A 7.2-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan on Saturday evening, prompting a tsunami warning that was quickly lifted. The quake, which hit just after 6 p.m., lasted for over 30 seconds and could be felt strongly in Tokyo, hundreds of miles from the epicenter. The epicenter was roughly 35 miles below the ocean’s floor off the […]
BEIJING (REUTERS) – The failure of this week’s US-China meeting to build strategic trust has heightened the need for Beijing and Washington to improve crisis management regime, a senior Chinese military scholar and adviser told a Beijing forum on Saturday (March 20). After a fiery start, US and Chinese officials concluded on Friday what Washington […]
COLOMBO (AFP) – A crowded bus crashed into a precipice in central Sri Lanka on Saturday (March 21), killing the driver and 13 passengers, in the worst road accident in 16 years, police said. The privately owned bus was travelling through the hilly region of Passara when it went off the road and crashed as […]
NEW DELHI (REUTERS) – India reported 40,953 new coronavirus cases on Saturday (March 20), the biggest daily jump in nearly four months, with its richest state and economic backbone Maharashtra accounting for more than half the infections. Deaths rose by 188 to 159,404, the health ministry reported, underscoring a resurgence of the virus in the […]
BEIJING (REUTERS) – Tesla Inc chief executive Elon Musk said on Saturday (March 20) his company would be shut down if its cars were used to spy, his first comments on news that China’s military has banned Teslas from its facilities. “There’s a very strong incentive for us to be very confidential with any information,” […]
SINGAPORE – When a patient is dying or deteriorating and healthcare professionals ask the family if they knew what the patient wanted, the answer is commonly no. “This places the burden on the loved ones and healthcare professionals, which may not be ideal and creates a lot of stress,” said Dr Raymond Ng, head of […]
SINGAPORE – Some 3,000 seed packets including cauliflower, radish and pumpkin will be distributed to avid gardeners, who can start registering their interest for the seeds on Saturday (March 20). The seeds are part of a new tranche of edible plant seeds for distribution to the public by the National Parks Board (NParks), to encourage […]
SYDNEY – The prospect of a strengthened security partnership with the United States, India and Japan prompted some unusually grandiose expressions of jubilation and delight in Australia. In a triumphant address to a meeting of MPs from his ruling coalition, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the elevated status of the four-way partnership – the […]
KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS, AFP) – Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Friday (March 19) expressed support for Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s call to hold an emergency Asean summit to address the situation in Myanmar. Tan Sri Muhyiddin in a statement said the persistent use of lethal violence against unarmed civilians was unacceptable, and urged Myanmar’s military leadership […]
SINGAPORE – A Keppel Shipyard worker died from multiple injuries after being struck by a falling rudder of an oil tanker in March last year as he was fitting it on. A coroner’s inquiry heard that the 59-tonne rudder had dislodged after the shackle, which connects the rudder to the ship and had a capacity […]