JALALABAD, Afghanistan — Three women who worked at a local news outlet were gunned down in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, according to local officials, adding to the bloody tally of Afghan media workers and journalists who have been killed at alarming rates in the past year. The women were on their way home from work […]
JALALABAD, Afghanistan — Three women who worked at a local news outlet were gunned down in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, according to local officials, adding to the bloody tally of Afghan media workers and journalists who have been killed at alarming rates in the past year. The women were on their way home from work […]
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s fuel consumption could rise by 9.8% in the year to March 2022, its highest pace of growth in six years, driven by robust demand for gasoline and gasoil in Asia’s third largest economy, according to initial government projections.FILE PHOTO: A worker holds a nozzle to pump petrol into a vehicle […]
JAKARTA (REUTERS) – Indonesia has detected two cases of the more infectious Covid-19 variant first discovered in Britain, officials said on Tuesday, marking a potential new complication for the country as it tries to contain one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in Asia. Dante Saksono Harbuwono, the deputy health minister, said the discovery of the […]
JAKARTA (REUTERS) – Indonesia has detected two cases of the more infectious Covid-19 variant first discovered in Britain, officials said on Tuesday, marking a potential new complication for the country as it tries to contain one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in Asia. Dante Saksono Harbuwono, the deputy health minister, said the discovery of the […]
BEIJING (CAIXIN GLOBAL) – The recent deaths of two young employees of e-commerce upstart Pinduoduo Inc have raised concerns that the company may be exploiting its employees at the expense of their health, deepening criticism of the Chinese tech sector’s punishing work culture. In January, an engineer surnamed Tan who worked in Shanghai for Pinduoduo’s […]
TOKYO (THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – It will be difficult to achieve the government’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 unless every possible measure is taken. As one promising measure, carbon recycling – a method of recovering and recycling carbon dioxide – has already been introduced in industrial circles. […]
1,700 flats surrendered to HDB over past 5 years, including 700 given up due to reasons like divorce
SINGAPORE – About 1,700 flats were surrendered to the Housing Board over the past five years, including 700 that were given up due to reasons such as break-ups or divorces. These figures were revealed by Senior Minister of State for National Development Sim Ann in Parliament on Tuesday (March 2), in response to Mr Gan […]
1,700 flats surrendered to HDB over past 5 years, including 700 given up due to reasons like divorce
SINGAPORE – About 1,700 flats were surrendered to the Housing Board over the past five years, including 700 that were given up due to reasons such as break-ups or divorces. These figures were revealed by Senior Minister of State for National Development Sim Ann in Parliament on Tuesday (March 2), in response to Mr Gan […]
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, March 2. Singapore urges Myanmar to stop using lethal force, free Suu Kyi immediately Foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan urged all parties in Myanmar to find a way to return to the path of democratic transition. READ MORE HERE Cabinet, public service do not make policy […]