Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 14 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday departed for a one-day visit to Saudi Arabia with an aim to assuage the Kingdom's concerns regarding the upcoming Kuala Lumpur summit.

New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): The United States has issued a travel advisory for its citizens to "exercise caution" while travelling to the states in North East India and the US government has temporarily suspended "official travel" to Assam, amid reports of protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): The 11th edition of Delhi Dialogue commenced with Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan, giving a welcome speech at the ministerial meeting hosted by External Affairs Ministry (EAM) on Friday evening.

New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Speaker of Maldivian Parliament and former president Mohamed Nasheed said that a "large amount" of Chinese funds have gone into Maldives as projects, most of which have inflated prices and have led to the debt.

Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 14 (Sputnik/ANI): US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad during his visit to Islamabad on Friday briefed Pakistani government officials on the latest developments in the Taliban peace talks, the US Embassy in Pakistan said in a statement.

New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Maldives former President Mohamed Nasheed on Friday said that controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik attempt to enter the Maldives recently was prevented as the government of the island nation does not want anyone to "preach" hatred.

New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Maldives Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed has affirmed that the governments of India and Maldives are "on the same page" and the future of ties between the two countries is "bright".

New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Terming Citizenship (Amendment) Act an "internal issue" of India, Maldives Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed on Friday exuded trust in Indian democracy and said that the Bill was democratically passed through both the houses of the Parliament.

New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Amid protests in northeastern states of India against the amended Citizenship Act, many countries including US, UK, France and Canada have issued travel advisories for their citizens asking them to "exercise caution" while travelling to the region.

New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met Speaker of People's Majlis of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed.

Washington [US], Dec 19 (ANI): US President Donald Trump is confident that the Senate will not vote to impeach him after the House of Representatives voted in favour of the impeachment motion, the White House said in a statement.

Kathmandu [Nepal], Dec 14 (ANI): At least three people have died in an overnight explosion in Dhanushadham of Southern Nepal.

New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met his Portuguese counterpart Antonio Costa at Hyderabad House.

Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 13 (ANI): In a development likely to raise eyebrows, Pakistani media on Friday reported that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's toxicology screening for poisoning might be ordered 'if no cause or cure is found of his unstable platelets.'

New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Maldives' Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Friday and conveyed the "commitment of the leadership of the Maldives to its 'India First' policy" and to further strengthening the bilateral relations.

New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): India and the Maldives on Friday agreed to hold the meeting of Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism and De-radicalisation at an early date to strengthen cooperation required to combat the common threats arising from terrorism and radicalism.

New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik wanted to enter The Maldives but his request was turned down by the government of the island nation.

New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Speaker of People's Majlis of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Friday and reaffirmed his government's unwavering support to the 'India First' policy.

Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 19 (ANI): The Special Court, which pronounced death sentence to Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday, has written in its 167-page detailed verdict that the body of the former military dictator would be dragged to and hanged at D-Chowk in Islamabad if he died before the execution of his death sentence.

New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Maritime security is not the responsibility of one state and the cooperation of other countries is necessary, said Maldives Foreign Secretary Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed here on Friday.

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s factory activity in November expanded for the fifth consecutive month but at a slower rate than the previous month, as demand continued to improve amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dipped to 50.4 from 50.5 in October, according to data by the ...

REUTERS: The Premier League has reached an agreement with the English Football League (EFL) to provide a 250 million pounds (US$336.13 million) bailout package for lower division clubs struggling financially due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Premier League clubs gave their final approval to the ...

December 03, 2020 9:00 PMKUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim's is unlikely to lose his position because of his failure on Thursday (Dec 3) to meet a self-imposed seven-day deadline to topple Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.

Injury has ruled out Georgia loose forward Beka Gorgadze prompting changes to their side for their final Autumn Nations Cup game against Fiji at Murrayfield on Saturday.

Formula One's governing body said it had opened an investigation into Romain Grosjean's Bahrain Grand Prix crash on Thursday as the French driver hailed those who helped him escape the fireball.

Caixabank's shareholders on Thursday lifted one of the last hurdles to the merger with state-owned lender Bankia that will create Spain's biggest domestic lender two days after Bankia shareholders had also cleared the path, Caixabank's Chairman Jordi Gual said.

SINGAPORE: A batch of bottled water imported by Cold Storage from Malaysia has been recalled after bacteria was detected during a routine sampling of the product, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said on Thursday (Dec 3). The affected batch of Meadows Pure Drinking Water comes in 1.5-litre bottles ...

Barcelona's interim president Carlos Tusquets feels the club should have cashed-in on Lionel Messi during the summer transfer window.

Recent statistics do not make pleasant reading for an out-of-form Arsenal side as they prepare for Sunday's north London derby at table-topping Tottenham Hotspur.

