AirAsia to start charging customers for checking in at airport counters, World News,Cash-strapped budget airline AirAsia Group Bhd said on Tuesday it would begin charging customers a fee to check in at airport counters, in part to encourage them to minimise physical contact with staff during the cor
Free resort staycations and tours for Bali residents to test tourism readiness, Lifestyle News,JAKARTA – Indonesia is offering free tours and staycations to 4,440 residents of its resort island of Bali, in a seven-week tourism dry-run to promote the international holiday hotspot and test its coronav
US mum mistakes daughter for intruder, shoots her in the arm, World News,WASHINGTON – An American woman shot and wounded her 18-year-old daughter when she showed up to pay a surprise visit and the mother thought there was an intruder in the house, reports said Wednesday (Sep 4) The girl, coming home
WP leaders dismiss former MP Yaw Shin Leong's claim of being hushed over allegations, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – The Workers' Party (WP) on Tuesday (Dec 7) dismissed its former MP Yaw Shin Leong's claim that he had been hushed by party leaders in the lead-up to his expulsion from the
Aloysius Pang was 'qualified and competent' to do his job in exercise: Army chief, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – While on an overseas live firing exercise last week, Corporal First Class (NS) Aloysius Pang was part of a team that was called in to diagnose a suspected fault with the Singapore
Polish cows escape slaughterhouse after public outcry, World News,WARSAW – A herd of free-roaming cows in Poland, whose intended slaughter upset animal-lovers and created a national outcry, have secured a last-minute reprieve. Likened to sacred cows in India by their owners, the 180 cattle wandered
Apple says 'no evidence' iPhone mail flaw used against customers , Digital News,WASHINGTON – Apple Inc said on Thursday (April 23) it has found \”no evidence\” a flaw in its e-mail app for iPhones and iPads has been used against customers, and that it believes the flaw does \”not pose an imm
Indian food delivery company introduces 'period leave' for female employees, Digital News,Indian food delivery company Zomato said on Saturday it would give female employees up to ten days of “period leave” per year, as part of an effort to combat what it said was stigma around the issue.
A month after reopening, Thailand sees gradual tourism recovery, Asia News,BANGKOK – Thailand was among the first countries in Asia to reopen for foreign arrivals, and it is seeing a slow recovery, including new hotels touting longer stays for individual travellers. In the first 10 months of 2021, T
Malaysia's ex-finance minister Lim Guan Eng arrested on corruption charges, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s former finance minister Lim Guan Eng was arrested on Thursday in connection with corruption allegations over a $1.5 billion (S$ 21 billion) undersea tunnel project, state news age
