Malaysia PM Muhyiddin to announce new Covid-19 measures as deaths hit daily record, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will announce new measures next week to curb a surge in coronavirus cases, a senior minister said on Friday (Jan 8), as the country reported its
At ground zero: First-line defenders at TTSH-NCID's Covid-19 screening centre, Singapore News,On the first day of Chinese New Year in January, Dr Ang Hou cooked, as he usually did, for his extended family who came to visit. But his mind was not on the claypot rice he was making – his attention
Indonesia tells some Jakarta supermarkets to remove 'palm oil-free' products, Asia News,Indonesia, the world's top palm oil producer, has told some retailers in Jakarta to remove food products with \”palm oil-free\” labels from their shops, a government official said, as it seeks to pro
Renowned liver surgeon Tan Kai Chah, who performed transplant on Andrea De Cruz, dies at 68, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – World-renowned liver transplant surgeon Tan Kai Chah, who performed a life-saving liver transplant on former actress Andrea De Cruz, died on Sunday morning (Dec 5) on the island of
17-year-old secondary school student detained under Internal Security Act for supporting ISIS, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A 17-year-old secondary school boy, who is a staunch supporter of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terror group, was detained last month under the Internal Security Act
40 days in isolation: Covid-19 patient in S'pore continued to test positive despite symptoms subsiding, Singapore News,With Singapore in full circuit breaker mode, many of us are desperately finding new ways to combat cabin fever — from flexing our cooking skills to attending virtual concerts.
Vietnam ramps up pressure on Google's YouTube advertisers, Digital News,HANOI – Vietnam has asked companies not to advertise on videos hosted by Google's YouTube that contain \”anti-state propaganda,\” state media said on Wednesday, as the Southeast Asian country ramps up pressure on global
Indonesia to release suspected Bali bombings mastermind Bashir, Asia News,JAKARTA – Indonesia will release radical cleric and alleged mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings Abu Bakar Bashir from prison later this week, its government said on Monday, upon completion of his jail term. Bashir, 82, who wa
Malaysia's national day parade to affect nearly 500 flights, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – Nearly 500 flights will be affected when Malaysia closes the airspace near its major international airport every morning for five days next week to prepare for independence day celebrations, the transport
Myanmar Covid-19 vaccination roll-out leaves Rohingya waiting, Asia News,YANGON – The authorities in Myanmar currently have no plan to include minority Rohingya Muslims living in densely packed camps as they begin vaccinating priority groups against Covid-19 in western Rakhine State, the junta-appoi
