OPINION: Can India’s Hindus and Muslims ever live together?
It’s tempting to believe that India has been communalised beyond repair. But there is no alternative to re-secularising India. We don’t let our house burn when we have…
Vietnamese students in South Korea on a knife-edge amid coronavirus epidemic
After being notified of a SARS-CoV-2 infected case at Ajou University Hospital in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, five minutes walk from her apartment, Phuong Duyen decided to…
10 dead in Delhi in violent protests against controversial citizenship law, in the midst of Trump’s visit
Witnesses said Delhi police, who were outnumbered, did little to stop the violence, mostly standing by while groups pelted each other with stones, and vandalised vehicles and…
Malaysia political turmoil: Search for new government continues as King meets 132 MPs in second day of interviews
The unprecedented move for the King to interview MPs individually instead of meeting party leaders appears to be in line with Dr Mahathir’s plan to form a grand coalition across…
Mahathir made caretaker PM after Malaysia’s King accepts his resignation
After his resignation, the ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition saw the departure of dozens of lawmakers that left it short of a majority in Parliament. Just hours after…
Vietnamese advised to avoid travel to coronavirus-hit areas in South Korea, flights not banned yet
The Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vietnamese Embassy in South Korea has recommended Vietnamese citizens to avoid travel to areas affected by…
Singdollar declines to near 3-year low on coronavirus fears
Fall comes amid Asia-wide forex sell-off after South Korea infection spike, two deaths in Japan. The Singapore dollar fell along with most Asian currencies on concerns over the…
China revokes press cards of 3 WSJ journalists in Beijing
According to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang, the press cards of three Wall Street Journal journalists who are based in Beijing will be revoked from Wednesday.…
Magnificent robots make medical magic in China
Custom automation promises to evolve into trillion-yuan industry as demand surges amid novel coronavirus spread. Pan Jing, founder of Shanghai TMiRob Technology, is a little bit…
Coronavirus detection in Singapore ‘gold standard’ for case detection: Harvard study
The study said detection ability among “low surveillance” countries, was just 11 per cent of Singapore’s. Singapore’s approach to the coronavirus outbreak…