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Apple takes down Quran app in China
Apple has removed Quran Majeed, a popular app for reading the Islamic religious text and other prayer-related information, in China, in compliance with Chinese government requests, according to reports. The move comes as part of a bigger…
Top Chinese doctors hint at easing of Covid-19 measures in China
Two top Chinese infectious diseases specialists have in recent days hinted that China could be moving towards easing its zero-tolerance policy towards Covid-19 as more of the population gets vaccinated.
In what appears to be a…
At least 32 dead in Afghan mosque blasts: state news agency
A large explosion tore through a Shi’ite mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar during Friday prayers (Oct 15), killing at least 32 people and wounding 68, Afghan state news agency Bakhtar said, the second massive attack in a week…
Hong Kong teachers may be ones taking tests in new security push
Hong Kong teachers might have to pass a test on the city's national security law, a top government official said, as the local education system is remade to foster greater loyalty to Beijing.
Examinations would bring requirements for…
Mayor sets up task force to probe Taiwan’s deadliest fire in decades
The mayor of a Taiwanese city launched a task force on Friday (Oct 15) to look into whether negligence played a part in a fire at a residential building that killed 46 people.
The fire in the 40-year-old housing block in…
Malaysia may became an ageing nation earlier than expected, statistics show
Malaysia may become an ageing nation earlier than predicted after the country recorded the lowest fertility rate in four decades with fewer babies born in 2020, according to the Statistics Department.
"Looking at the last 10…
Myanmar military urges all parties for ceasefire: Commander-in-chief
The Myanmar military called on Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) signatories to further cement the agreement and non-signatories to join the pact, Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing said on Friday (Oct 15).…
Housewife charged with extorting husband of RM13,000 in
A housewife was charged in the Magistrate's Court here with extorting her husband of RM13,000 at a hotel near here last September.
However, Alimi Wahidah Shamsul, 33, pleaded not guilty before Magistrate Muhammad Fitri Mokhtar on…
China warns against ‘manipulation’ of WHO virus probe after being accused of “withholding raw…
China’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday warned against what it called possible “political manipulation” of a renewed probe by the World Health Organization into the origins of the coronavirus while saying it would support the international…
Indonesia’s Bali reopens to international tourists, but with no flights
Indonesia's holiday island of Bali reopened to foreign tourists after 18 months of pandemic hiatus on Thursday, but the island is lacking one crucial ingredient: international flights.
Tourism-reliant Bali is scheduled to reopen on…