JAKARTA (REUTERS) – An Indonesian court was set to deliver its verdict on Thursday (May 27) in the trial of a hardline Muslim cleric accused of breaching coronavirus curbs and inciting followers to attend mass gatherings after his return last year from self-imposed exile. A livestream of the court hearing showed Rizieq Shihab, the spiritual […]
SINGAPORE – Ms Logampikai Sadacharam, 63, a volunteer coordinator at Brahm Centre’s community befriending programme, visited Madam K almost 20 times within a month. But each time, Madam K, 72, who lives alone in a cluttered flat, would tell her to go away, insisting she did not need help. Please subscribe or log in to […]
The fiery Islamic cleric Rizieq Shihab, who returned to Indonesia last year from self-imposed exile pledging to lead a “moral revolution,” was sentenced to eight months in prison on Thursday for inciting people to attend mass gatherings in violation of coronavirus protocols. A three-judge panel in Jakarta, the Indonesian capital, found Mr. Rizieq guilty of […]
TOKYO (REUTERS) – AstraZeneca and Nipro Corp signed an agreement to supply the British-Swedish company’s Covid-19 vaccine in Japan, Nipro said on Wednesday (May 26). Tokyo-listed Nipro, a major maker of syringes and medical devices, said the contract was for filling the shot into vials and packaging it, due to start next month. Japan’s government has […]
FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter outside a company building in Shanghai, China April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Aly SongWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Thursday advanced a sweeping package of legislation intended to boost the country’s ability to compete with China, moving the bill toward a vote on final passage after a delay due to […]
COLOMBO (AFP) – Three Indian vessels on Thursday (May 27) joined the battle to contain a major fire on a container ship off the Sri Lanka coast amid fears that it could break up and spew out hundreds of tonnes of oil. The X-Press Pearl has been blazing out of control for a week and […]
John Cena, the professional wrestler and a star of “F9,” the latest installment in the “Fast and Furious” franchise, apologized to fans in China on Tuesday after he referred to Taiwan as a country while giving a promotional interview. Joining a long list of celebrities and companies that have profusely apologized after taking an errant […]
YANGON (REUTERS) – Myanmar’s Roman Catholic leader has called for attacks on places of worship to end after he said four people had died and more than eight were wounded when a group of mainly women and children sought refuge in a church during fighting this week. The conflict between the army and forces opposed […]
BEIJING (REUTERS) – A heavy police presence has engulfed a Beijing court where the espionage case against Australian writer Yang Hengjun, detained by the Chinese authorities two years ago, will be heard on Thursday (May 27) against a backdrop of worsening ties between the two nations. Details of the case have been shrouded in secrecy, […]
SINGAPORE – A fresh wave of Covid-19 infections is sweeping the globe, with several countries in the region including Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines getting badly hit. Singapore has not been spared. In the fortnight till May 26, it has seen between 19 and 38 new community cases diagnosed each day. This compares with the […]