SINGAPORE – Safra Tampines will remain open even though it has formed a new cluster with a total of nine Covid-19 cases as at Thursday (Aug 12). In a statement to The Straits Times, Safra said that six individuals who had tested positive for the coronavirus were last at Safra Tampines from Aug 6 to […]
KUALA LUMPUR (SIN CHEW DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) -The turn of political events in the past two weeks was unprecedented, leading to feelings of dismay and disappointment among Malaysians in the face of worsening crises. As daily Covid-19 numbers worsen, recent events further increase the frustration and trust deficit to the prime minister and his government. […]
KUALA LUMPUR (SIN CHEW DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) -The turn of political events in the past two weeks was unprecedented, leading to feelings of dismay and disappointment among Malaysians in the face of worsening crises. As daily Covid-19 numbers worsen, recent events further increase the frustration and trust deficit to the prime minister and his government. […]
SINGAPORE – Four new SkillsFuture work-study programmes, offering a total of about 300 places over the next three years, are in the pipeline to meet manpower needs in emerging and growth sectors. Three of these new programmes will be rolled out in October. The work-study schemes, which allow adults to pursue higher qualifications while working, […]
MUMBAI (THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION) – As the health worker swabbed the skin on his arm with an alcohol wipe and prepared the syringe, Kartik Biswas felt an overwhelming sense of relief. He was finally about to receive his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, as part of a drive by the southern Indian state of […]
TAICHUNG, TAIWAN (AFP) – As he queued to board a flight out of Hong Kong to Taiwan last month, dissident artist Kacey Wong was painfully aware of the extra immigration officials brought in to scrutinise each departing passenger. Wong, 51, was one of the city’s best-known provocateurs, an artist who specialised in satirising and criticising […]
UIWANG, SOUTH KOREA (REUTERS) – Samsung Electronics vice-chairman Lee Jae-yong, convicted of bribery and embezzlement, was released on parole on Friday (Aug 13). Mr Lee appeared outside the Seoul Detention Centre, wearing a dark grey suit and looking thinner than when he was last detained in January. “I’ve caused much concern for the people. I […]
KABUL, Afghanistan — Two major cities in western and southern Afghanistan were on the verge of collapse to the Taliban on Thursday, as the insurgency’s race to seize control of the country accelerated. With the Taliban’s sudden gains in Kandahar, in the country’s southern Pashtun heartland, and Herat, a vital cultural and economic hub, the […]
JAKARTA (REUTERS) – Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry expressed its regret on Thursday (Aug 12) after a senior Nigerian diplomat was forcibly restrained by immigration officers in Jakarta, prompting the African country to recall its ambassador to Abuja for consultations. A video of the incident, widely shared on social media and sparking outrage among users, shows the […]
HONG KONG — They swarm public squares, crowd shopping malls and form lines that stretch several city blocks. They lean over barricades that strain to hold them and ignore police officers who try to corral them. The crowds filling Hong Kong in recent weeks aren’t protesters fighting for democracy. They are devotees of the city’s […]