Washington on Monday released two cables from 1982 that showed the United States’ commitment to Taiwan’s security then. The two cables were declassified on July 16, 2020. The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the US’s de facto embassy in Taipei, posted the two cables on its website on Monday (Aug 31). Both were addressed to […]
BOGOR, INDONESIA (REUTERS) – Indonesia’s coronavirus outbreak will likely peak this month, President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday (Sept 1), adding he was “very confident” about access to a safe and effective vaccine by the end of this year. The upbeat assessment came as Indonesia – which has one of the world’s lowest per capita […]
SINGAPORE – All Shaw cinemas are being inspected as a precautionary measure, after ventilation ducts in a cinema hall in Nex shopping centre fell from the ceiling, injuring two moviegoers. A spokesman for Shaw Theatres told The Straits Times on Tuesday (Sept 1) that the company is in the process of inspecting movie halls at six […]
SINGAPORE – The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will implement flying restrictions during national examinations in response to noise concerns, several MPs announced in Facebook posts. From the day before four national examinations – the Primary School Leaving Examination, and the GCE O, N and A level examinations – until the end of the […]
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Inmates at a high-security Australian prison lit fires, smashed windows and flooded their cells with water, the authorities said on Tuesday (Sept 1), after a lockdown sparked by a coronavirus outbreak resulted in a shortage of staff and services. The unrest began a day earlier at Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre in the […]
BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation turned negative last month for the first time since May 2016, raising chances that the European Central Bank will have to inject yet more stimulus to generate price growth which has undershot its target for over seven years. Annual inflation in the 19 countries sharing the euro fell to […]
BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation turned negative last month for the first time since May 2016, raising chances that the European Central Bank will have to inject yet more stimulus to generate price growth which has undershot its target for over seven years. Annual inflation in the 19 countries sharing the euro fell to […]
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s health ministry said on Tuesday (Sept 1) it planned to participate in the World Health Organization’s Covid-19 vaccine programme known as Covax. A ministry official told reporters Japan would join Covax, which had an Aug 31 deadline for countries to express interest. The decision is non-binding, the official said, and financial […]
(Reuters) – Technology stocks drove European shares higher on Tuesday, but sentiment was shaky ahead of key economic readings that are likely to indicate an uneven recovery from the coronavirus. Apple (AAPL.O) suppliers in the region rose after the iPhone maker was reported to have asked suppliers to make at least 75 million 5G phones […]
SINGAPORE – An Indonesian maid who killed and stole from an elderly couple in Bedok in 2017 will spend 20 years in jail in her home country after a trial there for the double murder. The Indonesian court ruling was revealed on Tuesday (Sept 1) in a coroner’s inquiry into the deaths of Mr Chia […]