GENEVA (AFP) – The United Nations said on Tuesday (March 9) it was “appalled” by the apparent arbitrary killing of nine activists in the Philippines by security forces targeting alleged communist insurgents. Eight men and one woman were killed as the authorities executed search warrants before dawn on Sunday, the UN rights office said. “We […]
SINGAPORE – Wristbands to track movements and partitioned meeting pods with microphones will be trialled as Singapore looks to revive its battered Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (Mice) sector. Almost 1,000 business visitors, delegates and speakers, comprising mostly locals, will try out these new measures at the Geo Connect Asia 2021 event, at the Marina […]
SINGAPORE – Researchers here have found that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine can help the body to produce specific types of antibodies and immune cells against the Sars-CoV-2 virus, which may explain why it is able to offer protection from Covid-19 as early as 12 days after a single dose. According to an Israeli study conducted among […]
BEIJING (REUTERS) – The official news outlet of the Communist Party of China’s Xinjiang region said unidentified companies from the area have filed a domestic civil lawsuit seeking unspecified compensation from a United States-based human rights researcher whose reports alleged forced labour is used in the region’s cotton industry. The companies said researcher Adrian Zenz’s […]
SEOUL (BLOOMBERG) – South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party leader resigned the party post he held for seven months to pave the way for a possible bid to succeed President Moon Jae-in in the 2022 presidential election. Mr Lee Nak-yon, a top contender in Mr Moon’s progressive camp, said Tuesday (March 9) he was resigning as […]
SINGAPORE – A student who returned to Singapore from Britain with flu-like symptoms allegedly breached her stay-home notice (SHN) to dine at a food court at Terminal 1 of Changi Airport. Esther Tan Ling Ying, who later tested positive for Covid-19, is said to have also lied about her travel history when she saw a […]
SINGAPORE – A student who returned to Singapore from Britain with flu-like symptoms allegedly breached her stay-home notice (SHN) to dine at a food court at Terminal 1 of Changi Airport. Esther Tan Ling Ying, who later tested positive for Covid-19, is said to have also lied about her travel history when she saw a […]
OKUMA, Japan (AFP) – Reverend Akira Sato dreams of hearing hymns echo once again through the church he was forced to leave behind after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster a decade ago. Ten years after a tsunami overwhelmed the cooling systems at the nearby plant, sending it into meltdown, the Fukushima First Bible Baptist Church […]
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s Terumo Corp said on Tuesday (March 9) it has developed a new syringe that can get seven doses out of each vial of Covid-19 vaccine made by Pfizer Inc , at least one more than accessible with existing syringes. The health ministry approved the design on Friday, and Terumo will begin […]
ISLAMABAD (DAWN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – They have been on the front line of protests against the military coup in Myanmar. They took to the streets to say black lives matter. They have led sit-ins against India’s farm laws. They have been the face of successful recent protests in Algeria, Lebanon, Sudan and Belarus. Women around […]