An official said President Biden had made “a big blunder” by characterizing the North’s nuclear arsenal as a threat to the United States. By Choe Sang-Hun SEOUL — North Korea said on Sunday that President Biden had made “a big blunder” by calling its nuclear arsenal a threat last week, and it warned that the […]

BANGKOK (REUTERS) – Thailand on Sunday (May 2) reported 1,940 new coronavirus cases amid a deadly third wave of the virus. The Health Ministry recorded a second day of 21 deaths, the highest daily number of fatalities since the pandemic began. Sunday’s numbers brought the country’s total confirmed infections since the pandemic began last year […]

SINGAPORE – The frightening surge in Covid-19 cases in India has had repercussions around the world, and Singapore has not been spared, with delays and disruptions across the economy. Much of the impact stems from a ruling that has barred all long-term pass holders and short-term visitors who have travelled to India within the last […]

SINGAPORE – Finding a domestic worker from overseas is already a tricky task in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, with the ban on travellers who have recently been in India or Sri Lanka, families in Singapore will be unable to hire help from these countries. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading […]

NEW DELHI – Mrs Yamini Amrohi held her husband in her arms as he slipped away in their car outside the gate of a hospital in Gurugram, Delhi’s satellite city. She and her son had rushed Mr Ashok Amrohi, 65, to the hospital on the night of April 27 after his condition deteriorated at home […]

NEW DELHI — His Covid-19 task force didn’t meet for months. His health minister assured the public in March that India had reached the pandemic’s “endgame.” A few weeks before that, Prime Minister Narendra Modi boasted to global leaders that his nation had triumphed over the coronavirus. India “saved humanity from a big disaster by […]

SINGAPORE – Singapore is hosting an official visit by Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein on Saturday (May 1) and Sunday, during which he is expected to discuss post-Covid-19 cooperation between the two countries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a statement on Saturday that Datuk Seri Hishammuddin will call on Prime Minister Lee Hsien […]

SINGAPORE – There were 34 new coronavirus cases confirmed on Saturday (May 1), taking Singapore’s total to 61,179. Of these, seven are from the community, while two are from the workers’ dorms. Three of the patients from the community have been linked to the nurse at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and were detected from the testing […]

BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – China will make cutting emissions a focus of its ecological strategy in the next five years, President Xi Jinping said, vowing to call off projects which consume a lot of energy and can’t meet environmental standards. “The carbon neutral and emission-peaking goals are solemn promises China has made to the world,” Mr […]

SINGAPORE – With lockdowns sparked by Covid-19 imposing severe constraints on people globally, mental wellness has been an important issue and will be even more so going forward, said Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam on Saturday (May 1). In Singapore, there are different facets to the issue, given the urban environment, the hectic […]