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BEIJING: Chinese internet giant Tencent announced on Wednesday a 41 percent year-on-year jump in second-quarter net income to 26.17 billion…

Jakarta city View(Reuters) JAKARTA: Indonesia is to allocate 40.6 trillion rupiah ($2.7 billion) to the construction of its new capital…

Representative image (ANI) SINGAPORE: Singapore police have arrested 10 foreigners for alleged money laundering and forgery offences, in a case…

Taliban flags fly at the airport in Kabul. (Photo by AP) DUBAI: Two years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan,…

COLOMBO: China has requested permission for a research ship to dock in Sri Lanka, Colombo said Tuesday, following a visit…

BANGKOK: Thailand’s divisive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was transferred from prison to a hospital early Wednesday, less than a…

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. (ANI file photo) COLOMBO: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has expressed hope for a reconciliation…

Bhutan cuts daily fees by half to lure tourists (Reuters) KATHMANDU: The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is to halve the…

Thailand’s new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin/ Reuters BANGKOK: Thailand’s new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin will miss a regional meeting of…

Defence pact with India to be presented in parliament, says Sri Lankan president (Credits: ANI) President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has…