Lebanese newspaper Al Akhbar publishes secret diplomatic documents claiming UAE disapproval of Saudi policies. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) is working on breaking up Saudi Arabia, leaked documents obtained by Lebanese newspaper Al Akhbar revealed. Al Akhbar said that the leaked documents contained secret diplomatic briefings sent by UAE and Jordanian ambassadors in […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Swiss monetary policy is appropriate for now, but policymakers still have room to lower already negative interest rates further or use other policies if necessary, Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan said on Saturday. “There is no reason to change monetary policy,” given the bank’s dropping inflation forecasts and no risk of […]

NEW DELHI (REUTERS) – India on Saturday (April 13) said a French media report linking a tax exemption given to a French subsidiary of Reliance Group and an US$8.7 billion (S$11.77 billion) fighter jet deal between the two countries was “totally inaccurate”. French newspaper Le Monde reported on Saturday that France waived a tax demand […]

Dozens of men, women and children from Pakistan’s minority Hazara community have held a protest in the city of Quetta demanding better security. The sit-in started hours after 24 people were killed and dozens injured in a bomb blast at a vegetable market in the south-western city. Many victims were from the Hazara community, who […]

TOKYO – The operators of Singapore’s two integrated resorts (IRs), which this month injected $9 billion in fresh investment, are also itching to place their bets on Japan in the race to enter the world’s largest untapped casino gambling market. Las Vegas Sands Corp and Genting Singapore, which run Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World […]

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and OPEC may decide to boost production to fight for market share with the United States but this would push oil prices as low as $40 per barrel, TASS news agency сited Russia’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov as saying on Saturday. “There is a dilemma. What should we do with OPEC: […]

NEW DELHI (AFP) – Indian police said on Saturday (April 13) one man was killed and three injured in an attack by a mob while they were skinning a dead ox, in the latest case of so-called cow lynching. The animal is revered by Hindus and according to Human Rights Watch, 44 people died in […]

SINGAPORE – An aroma of spices wafts through the kitchen as Ms Kagda Sakina Abbasbhai teaches a class of 15 participants how to cook cheesy chilli chicken. The 64-year-old is adept in the kitchen, cheerfully and skilfully slicing up the ingredients as she instructs the class, uninhibited by her wheelchair. The bustling session held at […]

Former foreign minister George Yeo will retire as chairman and executive director of Kerry Logistics Network (KLN) in June to spend time with his family and pursue other interests, he revealed in a note to his colleagues that he shared on Facebook yesterday. The 65-year-old, who became chairman of the Hong Kong company in 2012, […]

Some 900 million Indians are eligible to vote in the largest democratic election in history. The Associated Press Democracy doesn’t get much simpler than one person, one vote. But what happens when that one person is a hermit living alone in a jungle temple surrounded by lions, leopards and cobras, miles from the nearest town? […]