Articles by Jacob J

Chinese banks 'freeze' North Korean accounts

China thinks it can ill-afford to let the western powers push Pyongyang "too hard" with sanctions, precipitating a regime collapse.

Feb 22, 2016

Kassim Ahmad: 82-yr-old Malaysian Muslim intellectual dragged to court over insult to Islam

Kassim, 82, is accused of insulting Islam and defying religious authorities at a seminar in March last year.

Feb 22, 2016

Syria: 140 killed in serials bombings in Homs and Damascus

Syria: 140 killed in serial bombings in Homs and Damascus

Deadly attacks came even as John Kerry and Sergei Lavrov reached a "provisional agreement" for halting the conflict.

Feb 22, 2016

Indonesia busts another jihadi training cell, dozens arrested

The arrested men were attending military-style training in a jihadist camp in the remote areas of Mount Sumbing in central Java province.

Feb 21, 2016

North Korea fires artillery shell near South Korean island

North Korea had shelled the Yeonpyeong island in 2010, killing four people.

Feb 20, 2016

Singapore Airshow: Deal value plummets to $12.7 bln from $32 bln in previous edition

Billion-plus deals were limited to two orders Airbus and Boeing secured from Philippine Airlines and China's Okay Airways.

Feb 20, 2016

US air strikes on libya Isis targets kill 40

US air strike on Isis targets in Libya kills over 40

Islamic State has flourished in the North African country with vital proximity to Europe following the 2011 overthrow of despot Muammar Gaddafi.

Feb 20, 2016

David Cameron wins special status for Britain in European union

EU Summit: Cameron wins special status for UK, no 'ever closer union'

David Cameron says he will persuade British people to remain in the reformed European Union with "my heart and soul".

Feb 20, 2016

Malaysia hiring plan for 1.5 mln Bangladeshi workers for 'dirty, dangerous jobs'

Malaysia shelves plan to hire 1.5 mln Bangladeshis for 'dirty, dangerous jobs'

Malaysia has 2.1 million registered migrant workers as per official records. Of these around 300,000 are from Bangladesh.

Feb 19, 2016

US, China slug it out over South China Sea 'militarisation'

China's top diplomat says 'limited defensive facilities' that it deployed on its own territory have nothing do with militarisation.

Feb 19, 2016

Myanmar working on new laws to overhaul opaque mining sector

Myanmar's mining sector is however, notorious for accidents, lawlessness and corruption

Feb 18, 2016

Manny Pacquiao hopes to win senate seat after final bout

Nike terminates contract with Manny Pacquiao over anti-gay slur

"If you have male-to-male or female-to-female relationships, then people are worse than animals."

Feb 18, 2016

Indonesia blocks Tumblr over pornography, LGBT content

Indonesia offers clarification on Tumblr ban over pornography, LGBT content

A government panel screening Internet for pornography says 477 websites have explicit content.

Feb 18, 2016

Canada's Bombardier cuts 7,000 jobs; 2015 losses pegged at $5.3 bln

Bombardier said the layoffs, which represent about 10 per cent of the global workforce, will help revive the company.

Feb 18, 2016

Car bomb targeting military kills 28 in Turkey

Ankara Attack: Car bomb targeting military bus kills 28 in Turkey

Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said the blast was an "act of terrorism", while the military said the attack was "a treacherous terror act".

Feb 18, 2016

Airbus wins $1.5 billion order from Philippine airlines

Singapore airshow: Airbus bags $1.8 bln order from Philippine Airlines

Philippine's flagship carrier also says it is buying Trent XWB engines from Rolls-Royce to power the six A350s.

Feb 17, 2016

Indonesia says Isis militants plan cyanide attacks on security forces

Islamic state operatives could use cyanide to spread terror, inspired by the scandalous cyanide coffee murder in Jakarta.

Feb 17, 2016

Saudi Arabia Russia agree to freeze oil output levels

Oil inches up as Iran holds key to output freeze agreement

Iran's output is at least one million bpd below its capacity while Saudi Arabia and Russia are producing at the higher limits of capacity.

Feb 17, 2016

Beijing deploys missile systems in Paracel islands of South China Sea

The move comes after President Obama called for action to ensure freedom of navigation in disputed waters

Feb 17, 2016

South China Sea: No mention of China in Asean-US summit joint statement

Obama says need to form a regional order where international rules and norms and the rights of all nations are upheld.

Feb 17, 2016

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