday amid growing recession fears as more central banks raised interest rates and following the …
US stocks tumble after latest big Fed rate hike
NEW YORK – Wall Street stocks fell sharply on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve enacted another three-quarter point interest rate hike and signalled more monetary …