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South Asia
Hindu temples, houses, school ransacked in Pakistan
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Law and order of Ghotki town and surrounding areas in Sindh province of Pakistan deteriorated on Sunday as students of seminaries took to the streets to protest against an alleged incident of blasphemy and ransacked Hindu Temples, houses, shops and a school owned…
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Society
United Arab Emirates names and shames worst five government centers, rewards top five
Dubai: Public services are windows for citizens to their governments and improving and developing services will remain a major priority, Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, has said. “Providing high quality services is a flexible…
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Business
Quota for employment of foreigners in Azerbaijan half filled: Official
Baku: Up to half of the quota imposed by Azerbaijan for foreign recruitment has already been filled, a state official has said. The government had set a quota of 6,800 foreigners taking up jobs in in Azerbaijan in 2019, Vusal Huseynov, Chief of the State Migration Service, said. By now,…
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Society
Malaysia spending $840,000 per month on illegal immigrants awaiting deportation
Putrajaya: Malaysia is holding 9,532 illegal immigrants at 14 immigration detention centers across the nation. Based on the figure, the government spends about RM3.5 million ($840,000) per month to feed them, Immigration director-general Khairul Dzaimee Daud said. “This does not include the cost of medication for sick detainees as well…
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Society
Mongolia’s festival highlights nomad equestrian prowess, competitions
Bayan-Ulgii: The Altay Nomad Games-2019 festival is to take place in Altay, Bayan-Ulgii, the westernmost of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, on September 20-21. Organized by the Eagle Hunters’ Association of Altay for the third year, over 40 eagle hunters of Altay, Sagsai and Tolbo will be participating in…
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Society
BJ Habibie, the leader who oversaw Indonesia’s transition to democracy, progress, dies
Jakarta: Indonesia’s third president Bacharuddin Jusuf (BJ) Habibie died on Wednesday afternoon. He had been in intensive care at Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in Jakarta since September 1. On Tuesday, his second son Thareq Kemal Habibie said that his father was starting to get stable after intensive treatment for exhaustion…
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Society
The memory of Chuseok
By Pooneh Nedai Editor in chief of Shokaran magazine and publisher of Amrood Tehran: Chuseok is a great holiday for Korean people. It is the time for thanksgiving, respecting ancestors and reconnecting the family. I had the chance to see Chuseok holiday when I was in Korea in 2009. I…
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Society
Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan cast as contrasting figures in dramatic events unfolding in Hong Kong
By Ivan Lim Former AJA President Singapore: Two iconic Hongkong martial artistes, the late Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan have been cast as contrasting faces of the civil disobedience movement that is roiling Hong Kong in the past four months. Organisers of the anti-government movement have attributed their flash-mob street…
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South Asia
Health experts alarmed as vaping trend rises among Pakistan youth
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Vaping trend among the youngsters in Pakistan is on the rise, as according to health experts roughly 5 percent of the country’s teenagers have switched to e-cigarettes. The retail sale of e-cigarettes is allowed in the country and there are no restrictions on their…
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Seoul vows to better protect defectors’ privacy after controversy over 2016 mass defection
Seoul: The unification ministry said Tuesday it will improve the way news of defections by North Koreans is made public to ensure their privacy. The decision follows criticism it mishandled the 2016 high-profile defections of about a dozen restaurant workers. The 12 North Korean waitresses, employees of a restaurant in…
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