World / Asia

Melbourne reopens as world's most locked-down city eases pandemic restrictions 22 Oct 2021 - 12:31 pm

MELBOURNE - Melbourne residents flocked to the city's restaurants and hair salons in the early hours of Friday after the world's most locked-down...

Thailand to allow quarantine-free travel from 46 countries, PM says 21 Oct 2021 - 08:41 pm

Thailand will allow visitors from 46 countries vaccinated against COVID-19 to forgo quarantine from next month, up from 10 previously announced, Prime Minister...

Melbourne readies to exit world's longest COVID-19 lockdown 21 Oct 2021 - 01:34 pm

SYDNEY: Millions in Melbourne are readying to come out of the world's longest COVID-19 lockdown later on Thursday even as cases hover near...

Four killed in gas explosion at Chinese BBQ restaurant 21 Oct 2021 - 01:27 pm

BEIJING: Four people were killed and 47 were hurt in a gas explosion at a BBQ restaurant in China on Thursday, the local...

S.Korea prepares to launch first domestically produced space rocket 21 Oct 2021 - 11:09 am

GOHEUNG, South Korea: South Korea is scheduled to conduct its first test launch into space of a domestically built rocket on Thursday in...

Railway stock’s $3 billion loss spawns Mumbai trader meme fest 21 Oct 2021 - 11:07 am

An Indian railway company shed $3 billion in market valuation over just two days, spurring an online blitz of memes from frantic traders....

Japan's Shionogi starts Phase II/III clinical trial for new COVID-19 vaccine 21 Oct 2021 - 10:50 am

TOKYO: Japan' Shionogi & Co Ltd said on Wednesday it had started a Phase II/III clinical trial for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The...

Flood deaths in India and Nepal cross 150 21 Oct 2021 - 10:37 am

NEW DELHI: More than 150 people have died in flooding across India and Nepal, officials said on Thursday, as unseasonably heavy rains across...

India celebrates 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses with song and dance 21 Oct 2021 - 09:45 am

New Delhi: India celebrated the milestone of administering 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses on Thursday, with the government promoting the achievement in song...

Thailand prepares airports for quarantine-free travellers 20 Oct 2021 - 08:28 pm

BANGKOK - Thai government officials on Wednesday inspected the readiness of the country's airports to welcome quarantine-free travellers, due to return next month...

Melbourne welcomes vaccinated Sydney residents without quarantine 20 Oct 2021 - 01:17 pm

SYDNEY: Travel restrictions between Sydney and Melbourne, Australia's largest cities, eased on Wednesday as Victoria opened its borders to fully vaccinated residents from...

Australian passenger train derails after hitting abandoned vehicle 20 Oct 2021 - 01:10 pm

SYDNEY: An early morning commuter train partly derailed after hitting a van abandoned on tracks near Sydney on Wednesday, trapping the driver and...

Malaysia’s Covid-19 app reports ‘malicious script’ misuse 20 Oct 2021 - 12:56 pm

Malaysia’s Covid-19 tracking application has been misused by "malicious scripts” to send unsolicited one-time passwords to random phone numbers. The team running the...

Indian barber siblings turn heads into canvasses by giving unusual haircuts 20 Oct 2021 - 11:50 am

DABWALI, India: In a small salon in a nondescript town in northern India, a haircut is not just a trim or a crew...

46 dead after heavy rains, landslides in northern India 20 Oct 2021 - 11:38 am

LUCKNOW, India: At least 46 people have died and several are missing after floods triggered by heavy rains hit the northern Indian state...

Philippines to review thousands more 'drug war' killings, says justice minister 20 Oct 2021 - 11:23 am

MANILA: The Philippines justice ministry will review thousands of killings in President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs, its chief said, after releasing details...

Singapore welcomes more travellers under quarantine-free programme 20 Oct 2021 - 10:25 am

SINGAPORE: Singapore welcomed on Wednesday the first travellers under an expanded quarantine-free programme, marking a big step towards the aviation hub restoring its...

Singapore’s Covid record sparks warning on hospital strain 20 Oct 2021 - 10:06 am

Singapore warned that Covid-19 cases are dangerously straining the city-state’s health care system, even as strict rules designed to curb the current outbreak...