BEIJING (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – With the resumption of talks aimed at reviving the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, there is an opportunity to save the nuclear non-proliferation agreement, as both the United States and Iran have shown a greater willingness to keep it alive. The hard-won deal was left on life support after the […]
SINGAPORE – There was little hesitation when a group of hawkers at Old Airport Road Food Centre saw white smoke billowing out of a closed stall. Several of them climbed on chairs, tables, and even the electrical boxes on the walls to battle the blaze from outside the shuttered stall. They managed to put out […]
SINGAPORE – Airport and other border front-line workers who may have come into contact with travellers from places affected by the Omicron variant will have to undergo the Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) swab test for their weekly tests – instead of antigen rapid tests (ARTs) – from Thursday (Dec 2). Meanwhile, flight crew serving […]
China Perspective Ep 22: The impact China’s zero-Covid policy has on the new Omicron variant 7:28 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China. The Straits Times’ China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei chats with Money FM 89.3’s Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish. 0:00 Highlights of conversation (click/tap above): 0:35 […]
SINGAPORE – Two berths at Tuas Port will be open for use by the end of the year, with the port’s first phase of construction – comprising 21 berths – completed, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said on Tuesday (Nov 11). The milestone, the culmination of some 34 million hours of work […]
SINGAPORE – A couple attacked a Grab Food deliveryman after he cycled between them while they were walking at Waterway Point in Punggol. They continued to hit his face and stomach even as he raised his hand to stop them. The assault left him with bruises on his nose and abrasions on his arm. On […]
SINGAPORE – The relaxation of social measures will be paused, and travellers entering Singapore will face stricter rules from 11.59pm on Thursday (Dec 2), as the country acts to buy time amid the spread of the new Omicron variant around the world. The Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Tuesday that while no cases of Omicron […]
TOKYO (AFP) – French authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a Japanese woman whose two children have been kept from their father in a case that has revived debate about “parental kidnapping” in Japan. The children’s French father Vincent Fichot – a resident in Japan – has drawn international attention over his attempts to […]
DHAKA (THE DAILY STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The fact that a rape victim’s journey towards justice is a gruelling one is not unknown to us. There have been several reports and extensive research in the past identifying causes for such hurdles in rape prosecution, including those that focused on the extremely low rate of conviction […]
The divide between vegetarians and non-vegetarians in India has always been very public. Streets are dotted with “pure vegetarian” eateries and “eggless cakes” compete for more space in bakeries. This acerbic divide cropped up again this month, after a move by some cities in Gujarat targeting street vendors selling non-vegetarian food, including those made from […]