Bare-breasted mermaids get covered up in Indonesia, Asia News,JAKARTA – A pair of bare-breasted mermaid statues have been given the family values treatment at an Indonesian amusement park, where officials slipped golden tube tops over their chests. While the nude statues have been on display for yea
1 dead, at least 6 wounded in Texas shooting, World News,A gunman opened fire on Thursday (April 8) at a cabinet-making plant in Texas where he worked, killing one person and wounding six others before he was taken into custody in the latest of several mass shootings in the United States over the pa
Why Hong Kong's extradition law changes are fuelling fears, China News,HONG KONG – Tens of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday (June 9) in a bid to block changes to the Chinese-ruled city's extradition laws, which could pave the way for fugitives
Malaysia's Petronas approves another $3.2b government payout to battle Covid-19, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian state oil firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) said late on Tuesday (Nov 3) it had approved an additional RM10 billion (S$3.2 billion) dividend to the government to help
This country continues playing football amid virus anxiety and empty stands, World News,MINSK – Belarus is the only country in Europe still playing football amid the coronavirus pandemic but a growing number of fans are boycotting league matches, anxious about catching the disease. In the western ci
Hunt on for 'patient zero' who spread coronavirus globally from Singapore, Singapore News,SINGAPORE/SEOUL/LONDON – As lion dancers snaked between conference room tables laden with plastic bottles, pens, notebooks and laptops, some staff from British gas analytics firm Servomex snapped phot
Japan to adopt selective, rather than blanket, approach in coronavirus tests, Asia News,TOKYO – Japan will stop short of offering blanket coronavirus tests, and instead target the vulnerable and those most at risk in seeking to prevent a second wave of infections, the minister in charge of policies
Man in China pees in fish spa pool and kills thousands of fish, owner demands compensation, China News,Thousands of fish died at a fish spa in Guangdong, China, after a customer allegedly urinated into a therapy pool. The owner of the spa initially thought that someone had poisoned the fish, but rea
Trump says coronavirus vaccine deliveries to begin in US next week, World News,WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said on Thursday (Nov 26) that delivery of the coronavirus vaccine would begin next week and the week after. Speaking to US troops overseas via video link to mark the Thanksgiving ho
China demographic crisis looms as population growth slips to lowest ever, China News,China's population grew at its slowest since the 1950s as births declined, sowing doubt over Beijing's ability to power its economy as it succumbs to the same ageing trends afflicting developed nations lik
