TOKYO – From the shrines of Nikko and the temples of Kyoto to the castles of Matsumoto and Himeji, the Japanese are fiercely proud of the country’s centuries-old monuments of cultural heritage. Not so for a 113-year-old carousel in the nation’s capital. Despite a celebrated history that includes roots in Germany, a visit by US […]
BANGALORE – Indian expatriates from 50 countries are grappling with the complications of trying to save a Kerala nurse on death row in Yemen in the middle of a war that has killed tens of thousands. Ms Nimisha Priya, 31, was sentenced to death on Aug 18 for murdering a Yemeni national who had claimed […]
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, Sept 27. The changing profile of the Singapore worker and the challenges he faces Amid the pandemic’s job cuts, there has been a call to protect the Singaporean core. Insight looks at the challenges facing the citizen worker. READ MORE HERE Back to office, […]
More employees have been given the green light to return to workplaces, but there are still many challenges facing companies and staff preparing to make the shift back to the office. These range from the need to reconfigure work areas to maintain safe distancing to the mental readjustment workers have to make to pivot back […]
FILE PHOTO: A worker wearing a protective face mask walks past the Bank of England in the City of London, Britain, August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File PhotoLONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England has been discussing how effective negative interest rates might be in the economic downturn and “the evidence has been encouraging”, policymaker Silvana […]
PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Fourteen Umno MPs have denied claims that they will support Malaysian opposition chief Anwar Ibrahim’s bid to be the next prime minister. The names of the lawmakers, including former premier Najib Razak, were among the list of 19 Umno MPs allegedly supporting Datuk Seri Anwar. The list has […]
KUALA LUMPUR – Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Saturday (Sept 26) that he won’t be contesting in the general election if it were held in 2023, as he would be 98 years old then. He was quoted by Bernama news agency in Langkawi as saying that he would be willing to offer […]
(THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysia will not take sides and follow the United States and impose sanctions on 24 Chinese companies the latter accuses of advancing China’s militarisation of the South China, Malaysian Ambassador to China Raja Nushirwan Zainal Abidin told the Global Times in a recent exclusive interview. While tensions are escalating between […]
SINGAPORE – Singapore-based hospitality start-up RedDoorz acknowledged on Saturday (Sept 26) that one of its IT databases suffered a breach earlier this week. But it assured that “for now”, no sensitive data pertaining to financial information, such as customer credit cards or passwords, was compromised “to the best of its knowledge”, RedDoorz said in a […]
SHANGHAI (REUTERS) – China will stop accepting import declarations from two Russian vessels for four weeks, after the coronavirus was detected on the outer packaging and samples of Russian aquatic products. The customs office on Saturday (Sept 26) said the coronavirus was detected by the authorities in the eastern coastal province of Shandong. The two […]