Food & Drink – Page 13

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak talks to media at Kuala Lumpur's High Court after a hearing in the 1MDB financial fraud case on October 25, 2018. Photo: AFP via Andalou Agency/Adli Ghazali

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Middle East, South Asia

1MDB dragnet closes in on Najib, Goldman Sachs

by Nile Bowie December 14, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman at the White House on March 20 in Washington DC. Photo: AFP/ Mandel Ngan

Egypt, Iran, Middle East, Turkey, World

US Senate’s Yemen move is a message to Saudi royals

by Imad Zafar December 14, 2018December 14, 2018

India, South Asia

Meditating monk attacked, killed by leopard in India

by Asia Times staff December 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Trucks operate in the open-pit mine of PT Freeport's Grasberg copper and gold mine complex near Timika, in the eastern region of Papua, Indonesia Photo: Reuters / Muhammad Adimaja /Antara Foto

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Indonesia’s mining industry headed nowhere fast

by John McBeth December 14, 2018February 18, 2020

A Myanmar migrant works in a Taiwanese-owned garment factory in the northwestern Thai town of Mae Sot May 24, 2007. The Thai government grandly calls it an "export processing zone." A more appropriate term for the town of Mae Sot, nestled in jungle-clad hills on the border with army-ruled Myanmar, might be "sweatshop labour camp". To match feature MYANMAR-THAILAND/WORKERS REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND) - RTR1QET6

AT Finance, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Oceania, Philippines, World

Asian women’s groups call for concrete protections for all migrants

by Eni Lestari December 14, 2018

The past year saw the emergence of several declared rivals to Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim ben Hamad Al Thani s rule but the 38-year-old remains in power and was confident enough to launch his first cabinet reshuffle in November. Photo: AFP/Mehdi Taamallah/NurPhoto

Bahrain, France, Iran, Kuwait, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Qatar, asserting independence, to leave OPEC in 2019

by Jonathan Gorvett December 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Could stray dogs become an export commodity? Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Malaysia

Viên chức Malaysia bị chỉ trích vì đề nghị xuất khẩu chó sang Hàn Quốc

by Asia Times staff December 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian flag flag, elections, ballot box, casting vote. Image: iStock

India, South Asia

India’s assembly polls show BJP is no longer invincible

by Sagarneel Sinha December 14, 2018December 14, 2018

وزير الخارجية اليمني خالد اليماني (يسار) وممثل الحوثيين محمد عبد السلام يتصافحون أمام الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة أنطونيو جوتيريس في السويد في 13 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2018. صورة: AFP

Iran, Middle East, World

Yemen rivals shake hands, agree to Hodeida ceasefire

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse December 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu during an election rally ahead of the state assembly elections in Gadwal, Telangana, on December 03, 2018. Photo: The Times of India/Venkat Rao M/AFP

India, South Asia

Regional parties to fall in line after Congress proves mandate in state polls

by TM Veeraraghav December 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Michael Spavor, left, and the former US basketball star, Dennis Rodman, arrive at Beijing International Airport from North Korea in 2014. Photo: AFP / Wang Zhao

AT Finance, Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

China accused of taking ‘hostages’ after Meng’s arrest in Vancouver

by Asia Times staff December 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Red lines are drawn across a list of national corporations as the 1997 economic crisis bites deep into South Korea in a scene from Default. Photo: YouTube

AT Finance, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Movie slams IMF, questions Korea’s attachment to capitalism

by Steven Borowiec December 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Pigs are being culled on a large scale to prevent the spread of African Swine Fever. Photo: iStock

China, Hong Kong

African swine fever spreads westward in China

by Asia Times staff December 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, shakes hands with his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari at the end of a joint press conference following their meeting in Moscow on October 23, 2017. Photo: Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP

Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

New government in Iraq courts Russian embrace

by Sami Moubayed December 13, 2018February 18, 2020

An Izumo-class ship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force arrives at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 18, 2018. Photo: AFP/Andrew Lotulung/NurPhoto

China, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Japan’s new aircraft carriers fail to make waves

by Grant Newsham December 13, 2018February 18, 2020

People take pictures of the first freight train from Shenzhen to Minsk, capital of Belarus, that set out of Yantian Port in Shenzhen in May 2017. Photo: Reuters / stringer

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Turkey, World

How the New Silk Roads are merging into Greater Eurasia

by Pepe Escobar December 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Clementi MRT station, Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Indonesia

PMI didorong majikan di eskalator di Singapura

by Asia Times staff December 13, 2018December 13, 2018

Singapore State Courts. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Indonesia

Wanita Indonesia dipenjara 6 bulan karena perlakukan anak perempuan majikan dengan tidak baik

by Asia Times staff December 13, 2018December 13, 2018

Prime Minister Imran Khan's government has been accused of wanting to devastate his rivals running Sindh state. Photo: AFP / Muhammad Reza / Anadolu

China, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Lack of resources hits Pakistan’s fight against climate change

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid December 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Rohingya refugees who were intercepted by Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency off Langkawi island are escorted as they are handed over to immigration authorities, at the Kuala Kedah ferry jetty in Malaysia April 3, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Stringer

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Myanmar, South Asia, Thailand

Gratitude – and advice – to Malaysia from a Rohingya refugee

by Ziaur Rahman December 13, 2018

The car mounted the kerb and crashed into the coffee shop in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island
Photo: Google Maps

China, Hong Kong

Alleged drunk driver, 19, crashes Porsche into coffee shop

by Asia Times staff December 13, 2018February 18, 2020

The Sule Pagoda is a stupa in the heart of downtown Yangon. It is in the center of the city and an important space in contemporary Myanmar politics, ideology and geography. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Myanmar, World

What the Jack Dorsey Myanmar tweet episode revealed

by Tej Parikh December 13, 2018

Blessed Grace Social Services' office is in LTC Building, Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

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More than 200 Filipinas in debt seek help from Singapore NGO

by Asia Times staff December 13, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, China, Egypt, India, Israel, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

Why it’s so hard to be economically independent from the West

by Justin Podur December 13, 2018

People march during the funeral of a demonstrator who died during a protest against unemployment, corruption and a lack of public services in Basra, Iraq, on September 7. Photo: Haider El Esedi / Anadolu Agency

Iraq, Middle East, South Asia

Basra protests show disconnect between democracy and good governance in Iraq

by Hussain Abdul-Hussain December 13, 2018

A customer counts 1,000 peso bills after converting her dollars at a money shop in the suburban financial district of Makati 24 August 2003 . The Philippine currency, languishing at levels last seen two and a half years ago, is expected to breach its historic low against the US dollar amid persistent political concerns, analysts say. The peso has been hitting records lows recently and is now hovering above the 55-to the dollar mark. AFP PHOTO Joel NITO / AFP PHOTO / JOEL NITO

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Myanmar, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

The political roots of falling wage growth

by Jayati Ghosh December 13, 2018

Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon. Photo: Google Maps

China, Middle East

Woman injured after falling from building during vice raid

by Asia Times staff December 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Dubai Investment Park in the UAE. Photo: Google Maps

Pakistan, South Asia

Lalaki, inakusahan ng pangmomolestiya ng Filipina sa Dubai

by Asia Times staff December 13, 2018February 18, 2020

A tank unit of the Ground Self-Defence Force (GSDF) takes part in a military review at the GSDF Asaka training ground in Asaka, Saitama prefecture on October 14, 2018. - Some 4,000 personnel, 260 vehicles and 40 aircraft took part in the military parade. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)

Beijing, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Eyeing China, Japan is finally bulking up its military

by Richard A. Bitzinger December 13, 2018

Lebanese pound notes (10,000 denomination) are seen in a machine at Lebanon's central bank, BdL, in Beirut on November 24, 2008. Photo: Ramzi Haidar / AFP

Lebanon, Middle East, Syria

In Lebanon, faith in national currency is slipping

by Nasser Elamine December 12, 2018February 18, 2020

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1MDB dragnet closes in on Najib, Goldman Sachs

US Senate’s Yemen move is a message to Saudi royals

Meditating monk attacked, killed by leopard in India

Indonesia’s mining industry headed nowhere fast

Asian women’s groups call for concrete protections for all migrants

Qatar, asserting independence, to leave OPEC in 2019

Viên chức Malaysia bị chỉ trích vì đề nghị xuất khẩu chó sang Hàn Quốc

India’s assembly polls show BJP is no longer invincible

Yemen rivals shake hands, agree to Hodeida ceasefire

Regional parties to fall in line after Congress proves mandate in state polls

China accused of taking ‘hostages’ after Meng’s arrest in Vancouver

Movie slams IMF, questions Korea’s attachment to capitalism

African swine fever spreads westward in China

New government in Iraq courts Russian embrace

Japan’s new aircraft carriers fail to make waves

How the New Silk Roads are merging into Greater Eurasia

PMI didorong majikan di eskalator di Singapura

Wanita Indonesia dipenjara 6 bulan karena perlakukan anak perempuan majikan dengan tidak baik

Lack of resources hits Pakistan’s fight against climate change

Gratitude – and advice – to Malaysia from a Rohingya refugee

Alleged drunk driver, 19, crashes Porsche into coffee shop

More than 200 Filipinas in debt seek help from Singapore NGO

Why it’s so hard to be economically independent from the West

Basra protests show disconnect between democracy and good governance in Iraq

Woman injured after falling from building during vice raid

Lalaki, inakusahan ng pangmomolestiya ng Filipina sa Dubai

Eyeing China, Japan is finally bulking up its military

In Lebanon, faith in national currency is slipping

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