Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, Feb 5. Chinese communities around the world welcome Year of the Pig Chinese communities began ushering in the Chinese New Year with prayers, family feasts and shopping sprees after embarking on the world’s largest annual migration. READ MORE HERE Multi-racial celebration of Chinese New […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The US special envoy for North Korea will meet with his North Korean counterpart on Wednesday (Feb 6) in Pyongyang to prepare for a summit later this month between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the US State Department said on Monday. US envoy Stephen Biegun said last […]
HONG KONG (AFP) – Chinese communities began welcoming the Year of the Pig on Tuesday (Feb 5), ushering in the Chinese New Year with prayers, family feasts and shopping sprees after embarking on the world’s largest annual migration. In mainland China over the past week, hundreds of millions of people have crammed into trains, buses, […]
GENEVA — Human rights groups called on Monday for a United Nations investigation into China’s mass detention of Muslims in the western region of Xinjiang, seeking to galvanize an international response to allegations of widespread abuses. The rights organizations, presenting the issue as a test of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s credibility, urged it […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain promised Nissan up to 80 million pounds ($104 million) of support and offered Brexit-related assurances to help secure a major investment from the Japanese carmaker in 2016, according to a well-guarded letter released on Monday. Nissan said in October 2016 that it would build the next generation of its Qashqai and […]
SINGAPORE – The Gojek driver in a viral video has been summoned by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) for an interview as a part of investigations after a complaint was filed against him. In a letter dated Monday (Feb 4) and titled “Notice To Attend Interview” seen by The Straits Times, Mr Kamaruzzaman Abdul Latiff […]
(Reuters) – Wall Street was set to open flat on Monday as investors took a wait-and-see stance after an earnings-heavy week which included strong U.S. jobs growth data, with Alphabet’s results expected after the bell. Alphabet Inc rose 0.4 percent in premarket trading, and its results will round up earnings from the so-called FAANG group. […]
LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar edged higher on Monday, breaking a two-week losing streak as strong U.S. jobs data propped up the greenback in a market broadly cautious on the outlook for risky assets. With much of Asia out on holidays this week, the dollar also took heart from the recently concluded trade talks between […]
SINGAPORE – A Christmas cabin that caught the imagination of Woodlands Housing Board residents has undergone a transformation just in time for Chinese New Year. The “snow topped” Christmas log cabin in front of Block 178 Woodlands Street 13 from December now sports decorations such as Chinese couplets, Gods of Fortune, and Chinese lanterns. Mr […]
SINGAPORE – Businessman Ben Goi, son of Popiah King Sam Goi, died in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday morning (Feb 3). He was 43. His body was brought back to Singapore on Sunday night, Channel 8 reported on Monday. The Straits Times understands that he will be cremated at Mandai Crematorium on Thursday morning. Mr Ben Goi […]