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JAKARTA: Indonesian police said they have arrested one of the seniormost members of the Al Qaeda-linked militant group Jemaah Islamiah who is said to be behind the 2002 bombings on the resort island of Bali that killed over 200 people.…

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's maritime agency said on Sunday (Dec 13) it had seized more than 2 tonnes of crystal methamphetamine worth RM105.9 million (US$26.2 million) from a boat off the country's west coast, its largest-ever haul of the…

MANILA: Developing Asia is on course to contract this year, but probably less than previously thought as China recovers faster than expected, although the prolonged pandemic remains a risk to the outlook, the Asian Development Bank (ADB)…

TOKYO: Japan will buy 10,500 deep freezers to store novel coronavirus vaccines and is considering purchasing dry ice in bulk as it prepares to protect its population from the virus, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday (Dec 10). Japan…

KUALA LUMPUR: There are no signs that Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is losing the support of the Members of Parliament (MPs), and hence tabling confidence motions is presently not a priority for the government, said Minister in…

LONDON: Britain's biggest retailer Tesco said on Wednesday all conditions had been satisfied for the US$10.6 billion sale of its businesses in Thailand and Malaysia to C.P. Retail Development Company Limited and the deal should be completed…

IPOH, Perak: The political crisis in the Perak state assembly appeared to have been solved on Wednesday (Dec 9) with an agreement to nominate an assemblyman from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) to be the next chief minister. A…

SHANGHAI: The fantasy action movie Monster Hunter has vanished from Chinese cinemas just days after its release, after a brief line of dialogue was targeted by local social media users as racist. The movie, an adaption of a popular…

LEICESTER: Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy has written a message of support to the club’s LGBT fans group, Foxes Pride, on the rainbow corner flag he shattered while celebrating his winner against Sheffield United on Sunday. After his…

JAKARTA: Indonesia held nationwide regional elections Wednesday with more than 100 million voters expected to cast a ballot, despite warnings the poll would worsen the nation’s Covid-19 crisis. The archipelago of nearly 270 million – the…