SINGAPORE: The Istana will open to the public on Monday (Oct 24) to celebrate Deepavali. There will be various activities such as candle-making, balloon sculpting and games. Visitors can also catch dance and band performances by students from schools such as CHIJ Katong Convent, NAFA School of Young Talents, Xinmin SecondaryContinue Reading
Families of victims of the horrendous Mountain B pub fire in Chon Buri’s Sattahip district have demanded legal action be taken against state officials for dereliction of duty, as the death toll in the Aug 5 blaze climbed to 25.Continue Reading
SEOUL: South Korea’s LG Chem said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday (Oct 18) that it is investing US$566 million to acquire US firm Aveo Pharmaceuticals Inc and enter the U.S. anti-cancer drug market. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023, LG Chem said.Continue Reading
BEIJING: China’s foreign ministry, speaking after a Hong Kong protester was allegedly assaulted in the grounds of its consulate in the British city of Manchester on Sunday (Oct 16), said on Tuesday that “disturbing elements” had illegally entered the consulate. During a regular media briefing, ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin alsoContinue Reading
STRAINED DIPLOMACY With Putin facing deepening problems in Ukraine, his ability to enforce Moscow’s traditional role as a policeman in other post-Soviet conflicts is being tested as never before. During his trip, he held a separate three-way meeting with Rakhmon and Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov to discuss a border disputeContinue Reading
Serial petitioner Srisuwan Janya was assaulted, but not seriously injured, when he arrived to register a complaint against comedian Udom “Nose” Taepanich with police at the Central Investigation Bureau on Tuesday.Continue Reading
The stampede, which followed a match at East Java’s Kanjuruhan Stadium on Oct 1, has been blamed on police firing tear gas onto the pitch, a crowd control measure banned by FIFA. The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) said last week that Infantino was expected to address a meeting of theContinue Reading
PHUKET: Rain again pounded many parts of this island province on Monday night, frustrating efforts to drain water from areas still flooded after Sunday’s deluge.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: The Straits Times’ editor Warren Fernandez has been named chief executive officer of Edelman’s Asia-Pacific region, the global communications firm said on Tuesday (Oct 18). Mr Fernandez will take on the role from Oct 25, to oversee the region’s 21 offices and more than 1,300 employees. The news comesContinue Reading
Canberra will no longer recognise West Jerusalem as the capital, four years after changing its stance.Continue Reading