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GUMDHUM: Bangladeshi soldiers distribute rice to young Rohingya refugees at the refugee camp of Balukhali. — AFP
Myanmar searches for more Hindu corpses as mass grave unearthed
A massacre by Rohingya Muslim militants GUMDHUM: Bangladeshi soldiers distribute rice to young Rohingya refugees at the refugee camp of Balukhali. — AFPYANGON: Myanmar troops yesterday searched for dozens of missing Hindu villagers feared dead after the discovery of a grave containing 28 corpses in Rakhine state, evidence of what the army says is a massacre by Rohingya Muslim militants. Northern Rakhine has been ravaged by communal violence...
India's Virat Kohli celebrates his team victory during the ICC World Twenty20 2016 cricket match against Pakistan at Eden Gardensnin Kolkata, India, Saturday, March 19, 2016.
Kohli urges high-flying India to be 'ruthless'
NEW DELHI: Captain Virat Kohli has called on his players to be "ruthless" after the crushing one-day series win over Australia took India top of the world one-day rankings to add to their number one Test status. A five-wicket win in the third game of the five-match series on Sunday gave India an unassailable 3-0 lead over Steve Smith's Australia. It also stretched India's winning streak to a record 12 matches across all formats. Kohli's side have...
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Review: 'Victoria & Abdul' illuminates only half the title
In this image released by Focus Features, Judi Dench, right, and Ali Fazal appear in a scene from "Victoria and Abdul."Stop us if this sounds familiar: A tall, dark, bearded servant of rough breeding comes from far away to suddenly charm a grumpy, widowed Queen Victoria and thus upend Britain's royal court at the turn of the 20th century. You were perhaps thinking of the film "Mrs. Brown," starring Judi Dench as the monarch and Bill Connolly as...
An office worker changes her footwear from high-heeled to flat shoes outside her office in Makati, Manila's financial district.-AFP
Philippines bans compulsory high heels in workplace
An office worker changes her footwear from high-heeled to flat shoes outside her office in Makati, Manila's financial district.-AFPMANILA: The Philippines has banned companies from compelling women to wear high heels to work under a government order hailed by a labor group yesterday as a victory against sexism and pain. The labor department order took effect on Sunday as the government took up the cudgels for long-suffering shopping mall clerks,...
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Kuwait real estate activity remained stable in August
KUWAIT: Real estate activity remained relatively stable in August. Seasonality pulled the monthly sales figure down slightly to KD 154.5 million. Sales across all sectors totaled KD 1.5 billion year-to-date (ytd), down 5.4 percent from the same period last year. The residential sector was particularly strong in 2017, compensating for the subdued activity in the investment and commercial sectors. Prices continue to stabilize, though they remain...
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Kuwait's ICT industry poised for growth - SPECIAL REPORT
Tech businesses are expected to be among the beneficiaries of several new initiatives being rolled out in Kuwait targeting start-ups and e-government expansion.The raft of projects will be introduced under the Kuwait National Development Plan (New Kuwait), which aims to transform the country into a regional financial and cultural leader by 2035. Unveiled in January, the wide-ranging roadmap is supported by seven pillars: global position,...
PYONGYANG: Exhibitors and vendors wait to enter the 13th International Trade Fair in Pyongyang yesterday. — AFP
Chinese traders get down to business in North Korea
13th Pyongyang international trade show opens PYONGYANG: Exhibitors and vendors wait to enter the 13th International Trade Fair in Pyongyang yesterday. — AFPPYONGYANG: It was a tale of just two economies when the 13th Pyongyang International Trade Fair opened in the North Korean capital yesterday, with two-thirds of the exhibitors domestic firms, and almost all the others Chinese.Eight sets of progressively tighter United Nations Security...
LONDON: This file photo shows taxi drivers blocking Whitehall as they demonstrate in central London against Uber.—AFP
Uber says sorry over London mistakes, but vows to appeal
LONDON: This file photo shows taxi drivers blocking Whitehall as they demonstrate in central London against Uber.—AFPLONDON: The head of Uber apologized yesterday for "mistakes" made by the US ride-sharing app after London authorities refused to renew its license, but still vowed to appeal the decision. "While Uber had revolutionized the way people move in cities around the world, it's equally true that we've got things wrong along the way,"...
SHANGHAI: In this photograph, doctor Wang Yang takes measurements during a consultation with Yu Linlin at Huamei Medical Cosmetology Hospital in Shanghai.—AFP
Going under the knife in China’s plastic surgery stampede
SHANGHAI: In this photograph, doctor Wang Yang takes measurements during a consultation with Yu Linlin at Huamei Medical Cosmetology Hospital in Shanghai.—AFPSHANGHAI: Chen Yan is 35 and fears middle age is upon her, so like all of her friends she sees cosmetic surgery as the solution: time to get a new nose. Plastic surgery is booming in China, fuelled by rising incomes, growing Western influences, and the imperative of looking good on social...
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MP threatens to grill 2 ministers
KUWAIT: Opposition MP Shuaib Al-Muwaizri yesterday said he will file to grill the ministers of Oil and Social Affairs and Labor in the next term over a series of alleged violations. Muwaizri said the next term which opens in less than three weeks will be "extremely hot" claiming that the government violations continued. He called on the National Assembly to withdraw confidence against ministers who commit violations.The lawmaker said he plans to...
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Gold price drops
KUWAIT: Gold price went down by $23 to reach $1,295 per ounce in last week’s trading in New York New Mix market, according to Sabaek Al-Kuwait Company. It added in its weekly report yesterday that gold’s price went down due to various reasons, such as the recovering US dollar and a new sentiment for bold trading among stock and bond dealers. —KUNA
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Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)
Massive fuel shortage forces electricity cuts in Kuwait
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EL KFOUR: Lebanon: People inspect the damage to a building after a Zionist airstrike in the southern town of Kfour, in the Nabatiyeh district, on August 17, 2024, amid the ongoing cross-border clashes between Zionist troops and Hezbollah fighters. – AFP
Hezbollah reveals its military muscle
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KUWAIT: His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Dr Imad Mohamed Al-Ateeqi (center) is greeted by Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (second right) and other officials. — KUNA
Oil minister returns to Kuwait after treatment in Turkey
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JAHRA: Part of the Al-Shagaya Concentrated Solar Power Project is seen in this photo taken from the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research website.
KAPP shortlists companies for Dabdeba, Shagaya
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Interior Minister orders removal of violations in Failaka