News Of Asia

Beer Pong in Hong Kong Has Its Own Kooky Rules—and Purists Hate Them

2 Mar, 2017 142 views

By EVA TAM Updated March 1, 2017 2:05 p.m. ET 16 COMMENTS HONG KONG—Marc Simmons loves beer pong but hates playing beer pong in Hong Kong. Most bars here force customers to play the …

Philippine president to bring police back into war on drugs

1 Mar, 2017 51 views

By Martin Petty and Manuel Mogato | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday he would recall some police to fight his controversial war on drugs, nearly a month after suspending the entire …

Myanmar army defends operation against Rohingya, denies reports of abuses

1 Mar, 2017 64 views

By Aye Win Myint | NAYPYITAW Myanmar’s military defended its crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority as a lawful counterinsurgency operation at a rare news conference on Tuesday, adding it was necessary to defend …

Drug addiction cases in M’sia shot up 14 per cent in 2016

1 Mar, 2017 61 views

Bernama New Straits TimesMarch 1, 2017 KOTA BHARU: The number of drug addiction cases in Malaysia increased by 14 per cent to 30,847 in 2016, compared to 26,668 in 2015, said Deputy Home Minister …

King Salman Centre for Int’l Peace to launch in 90 days

1 Mar, 2017 103 views

AZURA ABAS and HASHINI KAVISHTRI KANNAN New Straits TimesMarch 1, 2017 SEPANG: The King Salman Centre for International Peace is scheduled to be launched within 90 days. Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, in a joint …

Crowds greet Saudi king on rare visit to Indonesia

1 Mar, 2017 70 views

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The first Saudi monarch to visit Indonesia in nearly half a century arrived Wednesday to an elaborate official welcome and crowds of thousands. King Salman exited his plane at Halim …

Iraqi army controls main roads out of Mosul, trapping Islamic State

1 Mar, 2017 126 views

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Iraqi army units on Wednesday took control of the last major road out of western Mosul that had been in Islamic State’s hands, a general and residents there said, trapping …

Saudi king visits Indonesia with huge entourage, tons of gear

1 Mar, 2017 17 views

Cheering crowds welcomed King Salman Wednesday as he began the first visit by a Saudi monarch to Indonesia for almost 50 years, seeking stronger economic ties with the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country. The …

Malaysia, Saudi Arabia firms sign over RM9.74b worth of deals

28 Feb, 2017 62 views

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian and Saudi Arabian companies today signed seven Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) worth RM9.74 billion in construction, oil and gas, halal industry, aerospace and haj services. International Trade and Industry (MITI) Minister …