KUALA LUMPUR: Short-term interbank rates closed steady today on Bank Negara Malaysias (BNM) intervention to absorb surplus liquidity from the financial system. To continue reading…
View More Short-term rates close steadyTag: NST
Explosions, gunfire as Taliban attack Afghan parliament
KABUL: Taliban militants attacked the Afghan parliament with gunfire and explosions rocking the building, sending lawmakers running for cover in chaotic scenes relayed live on…
View More Explosions, gunfire as Taliban attack Afghan parliamentPakistan heatwave death toll climbs to 122
KARACHI: A heatwave in Pakistans largest city Karachi and other districts of southern Sindh province has killed at least 122 people, health officials said Sunday.…
View More Pakistan heatwave death toll climbs to 122More than 100 people die of heatstroke in Pakistans Karachi
KARACHI, (Pakistan): Pakistani officials say more than 100 people have died from heatstroke in the southern port city of Karachi in the last two days.…
View More More than 100 people die of heatstroke in Pakistans KarachiOkinawans still haunted by horror of war 70 years on
ITOMAN, (Japan): Seventy years after the Battle of Okinawa, Yoshiko Shimabukuro still has terrifying nightmares of watching friends and Japanese soldiers die as they hid…
View More Okinawans still haunted by horror of war 70 years onChinese town holds dog meat festival despite outcry
BEIJING: Restaurateurs in a southern Chinese town are holding an annual dog meat festival despite international criticism. To continue reading the rest of the article,…
View More Chinese town holds dog meat festival despite outcrySmoke-free life
KUALA LUMPUR: Quitting smoking is frustrating and challenging. To ensure success in kicking their habit, smokers need personal motivation as well as family support and…
View More Smoke-free lifeAnother 5 suspects involved in hijacking MT Orkim Harmony: MMEA
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said another five suspects were involved in the MT Orkim Harmony hijacking. To continue reading the rest of…
View More Another 5 suspects involved in hijacking MT Orkim Harmony: MMEAExiles angered as China holds beer festival in Muslim county
BEIJING: A county in the heavily Muslim southern part of Chinas unruly region of Xinjiang has held a beer festival in the run-up to the…
View More Exiles angered as China holds beer festival in Muslim countyBreathing new life into Maqasid al-Syariah
MAQASID al-Syariah has recently made a resurgence after falling into oblivion and neglect for several reasons, chiefly due to the so-called œclosing of the door…
View More Breathing new life into Maqasid al-Syariah