The mountain communities depend on their livestock, orchards, farms and tourism for survival, but climate change threatens all of it. “Our economy is agrarian and people don’t have enough resources to move from here,” said Sher, a researcher for a local development NGO. Siddique Ullah Baig, a disaster risk reductionContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: Singapore and Mongolia have a sound foundation to grow relations, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Friday (Jul 8), adding that the two countries have a warm and longstanding relationship. Speaking at an official lunch hosted for visiting Mongolian Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai, Mr Lee said: “We share aContinue Reading
HONG KONG: Barristers from a British law firm who are representing jailed Hong Kong tycoon and democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai said on Thursday (Jul 7) they had received anonymous e-mails warning them against travelling to the city to defend him. Lai is among the most prominent people in Hong Kong toContinue Reading
Across China this year, as many as 487 rivers have exceeded their flood warning levels, while over 1.2 million people have been evacuated, with direct economic losses hitting nearly 65 billion yuan (US$9.7 billion) so far. Since the start of the flooding season, China has been hit by nine large-scaleContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: A man who allegedly chased another man while holding a katana sword was charged on Friday (Jul 8) with possessing a scheduled weapon. Kenneth Tan Hong Chang, 27, was previously also charged with criminal intimidation using a foam replica of a samurai sword on a separate occasion. The policeContinue Reading
Pedestrians crossing the road in Hong Kong may now find themselves bathed in a red glow after authorities installed a device reminding the public to obey traffic lights. Read full storyContinue Reading
Amazon.com Inc has signed a lease for about 369,000 square feet (34,200 square meters) at the new IOI Central Boulevard Towers in Singapore, the Business Times reported without citing where it got the information from. Read full storyContinue Reading
SEOUL: North Korean towns along the border with China were flooded this week after heavy rain, threatening to exacerbate an already critical food and economic situation in the country. North Korea state broadcasters said the city of Sinuiju had reported its heaviest rainfall of the year on Thursday (Jul 7),Continue Reading
The veteran Singaporean arts administrator, who died on Jul 7, led SAM for five years and organised two editions of the Singapore Biennale. He also had a stint as the director of the prestigious Asia Society Museum in New York.Continue Reading
The government has extended the state of emergency for another two months, until the end of September “only to facilitate its efforts to control Covid-19 and protect people’s lives”, according to a spokesman.Continue Reading