Sri Lanka PM tells military to do whatever necessary to restore order
2022-07-13
Thousands of protesters stormed Prime Minister plus Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office.Continue Reading
Ranil Wickremesinghe: Can Sri Lanka’s acting president restore order?
2022-07-13
Ranil Wickremesinghe has suddenly already been thrust into the top job – but how long he will last is unclear.Continue Reading
Comedy club couple charged
2022-07-13
KUALA LUMPUR: A couple under fire to get allegedly pulling off an indecent operate at a comedy club’s open mic evening and then uploading a video of it on social networking has been charged within court. Read full tale Continue Reading
Sri Lanka: How a dramatic day unfolded
2022-07-13
Protesters broke into the prime minister’s office after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country.Continue Reading
Articles claiming Tharman Shanmugaratnam endorses crypto auto-trading programmes are fake: Police
2022-07-13
“This endorsement has not been made by SM Tharman,” said the police, adding that the articles were usually paid online advertisements acting as clickbait. Users who clicked on the links within the articles would be brought to another website, which would offer investments through the trading of cryptocurrency or otherContinue Reading
Singapore reports 16,870 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths
2022-07-13
The particular increase in Wednesday’s COVID-19 cases is due to a spike typically seen after a long weekend break, said the Ministry of Health.Continue Reading
NDP celebrations to kick off at heartland locations ahead of National Day
2022-07-13
SINGAPORE: Celebrations for this year’s National Day will start the weekend before Singapore commemorates 57 years of independence, with events like carnivals organised at heartland locations across the island. “The National Day Parade (NDP) 2022 Heartland Celebrations seek to engage Singaporeans, their families and communities in the National Day festivities,”Continue Reading
Hong Kong’s ‘Grandma Wong’ jailed over 2019 protests
2022-07-13
The prominent campaigner gets a 32-week jail sentence for illegal assembly.Continue Reading
China health official is punished over video games, bribery
2022-07-13
A health-care official has been kicked out of China’s ruling Communist Party for offences including “long-term addiction to mobile games” following an uproar over a woman who suffered a miscarriage because she was refused care while the city of Xi’an was locked down. Read full storyContinue Reading
Sri Lanka: Inside the prime minister’s office stormed by protesters
2022-07-13
The BBC’s Rajini Vaidyanathan is with the particular protesters who inundated into the PM’s office in Colombo.Continue Reading