SEOUL (BLOOMBERG) – Chinese fishing is increasing security risks near South Korea’s tense nautical border, said a top Cabinet member in Seoul, pledging to deploy advanced technology to crack down on illegal trawling. Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Moon Seong-hyeok said in an interview that illegal fishing must be “completely eradicated”, joining in calls from […]
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, May 25. Hotel cleaner may be source of Jem, Westgate Covid-19 cluster; 5 Pizza Hut staff among new cases Free Covid-19 testing will be extended to those who visited Jem and Westgate from May 10 to last Saturday. READ MORE HERE More than 200 […]
SINGAPORE – There were four students among the Covid-19 cases confirmed on Monday (May 24). Two of them are Singapore Polytechnic (SP) students from the School of Chemical & Life Sciences (CLS) and they have been linked to the Jem and Westgate cluster, said an SP spokesman on Monday. The other two cases are students […]
JAKARTA (REUTERS) – Indonesia reported a new cluster of 42 coronavirus infections among medical workers who treated 13 Filipino ship crew that were sick with Covid-19, and is tracing dozens of others, a government official said on Sunday (May 23). About 140 other medical workers came into close contact with the crew of the Panamanian-flagged cargo […]
SINGAPORE – The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group has committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The move follows those of several other airlines and increasing scrutiny in recent years on the environmental impact of aviation. The SIA Group consists of flag carrier SIA, budget airline Scoot and SIA Cargo. It said in a statement […]
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s awkward balancing act between “lives and livelihoods” has finally led to a crisis in the healthcare system as Covid-19 cases hit new highs repeatedly this month. But the government is refusing to impose a full-scale Movement Control Order (MCO) similar to that which successfully brought daily cases down to single digits […]
NEW DELHI (REUTERS) – Indian government leaders appealed to farmers to call off a mass protest this week for fear it could prove a viral superspreader event as the country’s overall death toll from Covid-19 crossed 300,000 on Monday (May 24). Over a third have died over the past three weeks during a devastating second wave […]
SINGAPORE – Top banker Bahren Shaari has been appointed to the National University of Singapore (NUS) Board of Trustees from June 1. The NUS alumnus has been the chief executive of the Bank of Singapore since 2015. Earlier, Mr Bahren was the bank’s senior managing director and global market head of South-east Asia. He is […]
SINGAPORE – The Law Society of Singapore has reprimanded a lawyer over a website that had touted an expensive programme to help law students and graduates secure internships and jobs. Mr Ang Chong Yi had failed to act in a manner consistent with the interest of the public by making false and misleading representations on […]
AHMEDABAD, INDIA (REUTERS) – Doctors in India are warning against the practice of using cow dung in the belief it will ward off Covid-19, saying there is no scientific evidence for its effectiveness and that it risks spreading other diseases. The coronavirus pandemic has wrought devastation on India, with 22.66 million cases and 246,116 deaths […]