Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, Oct 27. After a day of high drama, Umno decides to back PN pact Umno’s supreme council said after midnight that its MPs would continue to support the PN government. READ MORE HERE Netting put up along parts of Changi Jurassic Mile after golf […]
PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak said that he has suggested ruling party Umno work with opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, but insisted any such cooperation must not involve the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the Pakatan Harapan coalition led by Datuk Seri Anwar. He was […]
BEIJING – China’s top leaders are meeting this week to set a course for the country’s economic and social development in the near and longer term. This comes as it emerges from a devastating pandemic and braces for a decoupling with the United States. Investors, environmentalists and China watchers will be tuning in as the […]
Good evening! Catch up on some of the main headlines on Monday, Oct 26. Barisan Nasional mulls replacing Malaysian PM Muhyiddin after setback on emergency It is understood that Umno believes it can wrest power if it can find a suitable candidate and strike a deal with Mr Muhyiddin’s Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia. READ MORE HERE […]
SINGAPORE – There were three new Covid-19 cases confirmed as at noon on Monday (Oct 26), taking Singapore’s total to 57,973. There were two imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notices on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday. There were no new community cases but there was one case […]
For the first time since air traffic was mostly grounded by the Covid-19 pandemic in March, a palpable buzz was evident in a section of Terminal 3 at Changi Airport when SIA’s Restaurant A380 @ Changi opened for business. Within the transit area, there were children, some of them dressed in mini sarong kebayas, running about and […]
BEIJING (REUTERS) – Over the weekend, crowds packed a former industrial warehouse in Beijing as the China Fashion Week got underway, with models strutting mask-less on a square runway and guests oblivious to social distancing norms. Similarly vibrant scenes are being seen elsewhere in China as consumers return to cinemas, live performances and restaurants. To […]
TOKYO • ANA Holdings will cut about 3,500 jobs by fiscal year 2022, and will seek to temporarily transfer employees to Toyota Motor and other automakers, Japanese media Yomiuri reported, without saying where it got the information. The Japanese carrier will announce a business plan tomorrow that includes the cutbacks and a halt to hiring […]
TOKYO – Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday (Oct 26) is set to bind Japan to a target for carbon neutrality by 2050, a shift in stance that will bring the country in line with the European Union and more than 60 other nations in efforts to combat climate change. The Nikkei reported last week […]
SINGAPORE – April 26 was to be a day of rest. An initiative by the Public Hygiene Council, it was to be CleanSG day, when Singapore would go without cleaners nationwide to raise awareness of littering in estates. But residents were mandated to stay home that day, and town council cleaners like Mr Shamol Sarker, […]