MANILA/TOKYO: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is ready to provide further financial support to Sri Lanka, a top official of the regional lender said on Tuesday (Sep 27), as the Indian Ocean nation battles its worst economic crisis in more than seven decades. The remarks came after an ADB pactContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has hit out at the opposition for using the flood and inflation narrative to resist an early 15th general election (GE15). The former deputy prime minister described the flood narrative as a “myth”. In a Facebook statement on TuesdayContinue Reading
BEIJING: Dozens of people have taken part in a rare protest in the southern Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen, social media footage shows, after officials announced a snap lockdown over a handful of COVID-19 cases. The megacity of more than 18 million people reported just 10 infections on Tuesday (SepContinue Reading
BANGKOK: Thailand’s government plans new borrowing of about 820 billion baht (US$21.64 billion) in the 2023 fiscal year starting Oct 1, mainly to finance a budget deficit, the finance ministry said on Tuesday (Sep 27), as it tries to bolster economic recovery. The borrowing is part of a wider debtContinue Reading
What is the difference between a typhoon and a hurricane? How do they get their names? And could climate change put Singapore in the path of one of these weather events? CNA finds out.Continue Reading
“We don’t have much time left. The storm is intensifying so our responses must be stronger and faster,” Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at an emergency disaster response meeting on Tuesday. “Evacuation must been done as soon as possible with top priorities being people’s lives and assets.” Vietnam’s aviationContinue Reading
Abe was Japan’s longest-serving prime minister and one of the country’s most recognisable political figures, known for cultivating international alliances and his “Abenomics” economic strategy. He resigned in 2020 over recurring health problems, but remained a key political voice and was campaigning for his ruling party when a lone gunmanContinue Reading
Charcoal kilns are a critical source intended for national energy, yet they’re also a social relic that goes beyond the brick
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Harris is within the region to direct an US usa president delegation to the funeral of former Western Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday. “Nearly 70 years because the Korean Armistice, the visit will emphasize the strength of the “alliance” between Seoul and Washington “in the face of any risksContinue Reading
The partisan debate for a state funeral with former PM Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated at an election advertise event, embarrasses Japan on the world phase, says Bloomberg Opinion’s Gearoid Reidy.Continue Reading