SINGAPORE – Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon has been appointed as a member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) governing body for Dispute Resolution Services (DRS) for a term of two years. The governing body is a formal committee of the ICC executive board, and helps ensure the ICC’s DRS remain trusted and relevant. CJ […]
MANILA (AFP) – Churches in Manila will be closed, eating inside restaurants banned and leisure travel outside the Philippine capital curbed under new coronavirus rules unveiled on Sunday (March 21) as the country battles a resurgence in infections. The number of new cases has exceeded 7,000 for three days in a row – the highest […]
SINGAPORE – A stretch of the Rail Corridor has been reopened, offering visitors a continuous recreation trail between Hillview and Bukit Timah. The stretch, which spans about 4km and lies between two conserved truss bridges, is also known as the Rail Corridor (Central). It was closed since 2019 for restoration works. On Monday morning (March […]
SINGAPORE – A stretch of the Rail Corridor has been reopened, offering visitors a continuous recreation trail between Hillview and Bukit Timah. The stretch, which spans about 4km and lies between two conserved truss bridges, is also known as the Rail Corridor (Central). It was closed since 2019 for restoration works. On Monday morning (March […]
YANGON (REUTERS) – Myanmar activists plan fresh protests on Monday (March 22) including a call for vehicle convoys to drive through intersections honking horns with occupants raising three-finger anti-coup salutes despite reports of security forces killing more people at the weekend. Media reported dawn protests in at least two parts of the commercial hub of […]
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Australian authorities are planning to evacuate thousands more people on Monday (March 22) from flood-affected suburbs in Sydney’s west, which is set for its worst flooding in 60 years with another day of drenching rain expected. Unrelenting rains over the past three days swelled rivers in Australia’s most populous state of New […]
FILE PHOTO: Mount Merapi volcano spews hot lava as seen from Turi village in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, March 5, 2021, in this photo taken by Antara Foto/Andreas Fitri Atmoko/via Reuters. LONDON (Reuters) – The Danish Red Cross has launched a catastrophe bond for volcano-related disasters with the support of several financial firms, the groups said […]
WELLINGTON (REUTERS) – New Zealand is set to announce on Monday (March 22) whether it will open quarantine-free travel to Australians, but Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern indicated that such an arrangement may only be with some Australian states. Ms Ardern told state broadcaster TVNZ in an interview that initial country-to-country negotiations had turned to state-by-state […]
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – Scientists tracing the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic believe they’ve identified a possible transmission source: China’s thriving wildlife trade. The highly anticipated findings from experts convened by the World Health Organisation and the Chinese government are expected to show parallels to the spawning in 2002 of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or Sars, […]
SINGAPORE – A man was found stuck in a drain – with water up to his chest – at a hiking trail along the Bukit Timah Expressway near Mandai Road on Sunday (March 21). He was later pulled out by officers from the Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART) using rescue ropes, said the Singapore […]