JAKARTA (AFP) – A 5.9-magnitude quake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s easternmost Papua region on Monday (Aug 2), the United States Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of damage. The quake hit at a relatively shallow depth of 12km, about 180km north-east of Tual city. Shallow quakes tend […]
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Malaysian political heavyweights Mahathir Mohamad and Anwar Ibrahim put aside long-running animosity and joined an opposition protest on Monday (Aug 2) against the shutdown of Parliament and demand the country’s embattled premier resign. The final day of a Parliament session, due to take place on Monday, has been cancelled after the […]
CANBERRA (REUTERS) – Australian police said on Monday (Aug 2) that they had charged a man with impersonating a police officer, following an investigation into a fake video that purported to show a senior official plotting to overthrow the government. In the video widely shared on social media, a man claiming to be Australian Federal […]
BEIJING (CAIXIN GLOBAL) – When inspectors from Nanjing’s emergency management bureau looked at the pictures in the safety assessment report, they felt something wasn’t right: the grass in the photos was greener than it should be at that time of year, and travel for the assessor from their home base in the far off northwestern […]
SEOUL (REUTERS) – South Korea said on Monday (Aug 2) no decision has been made on its joint military exercises with the United States but they should not create tension, after North Korea warned the South against holding the exercises amid signs of a thaw in relations. South Korea and the US regularly stage military […]
MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Who remembers Romeo Jalosjos Sr? In 1997, the then congressman from Zamboanga del Norte was sentenced to life in prison for the rape of an 11-year-old. Despite his incarceration, Mr Jalosjos managed to win in two subsequent elections while still behind bars, and then in 2009 was released […]
SINGAPORE – Researchers here have found a combination of drugs which can be used to treat Covid-19 patients with mild to moderate disease. The drug cocktail has also shown promising results in terms of effectiveness against the Beta and Delta variants of the virus. A team led by Professor Dean Ho, director of the National […]
SINGAPORE – Researchers here have found a combination of drugs which can be used to treat Covid-19 patients with mild to moderate disease. The drug cocktail has also shown promising results in terms of effectiveness against the Beta and Delta variants of the virus. A team led by Professor Dean Ho, director of the National […]
SINGAPORE – Every night, Loyang Bus Depot is a hive of activity. As the more than 450 buses in Go-Ahead Singapore’s fleet return after service, the bus operator’s maintenance crew goes to work checking the vehicles so they are fit for use the next day. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full […]
LHASA, TIBET – All along the immaculately-built highway from Lhasa’s airport to its city centre, big red billboards dot the vast, uninhabited plains backed by a mighty mountain range draped in the bluest of skies. About every 200m, slogans in large bold yellow Chinese characters and smaller Tibetan script underneath them shout out for the […]