SINGAPORE – When a fire broke out in the stall across from his at West Coast Market Square, Mr Mohd Zairuddin Onan swung into action. As the flames began to engulf the prawn noodle stall’s exhaust system, Mr Zairuddin headed for the hawker centre’s nearest fire extinguisher. Thanks to the fire safety training he had […]
CHENNAI (WASHINGTON POST) – Along with other doctors in Indian cities facing unprecedented water shortages, Mr T N Ravisankar in Chennai is praying for rain-and soon. Treating patients will “depend on God’s mercy” if water supplies in India’s fourth-largest metropolis aren’t replenished shortly, said Mr Ravisankar, the chairman of Sudar hospitals, a chain of four […]
SINGAPORE – Though the estate of Chinatown is usually associated with history, heritage and the elderly, its key community institutions have been given a makeover to attract the younger crowd. An upgraded Kreta Ayer Community Club (CC) and the Kreta Ayer People’s Theatre were officially opened on Sunday (July 14), after a three-year long revamp […]
SINGAPORE – Thousands of people attended the Scholarships and Top Universities Fair 2019 held at Suntec Singapore on Saturday. Held from 10am to 6pm, the one-day event drew crowds who were interested in meeting representatives from organisations and institutions of higher learning. The fair, organised by Singapore Press Holdings, is the physical extension of the […]
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan and South Korea traded further acrimony on Saturday (July 13), with Tokyo accusing Seoul of mischaracterising talks the day before that did not mend a dispute that could threaten global supplies of microchips and smartphone displays. Tokyo lodged a protest against Seoul, saying it had broken an agreement on what the […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — More than 150 gun owners turned in semiautomatic weapons and gun parts to the police in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Saturday, the first day of nationwide gun buyback events after the government banned most such firearms in the wake of a terrorist attack on mosques in the city. Mike Johnson, the […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Results from two major U.S. railroads next week are likely to attract more scrutiny than usual as investors look for signs of how deeply U.S. President Donald Trump’s multi-front trade war is affecting freight companies and the wider economy. Among those reporting as the second quarter earnings season kicks off next […]
JAKARTA (JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – President Joko Widodo met his former challenger Prabowo Subianto on Saturday (July 13) morning at an MRT station in Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta, in their first encounter following the bitterly contested presidential election. Wearing similar white shirts, the two men shook hands at the station before taking a ride […]
BEIJING — She was once one of China’s most feared journalists, roaming the country uncovering stories about police brutality, wrongful convictions and environmental disasters. But these days, Zhang Wenmin struggles to be heard. The police intimidate Ms. Zhang’s sources. The authorities shut down her social media accounts. Unable to find news outlets that will publish […]
SHANGHAI (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – A search has intensified for a nine-year-old girl from Zhejiang province whose mysterious disappearance almost a week ago has grabbed hearts and headlines across China. Zhang Zixin lived with her paternal grandparents in Chun’an, the rural part of the province’s capital, Hangzhou. She was taken from her home on […]