Alleged labour smuggling ringleader arrested
2023-03-08
SONGKHLA: A woman alleged to be the leader of a major network smuggling Myanmar workers to Malaysia through Thailand has been arrested by immigration police.Continue Reading
Chinese cities see temperatures hit record high for early March
2023-03-08
More than a dozen major Chinese cities have seen temperatures hit record seasonal highs this week, with central China’s Wuhan and Zhengzhou at more than 10 degrees Celsius higher than normal for early March, official data showed. Wuhan, located on the middle reaches of the Yangtze river, registered temperatures ofContinue Reading
Australian PM Albanese to meet Biden in US after India trip, submarine deal expected
2023-03-08
FEARSOME DETERRENT For the last year and a half, detailed behind-the-scenes talks have taken place between Washington, Canberra and London about Australia obtaining sensitive nuclear-propulsion technologies. Australia has ruled out acquiring nuclear weapons. It is the first time US-derived nuclear submarine technologies will be exported since the 1960s, when theContinue Reading
Right, left rage together against war
2023-03-08
Thousands of people assembled at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, on February 19 to protest against the US proxy war using Ukrainians as cannon fodder to bring down Russia. It took as its name “Rage against the War Machine,” and it sought to bring together people of all political persuasions in opposing the war. “Everyone in; […]Continue Reading
Johor road accident: Singaporean man dies after van crashes into lorry in Mersing
2023-03-08
JOHOR BAHRU: A Singaporean man died after the van he was travelling in was involved in an accident with a lorry in Mersing, Johor on Tuesday (Mar 7). Malaysian news agency Bernama reported that another man was seriously injured when the Nissan van they were in crashed into a lorryContinue Reading
Commentary: China’s conservative growth target could give new economic leadership the positive start it needs
2023-03-08
Amid a major overhaul of its top economic team, China’s lowest GDP growth target in decades means meeting it becomes a reasonable endeavour, says Coface chief APAC economist Bernard Aw.Continue Reading
Woman accused of extorting man of S$1,800 after he hired her for escort services
2023-03-08
SINGAPORE: After a man hired a woman for her escort services, the woman allegedly asked him for S$15,000, otherwise she would report him to the police. The 39-year-old man handed her S$1,800 out of fear. The woman, 27-year-old Tanya Pal, was charged in court on Wednesday (Mar 8) with oneContinue Reading
International Women’s Day: The persistent hope for a better world
2023-03-08
To commemorate the day, the Globe curated some of our notable pieces about women from around the region over the past few years.
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China’s grand plan for a world-beating digital future
2023-03-08
Beijing will set up a new department to implement its “Digital China” plan to improve the country’s information technology infrastructure and regulation over the next decade. Although the new body is known as the National Data Bureau, its mandate will not be limited to the management of data flow in China. It will replace the […]Continue Reading
Endometriosis: Bindi Irwin reveals decade-long struggle with severe pain
2023-03-08
The TV conservationist tells Instagram followers she’s suffered “insurmountable pain” for 10 years.Continue Reading