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China’s 1st aircraft carrier heads for Western Pacific
BEIJING (AP) – China’s first aircraft carrier has set off for the Western Pacific for an open-sea training exercise, the Defense Ministry said. State media said Sunday that it is the first time that...
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Teen quits school to support mother, sister after quake
| Anish Tiwari | KATHMANDU (The Kathmandu Post/ANN) – Rejina says she had to quit school after the earthquake as her father Tek Bahadur died in the disaster, while her mother was rendered...
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Japan to give ‘stars’ to hotels saving energy
TOKYO (The Japan News/ANN) – With the star ranking system, the government aims to foster competition among companies to save more energy. A government system for ranking service-sector companies on...
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RBC hosts buffet dinner for fire victims
| Rokiah Mahmud | ROYAL Brunei Catering (RBC) recently organised a buffet dinner for the victims of the major fire which occurred on December 6 at Kampong Pandai Besi ‘A’, Kampong Lorong...
View ArticleRare death from snake bite in Australian home
SYDNEY (AFP) – A man has died a week after being bitten by one of the world’s deadliest snakes in his living room in Australia’s tropical northeast, officials said Tuesday. The 77-year-old, named in...
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Local ‘Madu Kelulut’ producers gather at Tutong mini-carnival
| Azaraimy HH | VARIOUS activities and projects have been lined up for the Tutong ‘Mini Kelulut Carnival 2016’, which will be officially launched today at the Tutong District Civic Centre...
View ArticleAfghanistan concerned over Afghan-centred summit in Russia
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – The Afghan government is expressing concern over a high-level tripartite meeting taking place to discuss Afghan issues, but without Afghan representatives invited....
View ArticleIndia intervenes in Norway child abuse row
NEW DELHI (AFP) – India’s foreign minister on Tuesday urged Norway to return a five-year-old boy to his Indian-origin parents after authorities took the child into their custody over suspected abuse....
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Bookstores abuzz with activity as people prepare for new school term
| Rokiah Mahmud & Wani Roslan | IT IS one of the busiest seasons for bookstores as parents, guardians and their children flock to several bookstores in the country in preparation for...
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TelBru to boost Internet speed
| Syazwani Hj Rosli | AS PART of its latest initiatives in welcoming the new year, Telekom Brunei Berhad (TelBru) will boost Internet speeds to a minimum of 10Mbps at no additional cost for...
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Gloomy start to year of rooster as bird flu hits South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – The year of the rooster looks set for a gloomy start. Egg prices are soaring and new year’s festivals are being canceled as South Korea fights its worst bird flu outbreak in a...
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South Korea ruling party splits over president’s impeachment
SEOUL (AFP) – South Korea’s ruling conservative party officially split Tuesday over the impeachment of scandal-hit President Park Geun-Hye, threatening to complicate presidential elections that could...
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China plans to land probes on far side of moon, Mars by 2020
BEIJING (AP) – China vowed Tuesday to speed up the development of its space industry as it set out its plans to become the first country to soft land a probe on the far side of the moon, by around...
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Heavy fog engulfs both Dubai and Abu Dhabi, delaying flights
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A heavy seasonal fog engulfed the skyscraper-lined skyline of Dubai for several hours, causing some flights to be delayed at the world’s busiest international...
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Air strikes kill 22 civilians in eastern Syria
BEIRUT (AFP) – Air strikes carried out by unidentified aircraft killed at least 22 civilians, including 10 children, in a village held by the Islamic State (IS) group in eastern Syria, a monitor said...
View ArticleJapan minister prays at Yasukuni after Abe’s Pearl Harbor visit
TOKYO (AFP) – A Japanese cabinet minister offered prayers at a controversial Tokyo war shrine on Wednesday, shortly after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe paid a highly symbolic visit of reconciliation to...
View ArticleBangladeshi fishermen claim Myanmar navy attacked trawler
DHAKA (AFP) – Four Bangladeshi fishermen were injured when Myanmar’s navy allegedly opened fire on them while they were fishing along the countries’ troubled border in the Bay of Bengal, an official...
View ArticleElephant herd attacks Nepal village, killing 1, injuring 2
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) – A herd of elephants attacked a village in southwest Nepal on Wednesday, killing one person and wounding two others, officials said. Government official Dilli Ram Acharya said...
View ArticleShanghai mulls regulation on social credit system
SHANGHAI (Xinhua) – Shanghai lawmakers are deliberating a draft regulation on the establishment of a social credit system. The draft, which was put under first reading by the Standing Committee of the...
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China flexes military muscle before Trump takes office
BEIJING (AFP) – An aircraft carrier in the Pacific and a newly upgraded combat aircraft: China’s military is showing off its newest equipment less than a month before the swearing-in of US...
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