Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the people of Taiwan to accept it “must and will be” reunited with China. In a speech marking 40 years since the start of improving ties, he reiterated Beijing’s call for peaceful unification on a one-country-two-systems basis. However, he also warned that China reserved the right to use force. […]
SINGAPORE – From April 1, Singapore-registered vehicles running on diesel will be required to have at least three quarters of the tank filled when leaving Singapore via the land checkpoints. The Singapore Customs said in a statement on Wednesday (Jan 2) that the expansion of the three-quarter tank rule is in line with the recent […]
SINGAPORE – A man appeared in court to face a murder charge on Wednesday (Jan 2) after a woman was found dead at the Golden Dragon Hotel in Geylang at the weekend. Bangladeshi Ahmed Salim, who turned 30 on Tuesday, was charged with murdering Ms Nurhidayati Wartono Surata, 34, between 5.08pm and 8.12pm on Sunday […]
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will not yield on issues it deems to be its core national interests, a commentary in the ruling Communist Party’s official newspaper said on Wednesday, a day after China’s president called for cooperation with the United States. “In matters related to core national interests, China has not given in, is not […]
Move comes after local newspaper accesses database containing the identity details of more than one billion citizens. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which runs the world’s largest biometric identity card scheme, has initiated a police probe into a major security breach. The probe was ordered on Thursday after the local Tribune newspaper accessed a […]
Welcome to ST Now, News As It Happens. Recap of what happened earlier. Reach us at [email protected] or on Facebook and Twitter @STcom. Source: Read Full Article
There are worries about the environmental impact of hydroelectric dams, especially those in China. Leaders of the countries along the Mekong River have been meeting in Cambodia to discuss how best to make use of the waterway. There are worries about the environmental impact of hydroelectric dams, especially those in China. Al Jazeera’s Wayne Hay […]
KABUL (REUTERS) – Afghanistan’s neighbours, caught off-guard by reports of US plans to withdraw thousands of troops, have begun preparing for the risk that a pullout could send hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing across their borders, diplomats say. Alarmed by the possibly of a chaotic withdrawal, diplomats from neighbouring countries who have been in […]
QUETTA, Pakistan (AFP) – Four Pakistani paramilitary soldiers were killed and two injured in a clash with militants in the southwestern province of Balochistan, the military said. The incident happened in Loralai district, around 262km north-east of the provincial capital Quetta, on Monday (Dec 31). According to a statement issued by the military, the militants […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States on Tuesday (Jan 1) expressed concern about “credible reports of harassment, intimidation and violence” in the weeks before Sunday’s parliamentary election in Bangladesh. A State Department statement urged the country’s Election Commission to “work constructively with all sides to address claims of irregularities.” But it offered its congratulations to […]