KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysia has revived detention without trial after its lower house passed an anti-terror law that rights groups say is a giant step backward for human rights. The government says the measures were needed after it arrested 92 Malaysians so far this year suspected of supporting the Islamic State militant group. This includes 17 people detained Sunday, whom police say were planning to rob banks and attack police stations and army camps to obtain weapons.
Europe
PIO CHARGED WITH ENSLAVING 3 WOMEN FOR 30 YEARS IN UK
LONDON (TIP): A 73-year-old Indianorigin man,who headed an extremist Maoist sect in the UK, was on Thursday charged for enslaving three women in his home here for 30 years.Aravindan Balakrishnan is charged with 25 offences […]
Business & Economics
TATA MOTORS LAUNCHES ULTRA RANGE OF TRUCKS
CHENNAI (TIP): With an eye on beefing up its share in the burgeoning intermediate light commercial vehicle (ILCV) segment, Tata Motors has launched a new range of trucks christened ULTRA. Claimed to be contemporary in […]
Business & Economics
Oil prices are expected to remain below $60 a barrel through 2017
MUMBAI (TIP): A Cushman & Wakefield report on oil released on Wednesday said oil prices are expected to remain below $60 a barrel through 2017 and below $70 through 2020. The research report titled, “Oil: […]
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