Tag: Politics

Election officials wore transparent face shields while medical personnel were deployed to ensure voters abided by rules to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus

In 1992, a Hindu mob destroyed the 16th-century Babri Mosque on the site, triggering clashes in which about 2,000 people, mostly Muslims, were killed

Najib Razak loses landmark battle, as judge slams his ‘preposterous and ridiculous’ defence and dispels the myth of the nation’s untouchable elite class

Doctors’ letter cited huge gaps in testing and monitoring, the lack of social safety nets, and failure to provide for workers’ needs as they returned to jobs

Delay follows 12 pro-democracy candidates being disqualified from running for elections over perceived subversive intentions and opposition to new security law

With ministers struggling to control a once pliant media, a department famed for dirty tricks and misinformation gets the nod to restart operations

Hackers also infiltrated computer networks of the Hong Kong Diocese, they say

Governing council decision reversed an earlier decision by the university senate that there were not enough grounds for a dismissal

Allegations of corruption over 1MDB have hung over Najib for more than five years

One nun described the speech as narcissistic and centered on what he likes and does not like