• Cat lovers build sanctuary for strays

      By Nur Syuhadah Yusof Kangar: Some people who call themselves cat lovers are willing to adopt cats that they find beautiful or adorable. They do not mind spending a small fortune to ensure their pet felines receive the best treatment and remain beautiful. But for Mohammed Taufiq Md Zain,…

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  • South Asia

    Pakistan faces acute shortage of Anti-Rabies Vaccine

    By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Pakistan has been facing acute shortage of anti-rabies vaccine (ARV) by some 800,000 dosages amid a growing population of stray dogs and almost non-existence of facilities in the rural parts of Sindh and other provinces to face the challenge. By the end of June,…

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  • Politics

    South Korea, Japan hold working-level diplomatic talks in Tokyo

    Seoul / Tokyo: South Korea and Japan held working-level diplomatic talks in Tokyo on Friday apparently to discuss the possibility of a meeting between their top diplomats during the U.N. General Assembly in New York next week and other issues. Kim Jung-han, director-general for Asian and Pacific affairs at Seoul’s…

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  • Business

    BTS leader donates $84,000 for students with hearing impairments

    Seoul: RM, the leader of the popular boy band BTS, has donated 100 million won ($83,745) to help students with hearing impairments, a Seoul school said Friday. The BTS leader made the donation earlier this week in celebration of his birthday, Sept. 12, in a bid to help students receive…

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  • Society

    Suspect denies involvement in South Korea’s worst serial murder case

    Busan / Suwon: A 56-year-old man, who has been identified as a key suspect in South Korea’s worst serial murder case, denied any involvement in the killings, police said. The man, currently serving a prison sentence for a separate crime, is a suspected perpetrator in at least three of the…

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  • Business

    Malaysia to sell assets that are ‘not useful’ – Mahathir

    Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s Khazanah Nasional Bhd will sell assets that are “not useful to us” to raise funds to pay off the country’s debts, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has said. However, no decision had been made yet for Khazanah to dispose of its entire assets, he said. “No, they are…

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  • South Asia

    Pakistan Army major, sepoy killed in explosion near Afghan border

    By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: A major and a sepoy of the Pakistan Army were martyred in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Mohmand tribal district, the military’s media wing said on Friday. “Maj Adeel Shahid and Sepoy Faraz Hussain fell victim to an…

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  • 17 die of dengue fever, 9000 cases reported across Pakistan

    By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: A health official said that 8,933 dengue cases have been reported from across the country, while 17 people lost their lives during the current year. Chief of Disease Surveillance Divi­sion at the National Institute of Health (NIH) Dr. Rana Safdar told the media that…

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  • Politics

    Moon, Trump to hold ninth bilateral summit on Monday

    Seoul: South Korean President Moon Jae-in hopes to focus on how to move forward the Korea peace process when he holds summit talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York next week, as Pyongyang-Washington negotiations are expected to resume soon, Cheong Wa Dae said. Their ninth bilateral summit will…

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  • East Asia

    Typhoon Tapah forecast to bring heavy rain to southern South Korea

    Seoul: The southern part of South Korea is expected to experience downpours and strong winds over the weekend as a small slow-moving typhoon is approaching from the south, the state-run weather agency said Friday. Typhoon Tapah, this year’s 17th, took shape 470 kilometers south of Japan’s Okinawa in the western…

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