TOKYO — When Larry Summers says it’s bad, you know it’s bad. Ex-Treasury Secretary Summers made his bones amid the wreckage of the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis. Summers was a key member of the financial fire brigade tending to — and at times making worse — a blazing meltdown that left big scars. As such, […]
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India will host a MotoGP race for the first time in the competition’s history in 2023.Continue Reading
The Covid-19 pandemic is nearing its end but people should still seek vaccination against the disease, especially elderly people, a Department of Disease Control senior official said on Friday.Continue Reading
The return of the Singapore GP was announced in January, giving organisers and vendors a shorter lead time than previous years for preparations.Continue Reading
One UK organisation that oversees hospitals is trialing such smart wearables, which help doctors see whether they need to adjust treatment plans.Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) is anticipated to grow by 5.1 per cent year-on-year in 2022, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) said. Read full storyContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: A 41-year-old man was sentenced to six weeks’ jail on Friday (Sep 30) for taking an upskirt video of a woman who was shopping for groceries in a supermarket. Abe Hidenori pleaded guilty to one count of voyeurism. The court heard that the victim went to The Clementi MallContinue Reading
Two major protest planned rallies on Bangkok streets on Friday afternoon for the Constitutional Court’s ruling on suspended prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha term in office.Continue Reading
Australian Sean Turnell, an economic advisor to Myanmar’s democratically-elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has been in prison since the military coup of February 2021, awaiting trial for the supposed crime of stealing state secrets. This week a puppet court sentenced him to three years in prison, alongside Suu Kyi, who has already been sentenced […]
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SINGAPORE: A pilot with the Singapore Airlines was charged in court on Friday (Sep 30) with various tax offences, including under-declaring his personal income tax over six years and submitting false documents when asked for details of his rental properties. As a result of his alleged offences of under-declaring hisContinue Reading