Hard-line Myanmar monk to battle ‘jihad threat’
COLOMBO:Â A controversial Buddhist cleric from Myanmar announced Sunday he is linking up with hardline monks in Sri Lanka, alleging that their religion is under threat…
View More Hard-line Myanmar monk to battle ‘jihad threat’Potong Korner to get a Volkswagen Jetta
PUTRAJAYA: Compatibility combined with luck worked for Potong Korner TV3 as they drove away the New Sunday Times Motor Hunt 2014’s grand prize, a Volkswagen…
View More Potong Korner to get a Volkswagen JettaTurkey bans tattoos, piercings in schools
ISTANBUL:Â Turkeys Islamic-rooted government has banned pupils from wearing tattoos or body piercings in schools, a measure denounced by opponents as oppressive and unenforceable, reports said…
View More Turkey bans tattoos, piercings in schoolsMicrosoft boss Nadella promises cooperation in Chinese antitrust probe
BEIJING: Microsoft Corp chief executive Satya Nadella promised to cooperate fully with Chinese authorities in their antitrust investigation into his company during a meeting with…
View More Microsoft boss Nadella promises cooperation in Chinese antitrust probeBeds scarce, staff scarcer, in Liberia’s overrun Ebola wards
MONROVIA:Â They carry photos, bags of food “ and hope. But what the families idling at the gate of this Ebola centre in Monrovia lack is…
View More Beds scarce, staff scarcer, in Liberia’s overrun Ebola wardsDPM and family left to performs Haj
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin left for Mecca today to perform the haj pilgrimage. To continue reading the rest of the…
View More DPM and family left to performs HajSaudi Arabia warns Yemen violence could threaten global security
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has said œunprecedented challenges facing Yemen since Shiite Muslim rebels took over the capital could threaten international security, and called for swift…
View More Saudi Arabia warns Yemen violence could threaten global securityKenyan Kimetto smashes marathon record in Berlin
BERLIN: Kenyas Dennis Kimetto smashed the marathon world record in Berlin on Sunday, winning the race in a time of two hours, two minutes and…
View More Kenyan Kimetto smashes marathon record in BerliniPhones seized in China
BEIJING: China in recent days has busted a slew of smugglers bringing Apple iPhone 6 models into the country ahead of their official release here,…
View More iPhones seized in ChinaParents protest in China after school stampede kills 6
BEIJING: Chinese parents staged a protest on Sunday after six pupils were killed in a stampede at a primary school, as concerns over child safety…
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