NEW DELHI (AP) – India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday (Dec 18) rejected the final appeal of one of the four men sentenced to death for the 2012 fatal gang rape of a woman on a moving bus in New Delhi, paving the way for the four to be hanged. The gruesome case made international headlines […]
BANGKOK (REUTERS) – Public support for migrant workers in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand is decreasing, a United Nations poll found on Wednesday (Dec 18) that campaigners said raised concerns about the risk of slavery. Most people in the three nations have limited knowledge about and increasingly negative attitudes towards migrant workers, and do not think […]
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Hitachi Ltd (6501.T) said on Wednesday it would sell its listed chemicals unit and diagnostic imaging business in a deal totaling 673 billion yen ($6.2 billion), as the Japanese industrial conglomerate overhauls its business portfolio. Hitachi will sell its 51% stake in Hitachi Chemical (4217.T) for 494 billion yen to Showa […]
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese man was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday after a stabbing attack on a speeding bullet train in 2018 that left one dead and two others inured, sparking a national debate about safety as Tokyo prepares to host the 2020 Olympics. Prosecutors had demanded the life sentence for Ichiro […]
BENGALURU (Reuters) – Major sovereign debt yields will feel the pull of gravity well into next year, with the U.S. 10-year benchmark barely rising by the end of 2020, according to a Reuters poll of fixed-income strategists. Stock markets have soared this year, with most major indices registering double-digit returns on an improving trade outlook […]
SINGAPORE – When Madam Khoong Yoon Chun, 81, received two bags of 3-in-1 Milo packets on Wednesday (Dec 18), it put a smile on her face as she drinks a cup of it every day. The beverage packs were included in a food hamper from the Boy’s Brigade Share-a-Gift 2019 charity drive. Mdm Khoong, who […]
Thousands of students across India have taken to the streets in recent days in an uprising against a controversial law that offers citizenship to non-Muslims from three neighbouring countries. They are protesting because they feel the Citizenship Amendment Act is discriminatory and part of a Hindu-nationalist agenda to marginalise India’s 200-million Muslim minority. Prime Minister […]
The Indian government has reacted with defiance to widespread protests against a new citizenship law. Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a rally on Tuesday the protests were being stirred up by his rivals. The law offers citizenship to non-Muslims from three nearby countries. While the government says the aim is to protect people from persecution, […]
In the decade he spent helping migrant workers to access affordable healthcare, Mr Eric Lee was often struck by how they lacked proper rehabilitation for work-related injuries. Not only were employers unsupportive of physiotherapy and other rehabilitative means, but workers themselves also viewed them as unimportant. Furthermore, the workers said they could not afford such […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s exports of financial and related services rose to 83 billion pounds ($106.5 billion) last year, with the European Union still the biggest customer, underscoring the importance of retaining market access to the bloc after Brexit. The latest figures compiled by TheCityUK reflect continued resilience in Britain’s biggest economic sector despite predictions […]