The second OCBC Weather Index found that Singaporeans who embrace sustainable behaviours are motivated primarily by personal practical benefits, such as health, cost and convenience, and not for the atmosphere.Continue Reading
Myanmar’s military leadership on Wednesday (Aug 17) lashed out at the ASEAN grouping of Southeast Asian countries for excluding its generals from regional gatherings, accusing it of caving to “external pressure”. Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have heaped condemnation on Myanmar’s junta, which they say has failedContinue Reading
HUALIEN: Taiwanese F-16 fighters roared into the night sky on Wednesday (Aug 17) in a show of force in front of the media, demonstrating the military’s determination to defend the democratically governed island in the face of days of Chinese war games. China, which claims Taiwan as its territory, hasContinue Reading
The country has many gorgeous mosques that are not only culturally and historically important, but also have the potential to attract more foreign tourists. Read full storyContinue Reading
Let’s get you up to speed with the day’s stories. The Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) in Singapore has responded to a claim that it is in possession of a nearly 400-year-old religious artefact that was allegedly stolen from Nepal. The Nepalese group that announced the discovery claimed that the artefact hadContinue Reading
IPOH: A five-year-old French boy died after being stung by jellyfish while swimming at Teluk Nipah beach in Pangkor Island on Monday (Aug 15). Read full storyContinue Reading
Factories are shut in the south-western Sichuan province and residents of a big city face blackouts.Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR:An emergency evacuation was order at the Integra Tower in Jalan Tun Razak here following a bomb threat Read full storyContinue Reading
A top court in Bangkok on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to halt purchases of electricity by the country from a hydropower dam in neighbouring Laos over environmental concerns, bringing an end to a decade-long legal battle.Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (K-KOMM) through Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has attracted more than RM7.2 billion in investments in the first half of 2022, apart from investments of RM10.94 billion recorded in 2021, bringing the total investments to RM18.14 billion. Read full storyContinue Reading