Bursa bounces higher on bargains
2022-09-30
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI erased losses made earlier in the day to end the morning session slightly higher even as regional markets slumped. Read full storyContinue Reading
Russia sending oil and gas workers to fight in Ukraine
2022-09-30
Russia’s effort to conscript 300,000 reservists to counter Ukraine’s military advances in Kharkiv has drawn a lot of attention from military and political analysts. But there’s also a potential energy angle. In its call for reservists, Russia’s leadership specifically targeted oil and gas workers for the draft. One might assume that energy workers, who provide […]
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Lower electricity tariffs from October to December after 6 consecutive hikes
2022-09-30
SINGAPORE: Electricity tariffs will be lower for the October to December period compared with the previous quarter, SP Group said on Friday (Sep 30) after six consecutive quarters of increase. For the period from 1 October to 31 December 2022, electricity tariff, excluding Goods and Services Tax (GST) will decrease by anContinue Reading
Woman accused of killing husband in Ang Mo Kio found to be of unsound mind
2022-09-30
The High Court ordered that her case be reported to the Minister of Law after the woman was assessed to be unfit to plead.Continue Reading
Seven bodies found on Vietnam beach a week after Cambodia boat sinking
2022-09-30
HANOI: Seven bodies have been found washed ashore on a beach in southern Vietnam, authorities said on Friday (Sep 30), a week after a boat with more than 40 people on board sank off the neighbouring Cambodian coastal town of Sihanoukville. The bodies found on a beach on Phu QuocContinue Reading
Storm weakens but flood threat remains
2022-09-30
Storm Noru has weakened to a low-pressure system but will continue to bring heavy rain on Friday, with the threat of flooding, the Meteorological Department said.Continue Reading
Fast and furious no more? Bangkok’s infamous No.8 bus
2022-09-30
A “Pink Devil” roars down Bangkok’s busy streets, furiously overtaking tuk-tuks, cars and motorbikes, narrowly avoiding a collision as it slows to allow passengers to scramble on before veering back into the capital’s hectic traffic. Welcome aboard the No.8 bus.Continue Reading
Australia ends Covid isolation rule as it moves beyond ’emergency phase’
2022-09-30
After enforcing particularly tough rules, the country says its “emergency phase” is probably over.Continue Reading
Thai court to decide on PM Prayut’s future
2022-09-30
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Constitutional Court is due to deliver its verdict on Friday (Sep 30) on a case that seeks to determine whether Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has already exceeded the eight-year term limit set for his role. Prayut, who seized power in a 2014 coup before formally becoming prime ministerContinue Reading
On China, US and Israel should talk tech, not trade
2022-09-30
Despite the United States’ efforts to galvanize the West against China, competing interests between America and its closest democratic allies abound. The state of Israel is no exception: As Israel continues to develop its burgeoning, US$18 billion bilateral trade relationship with China, its international ports at Haifa and Ashdod remain persistent flashpoints between Israeli and American security experts. Since […]
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