NAPYITAW (REUTERS) – Twitter users experienced serious disruptions to service late on Friday (Feb 5) in Myanmar, where user numbers have risen after the new military junta banned Facebook, citing the need to ensure stability. Twitter users said the social media network had become unavailable intermittently. The authorities have issued an order to all telcos to block […]
SINGAPORE – A small-scale pilot to allow some bars and pubs to reopen has been extended by two more months to April 7, but will not be extended to more outlets. This is to mitigate the risk of further community transmission and formation of clusters in high-risk settings, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) […]
The following report compiles all significant security incidents confirmed by New York Times reporters throughout Afghanistan from the past seven days. It is necessarily incomplete as many local officials refuse to confirm casualty information. The report includes government claims of insurgent casualty figures, but in most cases these cannot be independently verified by The Times. […]
SINGAPORE – The World Economic Forum (WEF) has postponed its special annual meeting in Singapore from May to August, due to the global Covid-19 situation. The meeting will now take place from Aug 17 to 20, the WEF said in a statement on Wednesday (Feb 3) night. “Although the WEF and Government of Singapore remain confident […]
Good evening! Catch up on some of the main headlines on Friday, Feb 5. Chinatown to restrict access, no light-up this weekend and on CNY Eve 74 people were also fined for flouting rules at parks and beaches while 12 F&B outlets were penalised. READ MORE HERE Helping workers, businesses to adapt and grow a […]
JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – A vaccine shot administered into the shoulder of President Joko Widodo on Jan 13 marked the start of the country’s mass Covid-19 inoculation programme. Targeting 181.5 million Indonesians, or 67 per cent of the total population, the Health Ministry is planning to reach its target in around 15 […]
SINGAPORE – Consumers may have to pay more when eating out so low-wage workers, including cooks, waiters and kitchen assistants, can see higher wages. This could be the impact of a move to raise the income of low-wage workers in the food service sector, said Senior Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad on Thursday (Feb […]
SINGAPORE – A total of 3,740 Build-To-Order (BTO) flats, including Singapore’s first assisted living public housing project for seniors, were launched for sale by the Housing Board on Thursday (Feb 4) in the first sales exercise for the year. The flats are spread across seven housing projects in the mature towns of Kallang/Whampoa and Toa […]
Expressing concerns over the military coup in Myanmar, the leaders of Indonesia and Malaysia have called for a special meeting of Asean foreign ministers to discuss the situation in depth. Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, on his first official trip abroad since taking office in March last year, met Indonesian President Joko Widodo, at the […]
FILE PHOTO: A Bank of America logo is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo(Reuters) – Bank of America Corp said on Wednesday that it would invest $15 billion in affordable housing initiatives over the next five years, tripling its commitment as a booming […]