YANGON: Swiss food giant Nestle will halt all production in Myanmar, a spokesperson said Monday (Feb 27), the latest firm to draw back from the country after a military coup two years ago. The Southeast Asian nation has been in turmoil since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s government,Continue Reading
The Housing and Development Board (HDB) will offer more BTO flats in mature estates this year, says National Development Minister Desmond Lee.Continue Reading
US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo has made her recommendations for the revitalization of America’s semiconductor industry, a plan that is pivotal to retaining US economic leadership but one that also raises hard questions about government interference in the private sector and potential damage caused to US allies in Europe and East Asia. In a […]Continue Reading
Beijing has expressed discontent after the United States put five Chinese companies and their overseas firms on its ‘entity list’ for allegedly providing services and products to the Russian military. The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the US commerce department over the weekend sanctioned AOOK Technology Ltd, Beijing Ti-Tech Science and Technology Development […]Continue Reading
Insinuations from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and top Western officials last week that China might provide weapons to Russia could put Cambodia’s Beijing-friendly Prime Minister Hun Sen in a tight geopolitical spot. Unlike several neighbors and its close partner Beijing, Hun Sen’s government has seemingly aligned with Western capitals in vehemently denouncing Russia’s […]Continue Reading
Second Minister for Home Affairs Josephine Teo said in Parliament that she was “surprised” by the suggestion and questioned how much such a test could help.Continue Reading
The US is seeking to woo India away from Russia by dangling its most advanced combat aircraft, playing on India’s need to keep pace with rival Pakistan and China’s rapidly modernizing air forces. For the first time, the US this month brought its most advanced combat jet, the F-35, alongside F-16s, F/A-18s, and B-1B bombers […]Continue Reading
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon says he has decided remain in politics because he sees a need to overcome a prevailing conflict between elite authoritarianism and liberalism, and believes he is the man for job if given the chance.Continue Reading
Two universities said they are in the process of putting together a framework for managing the use of AI tools, which includes educating students on utilising the technology purely as a learning aid, and providing support for instructors.Continue Reading
Three weeks have passed since the devastating earthquakes that shook Turkey, demolishing 10 municipalities and killing more than 44,000. One in every seven people in the country has been directly affected by this disaster, leaving many to wonder: Was the crisis avoidable? Even as the death toll continues to climb, grief-stricken Turks are enraged by […]Continue Reading