JOHOR BARU (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – A top British international school located in Iskandar Puteri is at risk of closing down after eight years due to the impact from the Covid-19 pandemic, said Johor Mentri Besar Hasni Mohammad. Datuk Hasni said the school’s students, numbering between 800 and 900, could not commute daily between […]
JOHOR BARU (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – A top British international school located in Iskandar Puteri is at risk of closing down after eight years due to the impact from the Covid-19 pandemic, said Johor Mentri Besar Hasni Mohammad. Datuk Hasni said the school’s students, numbering between 800 and 900, could not commute daily between […]
The Twenty20 tournament was moved to the UAE as coronavirus cases in India have surged in recent months. The much-delayed Indian Premier League starts on Saturday without its customary glitz and glamour, but the Twenty20 tournament is expected to be a welcome relief to cricket fans during the coronavirus pandemic. The short-form extravaganza normally starts […]
SINGAPORE – A man linked to a chat group that hosted multiple upskirt images pleaded guilty on Friday (Sept 18) to an offence under the Films Act. Justin Lee Han Shi, 20, admitted that he was in possession of more than 400 obscene films last year. Lee was among four Singaporeans arrested last October in […]
SINGAPORE – A man linked to a chat group that hosted multiple upskirt images pleaded guilty on Friday (Sept 18) to an offence under the Films Act. Justin Lee Han Shi, 20, admitted that he was in possession of more than 400 obscene films last year. Lee was among four Singaporeans arrested last October in […]
MELBOURNE (REUTERS) – The Australian government is expected to announce on Friday (Sept 18) an increase in the number of citizens able to return home, while one state said it would partially reopen its borders given a general downward coronavirus infection trend. Prime Minister Scott Morrison is seeking to raise the cap on the number […]
SINGAPORE – A highly contagious, acute and fatal disease that primarily affects rabbits was first detected in Singapore on Wednesday (Sept 16), the Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS) said in a statement on Thursday. Known as the Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (RHD), it is not transmissible from animals to people and does not affect other animal […]
SHANGHAI (REUTERS) – Mainland China reported 32 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (Sept 17), marking the highest daily increase in more than a month and up sharply from nine cases reported a day earlier, the Chinese health authority said on Friday. Although the latest increase still remains well below the peaks seen at the height […]
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – Hong Kong’s government is drawing fresh criticism from economists and business advocates who say a third round of virus relief stimulus doesn’t go far enough. While Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s latest spending plan will draw from the city’s fiscal reserve of HK$976.6 billion (S$170.9 billion) in July, that cash pile is […]
SINGAPORE – Singapore and Switzerland are jointly chairing a global initiative to support equitable access to a Covid-19 vaccine, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Thursday (Sept 17). Singapore is an early supporter of the Covid-19 Vaccine Global Access (Covax) Facility, said Mr Heng in a Facebook post, and is […]