QUETTA, PAKISTAN (REUTERS) – A suicide bombing targeting a vehicle carrying Chinese nationals in southwestern Pakistan killed two children and wounded three on Friday (Aug 20), police said. The suicide blast took place at the East Bay Road in the port of Gwadar around 7pm. Chinese nationals sustained minor injuries, a police statement said. Gwadar […]
KABUL (AFP) – Gunmen flanked an Islamic scholar as he delivered a fiery speech on Friday (Aug 20) to a packed Kabul mosque at the most important prayers of the week – the first since the Taleban seized power in Afghanistan five days ago. The preacher rallied the faithful at the Abdul Rahman Mosque with […]
SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day Rally next Sunday (Aug 29) will look at the full range of measures to continue uplifting the incomes of Singaporeans, especially those at the lower end, said Finance Minister Lawrence Wong. He said ways to ensure fair hiring and human resource practices – so both the […]
SINGAPORE – The deluge of rain that flooded parts of Singapore on Friday (Aug 20) morning was brought about by a clash of winds blowing from the north and south. When surface winds blowing from two different directions meet in this manner, air is forced upwards and rain clouds form. The convergence of two wind […]
SINGAPORE – When gardener Johnny Chan joined the landscaping industry eight years ago he was trimming hedges and cutting grass with tools by hand. But since then, machines have dramatically changed many of those tasks, and his job along with it. What used to take three to four hours can now be done in just […]
MANILA (REUTERS) – The Philippines reported a record in new coronavirus cases on Friday (Aug 20) and warned the trend could continue as restrictions were relaxed in the capital region to try to spur economic activity. The health ministry confirmed 17,231 new cases and 317 fatalities, the highest daily death toll in four months. Deaths […]
SINGAPORE – Commuters on the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) will be able to entertain themselves by looking for 88 animals – long-tailed macaques and a dog – hidden in artworks around the Upper Thomson station, when the second stage of the line opens on Aug 28. They will also get to enjoy 22 bird sculptures […]
SINGAPORE – Giant panda Jia Jia has not been eating well since she gave birth last week but that is normal for new panda mothers, said the Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) on Friday (Aug 20). It added that her carers have been giving her electrolytes and glucose solution via syringe to boost her energy to […]
KUALA LUMPUR – Thousands of Malaysians have signed a petition addressed to the King, rejecting the idea of Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob being possibly appointed the country’s ninth prime minister after the collapse of the Perikatan Nasional administration on Monday (Aug 16). The petition on change.org, which was started by one Kyle Mohd, garnered 200,000 […]
KUALA LUMPUR – Thousands of Malaysians have signed a petition addressed to the King, rejecting the idea of Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob being possibly appointed the country’s ninth prime minister after the collapse of the Perikatan Nasional administration on Monday (Aug 16). The petition on change.org, which was started by one Kyle Mohd, garnered 200,000 […]