Covid-19: Indians told to mask up amid China coronavirus surge
2022-12-22
India has stepped up surveillance of Covid cases after a spike in cases in neighbouring China.Continue Reading
Several government bodies under review, National Recovery Council disbanded: Malaysia PM Anwar
2022-12-22
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that his administration is reviewing several government agencies and those found to be with overlapping duties will be dissolved. Speaking after a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday (Dec 21), Mr Anwar announced that the National Recovery Council (NRC) led by Perikatan Nasional ChairmanContinue Reading
Taiwan scrambles jets to warn away Chinese air force incursion
2022-12-22
Many of the aircraft flew over a waterway known as the Bashi Channel to an area off the island’s southeastern coast, according to a map provided by the ministry. Three Chinese navy ships were also detected near Taiwan, the ministry said. Taiwan sent unspecified combat aircraft to warn away theContinue Reading
Gaur, car driver injured in collision
2022-12-22
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A wild gaur was injured, but ran off, when hit by a sport-utility vehicle on a dark road in Wang Nam Khieo district on Wednesday night. The car driver was also injured.Continue Reading
‘Asia’s El Chapo’ extradited to Australia to face drug trafficking charges
2022-12-22
WELLINGTON: Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Thursday (Dec 22) it had taken the head of a global drug trafficking syndicate, dubbed “Asia’s El Chapo”, into custody after he was extradited from the Netherlands. The AFP said the arrest is the culmination of a long-running investigation into an organised crimeContinue Reading
Hong Kong court rejects bid to terminate sedition trial of Stand News
2022-12-22
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong Court on Thursday (Dec 22) rejected an application to terminate a sedition trial against now-defunct online media outlet Stand News, a case that could see two former top editors jailed if convicted. Former editors Chung Pui-kuen, 53, and Patrick Lam, 35, and the outlet’s parentContinue Reading
‘I am not your servant’: IndiGo crew member, passenger get into row over airline meal
2022-12-22
Social media users were divided on the incident, with some saying that the crew member tried her best to be patient while others felt that the passenger’s point of view should have been heard. Jet Airways CEO Sanjiv Kapoor empathised with the stewardess, and wrote on Twitter that “crew are humanContinue Reading
Ex-principal of tuition centre in O-Level exam cheating case suspected to have fled the country
2022-12-22
SINGAPORE: The former principal of a tuition centre who helped students cheat in their O-Level examinations is suspected to have fled the country. A prosecutor on Thursday (Dec 22) asked a judge to vary the outstanding warrants to arrest for Poh Yuan Nie, 56, to state specifically that they areContinue Reading
On global stage, as in Qatar, France is still second best
2022-12-22
When France scored their first goal in the World Cup final, the country’s president, Emmanuel Macron, leaped to his feet in delight. By the end, having joined the defeated French players on the pitch after the victory of Qatar, he looked dejected. It was a scene that mirrors Macron’s own political travails on the world […]Continue Reading
Hotel restaurants see brisk business as crowds flock back for Christmas
2022-12-22
At one hotel, this festive season has seen business surpass even that of 2019, before the pandemic.
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