How lax rules, missed warnings led to Japan's second coronavirus cruise-ship hot spot, Asia News,NAGASAKI – Seven days before Japan quarantined a cruise ship near Tokyo early this year, in what became one of the first coronavirus hot spots outside China, another cruise ship docked in southern J
Philippines reports record virus cases as Delta variant spreads, Asia News,MANILA – The Philippines health ministry reported a record 18,332 Covid-19 infections on Monday (Aug 23) and for the first time acknowledged community transmission of the highly contagious Delta variant of the virus in its ca
Thai court to rule on case linking opposition to Illuminati cult, Asia News,BANGKOK – Thailand's Constitutional Court says it will rule on a sedition complaint that claims a popular opposition political party is linked to the Illuminati, a cult which conspiracy theorists say secretly seeks worl
Taiwan reports no new domestic Covid-19 cases for the first time since May 9, Asia News,TAIPEI – Taiwan reported zero new domestic Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Aug 25), the first time since May 9 it has logged no community transmissions, with the pandemic on the democratically ruled island now well
India evacuates hundreds of thousands as Cyclone Vayu builds fury, Asia News,MUMBAI – India evacuated hundreds of thousands of people to shelters along the coast in its western state of Gujarat as a cyclone gathering intensity over the Arabian Sea was expected to hit land on Thursday (June 13). Weat
'His eagerness to attack Indians and Ceca': Shanmugam challenges Leong Mun Wai on race, new citizens and FTAs, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam on Tuesday (Sept 14) charged that the Progress Singapore Party (PSP), in singling out Singapore's free t
It's a religious ceremony and not a curse, says couple who set up 'creepy' altar under neighbour's window in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore News,A makeshift 'altar' on which two effigies are placed together with a small coffin and joss sticks, bound together by a strip of yellow
Gold hits another record high as Covid-19 fears, weaker US dollar boost demand, Money News,BENGALURU (REUTERS) – Gold rose to an all-time high on Monday (Aug 3) as a softer US dollar and fears over the global economic fallout from surging coronavirus cases lifted demand for the safe-haven metal. Spo
Weather 'merry-go-round' poses new risks for fire-ravaged Australia, World News,SYDNEY – A \”merry-go-round\” of extreme weather was hampering efforts by firefighters in Australia to tackle unprecedented bush fires that have killed at least 29 people and devastated vast swathes of the countr
