Section: Malaysia
Diamond deals to add sparkle to India-Russian ties
MUMBAI: India’s gemstone industry will hope to add some sparkle to ties between New Delhi and Moscow this week by persuading Russia to massively increase its exports of diamonds direct to the global hub of cutting and polishing. Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit to the Indian capital from Wednesday is expected to see landmark deals...
World’s children paying price for political rifts
GENEVA: Divisions among the veto-wielding powers of the U.N. Security Council are harming the world’s children and sowing the seeds of future conflicts, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday. This year, riven by conflicts, has been the worst in two generations for children around the world, but 2015 looks set to...
Russia displays air defence systems amid Ukraine tensions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia displayed its mobile air defence missile systems in central Moscow on Monday, underlining its military might amid tensions with the West over Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
2014 devastating year for children
UNITED NATIONS, United States: 2014 has been a devastating year for children with up to 15 million swept up in wars in the Central African Republic, Iraq, South Sudan, the Palestinian territories, Syria and Ukraine, the UN children’s agency said. …read more Source: New Straits...
'Day of Silence' aims to rebuild Ukraine truce but talks in doubt
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine plans a “Day of Silence” on Tuesday to try to rebuild a ceasefire with pro-Russian separatists that has all but disintegrated, but accompanying peace talks — the first in three months — look likely to be delayed. …read more Source: The...
U.N. declares 2014 a devastating year for millions of children
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF declared 2014 a devastating year for children on Monday with as many as 15 million caught in conflicts in Central African Republic, Iraq, South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and the Palestinian territories. …read more Source: The...
MH17 wreckage due in Netherlands on Tuesday
THE HAGUE: Wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 will arrive from Ukraine at a Dutch air force base on Tuesday where the plane will be reconstructed as part of probe into the crash. The convoy of lorries carrying pieces of wreckage from Ukraine is due to arrive at the Gilze-Rijen airbase in the south of the country at around 2 pm (1300...
Ukraine says Russia will resume gas flows on Dec 11
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s gas transport monopoly Ukrtransgaz said on Monday Russia would resume supplies of natural gas to Ukraine on December 11 after a six-month gap due to a dispute over prices and unpaid debts. …read more Source: The...
Russia says committed to Ukraine ceasefire talks this week
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is committed to holding another round of talks this week in the Belarussian capital Minsk on ending violence in eastern Ukraine, a senior Kremlin aide said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
U.S. sanctions aimed at changing power in Russia – deputy minister
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian deputy foreign minister accused the United States on Monday of trying to bring down President Vladimir Putin by imposing sanctions on Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine, TASS news agency reported. …read more Source: The...
