Kashgar is an ancient town in northwest China. Hundreds of thousands of Uighurs and other Muslims from this region have
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5 ISIS militants arrested in Pakistan
KARACHI: Five suspected ISIS militants were arrested Monday during a raid in Karachi, the capital of Pakistan‘s southern Sindh province,
Could a 37-year-old gay mayor from small town become president of the United States?
WASHINGTON: He has a stunning resume the likes of which no US Presidential aspirant has ever had, although the buzz
AIDA raises Series A capital from Mastercard, Kuok, SGInnovate; eyes Philippines, Japan
SINGAPORE – Machine learning data analytics startup AIDA Technologies has completed an undisclosed Series A funding round from investors Mastercard,
6 appear in court on charges they sent mosque attack images
WELLINGTON: Six people have appeared in a New Zealand court on charges they illegally redistributed the livestreamed footage of a
SIA and Garuda expand codesharing to include Singapore-Jakarta flights
SINGAPORE – Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Garuda Indonesia customers can now book flights on both airlines when travelling between Singapore
New private home sales, launches up in March
SINGAPORE – Developers in Singapore sold 1,054 private homes in March, up from the 455 units they moved in February,
UOB partners Qoo10 to drive e-commerce growth in South-east Asia
SINGAPORE – United Overseas Bank (UOB) and Singapore-headquartered e-commerce platform Qoo10 have struck a strategic regional alliance to drive e-commerce
Omar cites death threats, says Trump must not encourage them
WASHINGTON: Rep. Ilhan Omar says she’s faced increased death threats since President Donald Trump spread around a video that purports
Updated Registers of Electors open for viewing; more than 2.59m Singaporeans eligible to vote
SINGAPORE – The updated voter rolls of Singaporeans eligible to vote in the next general election are now open for
IMF’s visit to Pakistan postponed
ISLAMABAD: International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission’s visit to Pakistan for finalising a bailout package has been postponed until May.“Both sides
CIMB Bank Singapore unveils insurance for pet dogs and cats
SINGAPORE – The Singapore branch of CIMB Bank has unveiled insurance coverage to protect domestic dogs and cats against accidents
Tritech to sell specialist engineering unit to meet working capital requirements
SINGAPORE – Catalist-listed Tritech Group, along with subsidiary TGL Engineering Group, is selling Presscrete Engineering, an indirect subsidiary, to Lim
With White House in their sights, Democrats challenge Wall Street
WASHINGTON: On the campaign trail and in Congress, Democrats are challenging the titans of Wall Street, proclaiming a “new day”
Malaysia ex-PM Najib’s 1MDB graft trial resumes
KUALA LUMPUR: Toppled Malaysian leader Najib Razak returned to court for the second day of his high-profile corruption trial Monday,
Strong storms in US South kill at least 8 and injure dozens
Powerful storms swept across the South on Sunday after unleashing suspected tornadoes and flooding that killed at least eight people,
Finland’s Social Democrats win slim victory as far right surges
HELSINKI: Finland‘s leftist Social Democrats won a razor-thin victory in Sunday’s general election, holding off the far-right Finns Party which
Asian shares supported by global growth hopes, eyes on earnings
SYDNEY (REUTERS) Asian shares started on a firm footing on Monday (April 15) and the US dollar eased as risk
Potential white knight Yinson could pull plug on Ezion lifeline
SINGAPORE – Troubled offshore and marine group Ezion Holdings on Monday (April 15) said its potential white knight Malaysia-listed Yinson
US lawmakers greet Sikhs on Vaisakhi
WASHINGTON: Several US lawmakers greeted Sikhs on the occasion of Vaisakhi and lauded their contributions in the economic development of
192 million voters, 245, 000 candidates: Biggest single-day polls to be held in Indonesia
JAKARTA: Tens of millions of Indonesians will vote in presidential and parliamentary elections on April 17 after campaigns focused on
Google helps nab criminals, but are innocents safe?
NEW YORK: At a time when concerns over data collection and breach by tech majors are on the rise, it
Kamala Harris gives 15 years of tax details
NEW YORK: Democratic US senator Kamala Harris released on Sunday 15 years of tax returns through 2018, offering the most
US House panel sets April 23 deadline for info on Donald Trump taxes
WASHINGTON: US congressional Democrats on Saturday headed for a showdown with the internal revenue Service over President Donald Trump’s tax
White House may OK plan to send migrants to ‘Dem cities’
WASHINGTON: The White House said on Sunday it is looking at ways to transfer undocumented migrants to US sanctuary cities