A passenger jet that crashed into the sea near Indonesia last week had an airspeed indicator problem on its final four flights, officials say. The damage to the device, which tells pilots how fast their planes are travelling, was revealed after the recovery of a “black box” recorder. Lion Air flight JT 610, carrying 189 […]

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s Oil Minister Thamer Ghadhban said on Tuesday that the shortfall in oil supply caused by new U.S. sanctions on Iran had yet to be gauged ahead of an OPEC meeting next month. Ghadhban said Iraq wanted to see the “actual decrease” before Baghdad and other members of the Organization of the […]

SINGAPORE – The vicinity around Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre(Suntec), where the 33rd Asean Summit and related summits will be held next week, has been designated an “Enhanced Security Special Event Area”. Security is expected to be tight within this special event area, the police said in an announcement on Monday evening (Nov […]

SINGAPORE – The National University Hospital (NUH) has clarified its procedures for hospital admissions in response to a Facebook video and post alleging that its staff ignored a pregnant woman in a wheelchair for 7 minutes. NUH said that as part of its processes, the screening staff member had to obtain information on the patient […]

TAIPEI (AFP) – Fishermen and their families took to the streets in Taiwan on Tuesday (Nov 6) against what they said was an unfair crackdown on the industry which has been accused of illegal practices and human rights abuses. The rally by coastal and long-haul fishermen in the capital Taipei is the latest challenge to […]

LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom’s data watchdog said on Tuesday it was fining Brexit campaigner Arron Banks’s insurance company and the Leave.EU campaign for serious breaches of electronic marketing regulations. The move piles pressure on Banks, who is being investigated by Britain’s serious crime agency over the true source of 8 million pounds ($10.4 […]

HONG KONG — For North Korea experts, virtually every detail in the authoritarian state is a potential window into the political priorities of its elusive leader, Kim Jong-un. A mass gymnastics performance that ended in North Korea on Sunday, after a nearly two-month run, was no exception: Unlike in previous years, this year’s edition was […]

TOKYO — Suicides by young people in Japan rose to their highest level in three decades in 2017, according to new figures released by the government. Japan has a persistent suicide problem, although the number of suicides has been declining over all. But child suicides have risen recently, with experts pointing to school pressures and […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Italian government bond yields rose on Tuesday after euro zone finance ministers called on Italy to change its budget, while broader euro zone bond markets hardly budged ahead of key U.S. congressional elections. Monday’s Eurogroup meeting did little to ease the standoff between Italy and the European Union over the 2019 Italian […]

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union could impose sanctions on Italy if no deal is reached on the country’s budget for next year, the bloc’s commissioner for economic affairs said on Tuesday. “I want a dialogue, but sanctions can be finally applied if we do not reach an agreement,” Pierre Moscovici told reporters on Tuesday […]