World / Asia

Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupts multiple times, 250 evacuate 10 Mar 2022 - 10:43 am

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano spewed avalanches of hot clouds in eruptions overnight Thursday that forced about 250 residents to flee to...

Hong Kong to focus COVID resources on elderly, no date set for mass tests 09 Mar 2022 - 01:38 pm

HONG KONG: Hong Kong announced plans to devote more medical resources to elderly people on Wednesday as COVID-19 infections swept through care homes...

Pakistani police search for man suspected of killing baby daughter 09 Mar 2022 - 11:52 am

Lahore: Police in Pakistan are hunting for a man suspected of shooting dead his seven-day-old baby girl because he wanted his first-born to...

Australia to declare east coast floods a national emergency 09 Mar 2022 - 11:12 am

CANBERRA, Australia: Australia’s prime minister on Wednesday said he would declare a national emergency following floods across large swathes of the east coast...

Vaccine laggard Philippines may give away shots as take-up slows 09 Mar 2022 - 11:00 am

The Philippines, among the region’s least-vaccinated nations, may give away shots to other countries as declining Covid-19 infections dampen inoculation efforts. The Southeast...

Shanghai steps up defences against wave of asymptomatic COVID cases 09 Mar 2022 - 10:56 am

BEIJING: The Chinese financial hub of Shanghai is moving quickly to halt the spread of COVID-19 amid a rising wave of local symptomless...

Six Pakistani soldiers killed in a suicide bombing 08 Mar 2022 - 10:23 pm

QUETTA, Pakistan- At least six paramilitary soldiers were killed and 22 were injured in a suicide attack in southwest Pakistan on Tuesday, days...

India to resume regular commercial international flights after two years 08 Mar 2022 - 05:04 pm

Doha: International commercial passenger flights to and from India will restart March 27, 2022. The Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation said in an...

Cerberus to buy Philippine shipyard at ex U.S. navy base for $300 mln: sources 08 Mar 2022 - 03:19 pm

Manila: USprivate equity firm Cerberus will acquire for $300 million a debt-laden shipyard in the Philippines at a former U.S. navy base close...

Malaysia to reopen borders from April with quarantine waiver 08 Mar 2022 - 02:23 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will reopen its borders fully from April 1 and allow entry without quarantine for visitors vaccinated against COVID-19, Prime Minister...

'Tough 24 hours ahead' as rains drench Sydney, forcing snap evacuations 08 Mar 2022 - 11:11 am

SYDNEY: Flood warnings stretched across Australia's east coast on Tuesday and tens of thousands of Sydney residents fled their homes as torrential rains...

China says Hong Kong's priority is to cut COVID infections, deaths 08 Mar 2022 - 09:56 am

HONG KONG: Hong Kong needs to stick to its "dynamic zero" coronavirus strategy, focused on reducing infections, severe illnesses and death, a senior...

Singapore joins push for disposable bag fees to reduce waste 07 Mar 2022 - 03:59 pm

Singapore plans to charge consumers for disposable bags at grocery stores starting in the middle of next year as the land-scarce nation seeks...

Bali welcomes first foreign tourists after COVID quarantine rule lifted 07 Mar 2022 - 02:55 pm

KUTA, Indonesia: Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Monday welcomed its first foreign tourists under relaxed coronavirus rules that no longer require arrivals...

Former Pakistani President Rafiq Tarar dies at 92 07 Mar 2022 - 01:03 pm

LAHORE, Pakistan: Rafiq Tarar, a former Pakistani judge who served as the country's President from 1997 to 2001, died on Monday in the...

Hong Kong reports 25,150 new daily coronavirus infections 07 Mar 2022 - 12:57 pm

HONG KONG: Hong Kong reported 25,150 new coronavirus infections and 280 deaths on Monday, as authorities struggle to contain a worsening COVID-19 outbreak...