Singapore has sought to open its borders to more forms of travel in recent months, but has also had to adjust the measures in response to the escalating Covid-19 situation. Here is a look at the measures: 1. Air travel bubbles • Hong Kong: Singapore’s first two-way air travel bubble. People will be able to […]
In early January 2020, Donald Trump was in a good place. With the economy booming, he was confident of winning the upcoming Presidential election. It didn’t matter that his nativist and exclusionary language was considered racist by many, that his politicisation of the military appalled retired generals, that he taunted civil servants and previous political […]
TAIPEI/WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – A two-star Navy admiral overseeing US military intelligence in the Asia-Pacific region has made an unannounced visit to Taiwan, two sources told Reuters on Sunday (Nov 22), in a high-level trip that could vex China. The sources, who include a Taiwanese official familiar with the situation, said the official was Rear-Admiral Michael […]
PARIS (REUTERS) – A Pakistani minister on Sunday (Nov 22) withdrew comments she made earlier that President Emmanuel Macron was treating Muslims like Nazis had treated Jews in World War II. France’s foreign minister had demanded Pakistan authorities withdraw the comments posted on Twitter by Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari. She posted […]
NEW DELHI (REUTERS) – An Indian state on Sunday (Nov 22) asked police to investigate after a member of the country’s ruling party objected to scenes in the Netflix series A Suitable Boy, in which a Hindu girl kisses a Muslim boy against the backdrop of a Hindu temple. The series is based on an […]
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – Hong Kong hopes to be part of the first group of economies to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) after the agreement takes effect, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said in a blog post on his website on Sunday (Nov 22). The total bilateral trade between Hong Kong and the 15 […]
BEIJING (REUTERS) – China plans to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the Moon this week to bring back lunar rocks in the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from Earth’s natural satellite since the 1970s. The Chang’e-5 probe, named after the ancient Chinese goddess of the Moon, will seek to collect material that […]
An airport employee beside a Malaysia Airlines plane at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey TengKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia Airlines’ parent company has sought financial aid from its sole shareholder, the nation’s sovereign wealth fund, as debt restructuring talks with creditors drag on, the company said on Saturday. […]
GOESAN, South Korea — The family van was loaded with a precious cargo — 11 brown plastic boxes filled with 150 pounds of kimchi that Ha Si-nae, her husband and three daughters had made with their own hands. “We are all set until this time next year!” said Ms. Ha, 40, looking contentedly at the […]
Good evening! Catch up on some of the week’s top reads. S’pore-HK air travel bubble deferred for two weeks due to rise in HK’s Covid-19 cases: Ong Ye Kung It had been slated to launch on Sunday with one flight into each city. READ MORE HERE Malaysia lifts Covid-19 curbs in 4 states, places Kelantan on lockdown […]