SINGAPORE – The tides are bringing trash to Singapore’s southern coastlines. At East Coast Park, for example, visitors may have noticed a hodge-podge of plastic items such as cups and bottles, and styrofoam containters strewn on some of the beaches there. And those who think the trash situation looks worse than usual would not be […]
SHANGHAI/BERLIN (REUTERS) – China’s embassy in Germany condemned Berlin’s suspension of its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, a move Germany said was a response to the postponement of an election in the Chinese city. In a statement on its website, dated Friday (July 31), China’s embassy said the suspension violated international law and the basic […]
JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Authorities are investigating allegations that a student at Airlangga University (Unair) in Surabaya, East Java, sexually assaulted multiple people after several first-person accounts of the allegations went viral on Twitter. The accused student, Gilang, allegedly tricked his victims into performing an act known as “bondage mummification” under the […]
MELBOURNE (REUTERS) – Australia’s second most populous state, Victoria, reported 397 cases of the new coronavirus on Saturday (Aug 1), down by more than a third from Friday, but authorities said they are considering further restrictions as numbers remain worrisome. Three people died from factors related to Covid-19 in the 24 hours to early Saturday, Victoria Premier […]
The arrests were made under a case of culpable homicide after a leak at a chemical plant killed 12 people in May. Indian police have arrested 12 LG Polymers officials, including its South Korean chief executive, an officer said, two months after a gas leak at the company’s south India chemical plant killed 12 and […]
Construction of Hindu place of worship still not assured, as government seeks recommendations from religious body. Islamabad, Pakistan – A Pakistani court has dismissed a set of petitions seeking a halt to the construction of a Hindu temple in the capital Islamabad, with the matter now referred to the country’s Council of Islamic Ideology, government officials […]
Singapore’s first social enterprise cloud kitchen will provide jobs for vulnerable groups while helping food heritage brands to survive during the pandemic. The Social Kitchen, co-founded by Mr Alvin Yapp and Mr Ang Kian Peng, was launched yesterday. Its flagship central kitchen will start operations tomorrow, taking over the Y Cafe space at the YMCA […]
HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Chinese state television said on Friday (July 31) that Hong Kong authorities had issued arrest warrants for six pro-democracy activists who fled the territory and are suspected of violating sweeping national security legislation that came into effect a month ago. CCTV said the six were wanted on suspicion of secession or […]
(Reuters) – Oil prices are set for a slow crawl upwards this year as the gradual easing of coronavirus-led restrictions buoy demand, although a second COVID-19 wave could slow the pace of recovery, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. The survey of 43 analysts and economists forecast benchmark Brent crude LCOc1 to average $41.50 a […]
PRAGUE/WARSAW (Reuters) – When altFINS’ private backer pulled out of a financing deal in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Slovak blockchain startup had another option – publicly-funded venture firm Crowdberry. After losing out on the original deal in November, Crowdberry managed to secure better terms the second time round, while altFINS got the […]