Prego Carbonara Mushroom Pasta Sauce recalled due to product spoilage: SFA
SINGAPORE: A batch of imported Prego Carbonara Mushroom Pasta Sauce has been recalled due to product spoilage, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said in a media release on Thursday (Dec 22). The agency said it was informed by The Arnott’s Group of the spoilage, which arose from a “manufacturing error”Continue Reading
Shanghai hospital warns of ‘tragic battle’ as COVID-19 spreads
Experts say China could face more than a million COVID-19 deaths in 2023, given relatively low full vaccination rates among its vulnerable elderly population.Continue Reading
Shanghai hospital readies for ‘tragic battle’ with COVID-19
In an effort to prevent the virus from letting rip across China, Shanghai residents endured a two-month lockdown which ended on Jun 1, with many losing income and having poor access to basic necessities. Hundreds died and hundreds of thousands were infected during those two months. Experts say China couldContinue Reading
Covid-19: Indians told to mask up amid China coronavirus surge
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
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
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
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
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
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
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