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BANGKOK – Myanmar’s military junta on Sunday (Aug 1) declared itself caretaker government of the embattled country, with chief Min Aung Hlaing named as prime minister. The announcement will likely raise the stakes as Asean foreign ministers hold a virtual
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who is under pressure in Parliament with his majority in doubt while feuding with the palace at the same time, is now banking on an accelerated Covid-19 vaccination campaign and an improving
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s opposition MPs on on Monday (Aug 2) renewed calls for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to resign and criticised his government for postponing the final day of a Parliamentary special sitting. The lawmakers had said they would
BEIJING (AFP) – Chinese cities rolled out mass testing of millions of people and imposed fresh travel restrictions as the health authorities battled on Sunday (Aug 1) to contain the country’s most widespread coronavirus outbreak in months. China on Sunday
SINGAPORE – As extreme weather events like floods and heatwaves make headlines, a major United Nations report – due to be released next Monday (Aug 9) – will give the world the most up-to-date assessment of climate change. It will
TOKYO – So cool this Su Bingtian is. So fast this teacher runs in the semi-finals. So crazy it is to feel, at least for a brilliant, beautiful while, that a 100m Olympic champion, or medallist, can come from Asia.
SINGAPORE – Keppel Corp is proposing to acquire Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) through a privatisation offer after the hiving off of SPH’s media business. The offer, which values SPH at $3.4 billion, will see SPH delisted and become a wholly
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – United States senators on Sunday (Aug 1) finalised details of a sweeping US$1 trillion (S$1.35 trillion) plan to invest in roads, bridges, ports, high-speed Internet and other infrastructure, with some predicting passage of the bipartisan legislation later
Australian officials on Monday extended a snap three-day lockdown in the city of Brisbane and some neighbouring regions while hundreds of army personnel began patrolling Sydney to help enforce COVID-19 lockdown rules. Sydney, Australia’s largest city, is into its sixth
Indian women’s hockey team defeated Australia 1-0 in the quarter-final clash at Tokyo Olympics 2020 on Monday (August 2). The team has booked a historic berth in the semi-finals as they will play semis for the first time at Olympics.