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World 20 Dec 2024 | 04:14 PM

Sudan's RSF fighters say they plan to work with a new government, raising partition fears

DUBAI/CAIRO (Reuters) - Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters have said they will work with a planned new government to oversee territories they control, the starkest move they have made towards a partition of the country after 20 months of civil war.

World 21 Mar 2025 | 06:44 AM

Sudan army says it has control of presidential palace in Khartoum

DUBAI/CAIRO (Reuters) -The Sudanese army seized full control of the presidential palace in downtown Khartoum on Friday, it said in a statement, in what would be a major gain in a two-year-old conflict with a rival armed group that has threatened to partition the country.

Nation 9 May 2023 | 11:00 PM

‘Shoebox rooms’ with illegal partitions courting danger, says experts (Poll Inside)

PETALING JAYA: Despite the lure of cheap monthly rental costs, community leaders and health experts say the overcrowded nature of partitioned and “shoebox rooms” pose serious safety and hygiene concerns.

VR 10 Aug 2022 | 05:30 AM

India Partition: After 75 years, tech opens a window into the past

VR technology has been enabling those in Pakistan and India to visit their homelands for the first time in decades.

Thailand 16 Oct 2021 | 11:00 PM

Passengers happy with partitions in taxis

A RECENT survey shows that most passengers are happy that Bangkok cabs have been fitted with partitions to prevent Covid-19 transmission.

India 12 Aug 2022 | 08:11 AM

Indian, Pakistani siblings reunite 75 years after Partition

BHATINDA, India (AFP): Tears of joy rolled down his wizened cheeks when Indian Sika Khan met his Pakistani brother for the first time since being separated by the Partition in 1947.

World 13 Aug 2022 | 12:24 PM

Split families still suffer after 75 years of India-Pakistan partition

KARACHI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Ali Hasan Baqai and Abid Hasan Baqai, brothers split for 75 years by the partition of India and Pakistan, talk with their families on a video call, words and tears binding them but with no hope of reunion.

Metro News 10 June 2020 | 11:00 PM

Divided over need for partitions

Some business operators are installing acrylic screens to make customers feel safe while others think they are unnecessary during the recovery MCO period

World 26 Mar 2025 | 10:02 AM

Sudanese army drives RSF from central Khartoum, witnesses say

DUBAI (Reuters) - The Sudanese army drove its rival Rapid Support Forces from most of Khartoum city, residents said on Wednesday, as the army chief toured the presidential palace and airport, marking a major military gain though the wider war looks far from over.

Focus 8 Feb 2025 | 11:00 PM

Gandhi’s lessons

We can learn a lot from the unique South Asian leader.

Focus 11 Mar 2025 | 11:00 PM

Scrabble kings rule the board

Pakistan's young wordsmiths turn colonial English into victory.

Focus 7 Mar 2025 | 11:00 PM

HK’s poor brace for housing crackdown

New standards threaten affordable homes for low-income families in subdivided flats.

Indonesia 17 Jan 2025 | 12:38 PM

Five bodies found following shopping mall fire in Indonesia

Five bodies were evacuated on Friday from a fire that broke out at a shopping mall in the western part of Jakarta on Wednesday evening, as rescuers intensified search efforts for other missing persons.

Pakistan 3 Mar 2025 | 03:46 AM

Pakistan's old English manners spell youth Scrabble success

KARACHI: "Dram", meaning a measure of whisky. "Turm", describing a cavalry unit. "Taupie", a foolish youngster.

Operating Systems 2 Mar 2025 | 02:00 AM

Opinion: Passing down your old computer? Do this first

Last week we talked about how to remove and destroy your old hard drive, so your data isn't stolen.

Books 27 Dec 2024 | 04:30 AM

Pioneering Pakistani novelist Bapsi Sidhwa dies at 86

Bapsi Sidhwa, born in Karachi to a Parsi family, spent her formative years in Lahore, which was the backdrop for much of her writing

Singapore 6 Dec 2024 | 11:00 PM

US brothers admit to being armed with knives

Three American brothers have pleaded guilty to having knives with them at Orchard Plaza during a confrontation.

Cricket 14 Feb 2025 | 03:59 AM

Cricket - Pakistan hopes hosting major cricket tournament will erase worries of instability

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan is hoping that hosting its first major multi-country cricket tournament in nearly 30 years will help erase worries of instability in the country and restore confidence in it as a tourism and investment destination.

Aseanplus News 10 Feb 2025 | 11:00 PM

Tight squeeze over tiny homes

HOUSING is famously cramped in the Asian financial hub of Hong Kong, thanks to sky-high property prices, but a single toilet and kitchen shared by four families would make for a challenging home situation anywhere.

Design 7 Feb 2025 | 02:00 AM

How two architects refurbished a 12th-century palazzo in Genoa, Italy

The man selling the place had acquired it decades earlier with the intention of fixing it up for himself, but had never managed the daunting task.

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