3M Co said on Thursday it would cut about 2,900 jobs globally and scale back on investments in slower-growing markets as part of a restructuring that is expected to lead to pre-tax savings of up to US$350 million.

SINGAPORE: Non-professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs) experienced a higher jobless rate compared to PMETs, as industries more affected by COVID-19 had a greater concentration of non-PMETs, latest data from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) showed.  Resident unemployment rate ...

ZURICH: Switzerland's central bank has successfully tested using digital money to settle large scale transactions between financial institutions, it said on Thursday, but has not decided whether to issue its own digital currency. The experiment, known as Project Helvetia, was run by the Swiss ...

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,075 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Malaysia on Thursday (Dec 3) along with 11 deaths, the second-highest daily casualty rate reported since the pandemic hit the country earlier this year. Health director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah said three of the new cases were ...

SINGAPORE: Singapore said on Thursday (Dec 3) that it was disappointed with the United Nations’ decision to remove cannabis from the most tightly controlled category of narcotic drugs. During the annual UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), member states voted 27-25 with one abstention for ...

England captain Eoin Morgan said there was nothing untoward about a new system of signals from analysts in the dressing room used to send messages to him on the field during limited overs internationals.

SINGAPORE: Evidence in the High Court defamation trial brought by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong against the chief editor of sociopolitical website The Online Citizen (TOC) concluded on Thursday (Dec 3), as the late Lee Kuan Yew’s lawyer took the stand. Madam Kwa Kim Li, who prepared the founding ...

Norway have named former Wolverhampton Wanderers and FC Copenhagen boss Stale Solbakken as their new coach, replacing Swede Lars Lagerback who stepped down by mutual consent after three years in the job, the country's FA has announced. 

SINGAPORE: The CEO of Singapore ride-hailing company Grab told employees in an internal note on Thursday (Dec 3) that the firm is in a position to make acquisitions, following a report it is close to a merger with regional rival Gojek.  The two firms have made substantial progress in talks to ...

December 03, 2020 7:26 PMHi all,  In today’s bulletin: Chinese firms on US exchanges threatened by Bill headed to Trump's desk; Australia eyes tough new veto powers over foreign agreements amid China row; Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail on fraud charge; Japan may ban sale of new petrol-powered vehicles in mid-2030s; Why an Iranian crisis matters to the rest of Asia   Reading this on the web or know someone who might enjoy receiving Asian Insider? Our sign-up page is here.

SINGAPORE: The second edition of the Goh Chok Tong Enable Awards (GCTEA) saw 16 awardees honoured in a ceremony at the Istana on Thursday (Dec 3). The GCTEA celebrates the achievements and promise of exceptional people with disabilities.  READ: Goh Chok Tong Enable Awards launched to recognise ...

WASHINGTON: More than 1,000 Chinese researchers have left the United States amid a US crackdown on alleged technology theft, top US security officials said on Wednesday (Dec 2), adding that Chinese agents had already been targeting the incoming Biden administration. China dismissed the accusations ...

South Africa have left out former captain Faf du Plessis from their squad for the One Day International series against England, which starts at Newlands on Friday.

SINGAPORE: A foreign worker who had been working in Singapore for more than 10 years stepped through a board at a work site, falling 4.7m into the basement at Shaw Plaza and later dying of his injuries. A coroner on Thursday (Dec 3) ruled the death of 30-year-old Indian national Ramakrishnan ...

MELBOURNE: The health of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the world's most extensive and spectacular coral reef ecosystem, is in a critical state and deteriorating as climate change warms up the waters in which it lies, an international conservation group said. The World Heritage-listed site off ...

PARIS: In normal times the Hotel Avenir Montmartre is a tourist magnet with its views of the Eiffel Tower and the Sacre Coeur church, but COVID-19 has scared off the usual guests. Instead, the hotel has opened its doors to the homeless. The hotel's management have, for a year, handed over their ...

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane badly needs a win from a tough trip to Sevilla on Saturday to revive the La Liga champions' fortunes as they sit in an undignified fourth position.

India's cricket board will consider adding two new teams to the popular Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise-based tournament, according to the agenda of the governing body's annual general meeting scheduled to be held later this month.

PARIS: Britain on Wednesday (Dec 2) become the first Western country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine for general use, giving the green light to the Pfizer-BioNTech drug. As authorities in the US and Europe probe other candidates, here is how countries have sped up their approval procedures to face ...

Japan's oldest zoo unveiled the first baby elephant to be born there since its founding more than a century ago, and asked the public for help in naming it.

NEW DELHI: PhonePe, the digital payments unit of Walmart's Indian e-commerce arm Flipkart, said on Thursday it would sell a stake to existing investors for US$700 million, helping it fuel growth in a crowded market that includes Google and Amazon . PhonePe's fundraising, from Flipkart ...