SINGAPORE – The nature of KTV lounge operations makes it more difficult for the authorities to test and trace those who are linked to a cluster involving several outlets, while making it easier for Covid-19 to spread, experts say. They expect the number of cases from the cluster, which rose to 53 on Wednesday (July […]
KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) – Two experts on Sime Darby Plantation Bhd’s human rights commission said on Wednesday (July 14) they had resigned from the panel due to a lack of transparency, in a potential setback for the company’s efforts to overturn a US import ban. The Malaysian palm oil giant established the commission in March […]
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Tokyo reported the highest number of new Covid-19 cases in almost six months on Wednesday (July 14), with the Olympics due to open in the capital in just nine days. The city government said there were 1,149 new cases, the highest daily tally since Jan 22, adding to evidence that a new fifth […]
PETALING JAYA – The Malaysian Cabinet, including all the nine ministers from Umno, has agreed to give full backing to Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as Prime Minister to lead the country in battling the worsening Covid-19 pandemic. The ministers said this in a statement on Wednesday (July 14) that every government decision will be collectively […]
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan — The Afghan way of war in 2021 comes down to this: a watermelon vendor on a sweltering city street, a government Humvee at the front line just 30 feet away, and Taliban fighters lurking unseen on the other side of the road. When the shooting starts, the vendor makes himself scarce, leaving […]
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA (AFP) – Australia will take a group of ambassadors snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef on Thursday (July 15) in a last-minute lobbying effort to keep the World Heritage site off Unesco’s endangered list. The United Nations cultural agency last month recommended that the world’s largest reef system – and a jewel in […]
NEW DELHI – A battle is unfolding in the Indian courts between the government and media houses over new IT rules that many in the Indian media have called intrusive and violating the Constitution’s right to freedom of speech and expression. The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, which were […]
SINGAPORE – The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has successfully hosted the 30th edition of Exercise Suman Warrior, and for the first time it was held in a virtual format. The multilateral exercise is held under the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA). It involved 132 representatives from the FPDA’s member nations Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore […]
SINGAPORE – The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has successfully hosted the 30th edition of Exercise Suman Warrior, and for the first time it was held in a virtual format. The multilateral exercise is held under the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA). It involved 132 representatives from the FPDA’s member nations Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore […]
SINGAPORE – A website launched this month provides information and guidance for victims of sexual abuse involving the use of digital technology. It is called Solid Ground, and was put up by two researchers in consultation with gender-equality advocacy group Aware, which saw a spike in such cases of sexual abuse in 2020. In a […]