ISKANDAR PUTERI (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Johor will carry out targeted Covid-19 testing around its capital Johor Baru soon, said Menteri Besar Hasni Mohammad. He said the government decided on the move after the daily number of Covid-19 cases in the state did not show any sign of decreasing. “The state government, through the […]
BENGALURU (REUTERS, BLOOMBERG) – India reported a daily rise of 86,498 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours on Tuesday (June 8), the lowest in 66 days, according to a statement by the government. The second wave, which saw a record 414,188 new cases on May 7, has been tapering sharply. The total tally […]
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG, REUTERS) – Chinese markets linked to some of the earliest Covid-19 cases were illegally selling a range of wildlife from which the coronavirus may have spread, according to a study published less than two weeks after US President Joe Biden ordered a deeper probe into the pandemic’s genesis. Mink, masked palm civets, raccoon […]
SINGAPORE – A subsidiary of SMRT has tied up with the largest commercial electric vehicle (EV) digital platform in China to find viable ways to provide EV services in Singapore and the region. Under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed on Tuesday (June 8), China’s DST Electric Vehicle Rental (Shenzhen) will provide SMRT’s Strides Transportation […]
SINGAPORE – Professor Liu Bin, vice-president for research and technology at the National University of Singapore (NUS), has been conferred a top prize by the Royal Society of Chemistry in Britain. Prof Liu was given the Centenary Prize this year for her work in the innovative design and synthesis of organic molecules and nanomaterials, as […]
PHNOM PENH (REUTERS) – Almost one in every five Cambodians has already received a dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine, catapulting the country well past wealthier, bigger South-east Asian neighbours. Like the doses, the success story is labelled “Made in China”. Already one of China’s closest allies, Cambodia kick-started inoculations with a bigger donation of vaccines from […]
HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Hong Kong will continue to invite foreign judges to its courts and the city’s legal system remains “hard as a rock”, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday (June 8) amid international concern about the impact of a sweeping national security law. Worries over the ability of Hong Kong’s judicial system […]
BRISBANE (AFP) – A gigantic dinosaur discovered in Australia’s outback has been identified as a new species and recognised as one of the largest to ever roam the Earth, according to palaeontologists. The Australotitan cooperensis, part of the titanosaur family that lived about 100 million years ago, has finally been named and described 15 years […]
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Australia’s Victoria state authorities said plans to ease Covid-19 restrictions in state capital Melbourne this week remained on track as new locally acquired coronavirus cases fell on Tuesday (June 8). Victoria, Australia’s second-most-populous state, was plunged into a snap one-week hard lockdown on May 27 to contain a virus outbreak, forcing its […]
SINGAPORE – A man who posed as “SharonLiew86” to send racially offensive tweets was jailed for three weeks on Tuesday (June 8). Zainal Abidin Shaiful Bahari, now 35, pleaded guilty to charges involving acts against racial harmony. On Oct 11, 2019, the Singaporean created a post purporting that the academic achievements of Malay students were inferior […]