TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan needs to let its coast guard work smoothly with self-defence forces, in the face of assertiveness by giant neighbour China, Fumio Kishida, a contender to head the ruling party, and so become the next prime minister, said on Monday (Sept 13). Only lawmakers and grassroots members of the ruling Liberal Democratic […]
SINGAPORE – Security officers would get more protection under proposed laws introduced in Parliament on Monday (Sept 13) to set out new offences and stiffer penalties for those who harass, abuse or harm officers carrying out their duties. The Private Security Industry (Amendment) Bill will amend the Private Security Industry Act (PSIA) to address the […]
KUALA LUMPUR (SIN CHEW DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysia has just celebrated its 64th anniversary of independence and will soon celebrate Malaysia Day. Independence usually means unshackling ourselves from yoke and tyranny of colonial masters. Moreover, it also means unshackling ourselves from deep-seated prejudices and fears which impede a country from moving forward towards greater […]
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar began a week full of big economic data on a firm footing, with investors wary of the Federal Reserve beginning its exit from super-supportive policy even as cases of the coronavirus surge.FILE PHOTO: U.S. one hundred dollar notes are seen in this picture illustration taken in Seoul February 7, 2011. […]
SINGAPORE – An initiative in Tampines Park to convert food waste into nutrients for use in vegetable and fish farming is set to be extended to other parts of the town. The produce from the farms is currently undergoing food safety checks, said the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) in response to queries from The Straits […]
PHNOM PENH (AFP) – China handed over to Cambodia a US$150 million (S$201 million) stadium in Phnom Penh, with officials saying on Sunday (Sept 12) it is the result of Beijing’s biggest ever infrastructure grant to the country. The 60,000-capacity venue is the latest project under China’s trillion-dollar Belt and Road initiative, a plan to […]
DHAKA (AFP) – A high-profile cartoonist and a Sweden-based journalist were among seven men charged on Sunday (Sept 12) under Bangladesh’s Internet law that critics say is being used against opposition figures. A court in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka accepted formal charges laid out by police under the Digital Security Act against cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore […]
KUALA LUMPUR – Schools in several states in Malaysia are set to reopen from Oct 3, but capacity has been limited to 50 per cent in classrooms. Announcing this on Sunday (Sept 12), Education Minister Radzi Jidin said that students would be split into two groups, taking turns to attend classes in person. “We will split […]
SINGAPORE – Eight in 10 of those who responded to a poll on long-term land use plans felt that parks, nature spaces and greenery are key to making Singapore a good place to live, work and play. A similar number said affordable housing was critical in the poll by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), which […]
KABUL (AFP) – Taliban fighters have taken over the glitzy Kabul mansion of one of their fiercest enemies – the warlord and fugitive ex-vice president Abdul Rashid Dostum. Now in the hands of rank and file Taliban fighters, the opulent villa has given the austere Islamists a peek into the lives of Afghanistan’s former rulers, […]