KABUL: A three-member Taliban team arrived in Kabul on Tuesday (Mar 31) to begin a prisoner exchange process pivotal to kick-starting talks between the insurgent group and negotiators named by the Afghan government to end the country's 18-year-old war. The peace talks, known as the intra-Afghan ...
SEOUL: South Korea on Tuesday (Mar 31) criticised the US military's decision to place thousands of Korean workers on unpaid leave this week, after the two allies failed to sign a new cost-sharing agreement. South Korea and the United States are embroiled in a dispute dating back almost two years ...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's stay-at-home order has prevented major daily spikes in coronavirus infections, the government said on Tuesday (Mar 31), but the World Bank warned the trade-reliant country's economy would shrink this year for the first time in more than a decade. Malaysia recorded 140 new ...
SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will provide a one-off Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) fee waiver for all owners of Malaysia-registered cars and motorcycles who have had to stay on in Singapore due to Malaysia’s movement control order. This decision was made in response to feedback from ...
KUALA LUMPUR: Ramadan bazaars will be allowed to operate during the fasting month provided that vendors and customers adhere to the standard operating procedures (SOP), such as safe distancing and crowd control. Health director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a press conference on Tuesday ...
A Myanmar journalist faces up to life in prison for publishing an interview with a rebel group operating in the country's restive Rakhine state, a week after the insurgents were classified as a terrorist organisation.
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday (Mar 31) that he has signed the regulations needed for cities and provinces to enforce what the government described as “large-scale social restrictions” amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The president said he signed a government regulation on ...