China Threatened ‘war’ Over Sea Row
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Friday China's leaders told him they were prepared to go to war over competing claims in the South China Sea. Duterte, who met with Chinese President Xi...
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China, ASEAN Agree On Draft Framework For South China Sea Code
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) took a step towards easing tensions in the South China Sea, state media reported Thursday, agreeing to a framework for a "code of conduct"...
774 Ghanaians Deported From Abroad Last Year
A total of 774 Ghanaians were deported from abroad last year as against 1,278 in 2015 for committing various offences. The offences included illegal entry, possession of fake travelling documents,...
God Helps Those Who Help Themselves
Do we expect prayers and God to clean up the mess we create? My attention was stirred by a caption culled from President Nana Akufo Addo’s 2017 May Day Address posted by the Accra based Citi 97.3...
Albino Orangutan Named ‘Alba’ After Global Appeal
A conservation group said Monday it has chosen the name Alba for a rare albino orangutan rescued from captivity in Indonesia after receiving a flood of suggestions from the public. The name means...
AirAsia To Launch China Joint Venture
Budget airline AirAsia has signed a joint venture agreement to set up a new low-cost carrier in China. It wants to tap in to demand in the country, which is set to overtake the US to become the...
Malaysia Seizes Smuggled Tortoises Worth $300,000
Malaysian customs foiled an attempt to smuggle hundreds of the world's most endangered tortoises into the country from Madagascar, a senior official said Monday. The 330 ploughshare and radiated...
Ghana Does Not Have A Foreign Policy Towards China
A lecturer with the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana says Ghana does not have any foreign policy towards China to enable it to win the war on galamsey. Lloyd Amoah says at best...
Manila, Beijing To Open South China Sea Talks Next Week
The Philippines and China will open bilateral talks on their dispute over the South China Sea next week, Manila's ambassador to Beijing said on Saturday. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has...
Malaysia Deports Turks Wanted Over Alleged Gulen Links
Malaysia has deported three Turkish nationals wanted by Ankara for alleged links to a US-based preacher accused of being behind a failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. National police...
Malaysia Football Chief In North Korea Poison Warning
Malaysia's football chief on Thursday said he was worried about players being deliberately poisoned if their controversial Asian Cup qualifier goes ahead in North Korea's Pyongyang. Football...
Malaysia Appeals Against Pyongyang Football Venue
Malaysia has lodged an appeal against having to play an Asian Cup qualifier against North Korea in Pyongyang, Asian football's governing body said Wednesday. "There is an appeal from FAM. We are...
Public Asked To Name Rare Albino Orangutan
The public are being asked to name a rare albino orangutan rescued in the Indonesian part of Borneo island, with conservationists saying she has become an "ambassador" for the threatened species. The...
Devotees Mark Buddha’s Birthday In Malaysia
Thousands of devotees gathered in Malaysian temples Wednesday to celebrate Buddha's birth, death and enlightenment -- a festival marked on different days across the region, which is also known as...
Kufuor Government Sold Railway Lines As ‘scrap Metal’
The Kufuor administration sold Ghana’s railway lines to Indians as scrap metal, former Minister of Trade and Industry Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has said. According to him, that practice affected Ghana’s...
An Economy That Wobbles
BY: Ivor Agyeman-Duah If Ghana’s 60-year-old post-colonial economy had a human form, it could be on retirement with an ambivalent score. For what is it that blows cold today and hot tomorrow? Ten...
North Korea-Malaysia Football Match To Be Played In Pyongyang
An Asian Cup qualifier between North Korea and Malaysia will be played in Pyongyang, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced Monday, despite strained ties over an assassination in Kuala...
Wife Seeks Release of Turkish Businessman Held In Malaysia
The wife of a Turkish businessman detained in Malaysia for alleged terrorism offences made a tearful appeal to the government Monday to release him, saying he is innocent. "I am begging the Malaysian...
The Mekong Middlemen Running Drugs Across Asia
Compared to their ultra-violent Central and Latin American cousins, the drug dealers of Southeast Asia's Golden Triangle use their low-profile to remain beyond the long arm of the law. But they...
Mr X and the Cartels Hooking SE Asia On Pills
The downfall of millionaire "Mr X", long shielded by cash and contacts in Laos, has highlighted the role of the secretive, communist country in showering pills across Southeast Asia. Allegedly a key...