Arrangements in place to secure COVID-19 booster vaccines for Omicron variant: MOH
SINGAPORE: Arrangements have been in place to secure COVID-19 booster vaccines for your Omicron variant whenever they be recommended to be used, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Sunday (Jul 10). “MOH, the Health Sciences Authority and (Expert Committee on COVID-19 Vaccination) EC19V are usually reviewing the security andContinue Reading
South Korea detects shots apparently launched by North Korea
SEOUL: South Korea’s military said on Weekend (Jul 10) this had detected the trajectories of what appeared to be shots terminated by North Korea, possibly from several rocket launchers (MLRs). Southern Korea’s Joint Key of Staff announced that the shots were detected after 6pm and that the military had strengthenedContinue Reading
Sri Lanka: Protesters ‘will occupy palace until leaders go’
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa promised to resign in a few days, but protesters are sceptical.Continue Reading
Blinken vows pressure on Myanmar junta on visit to Thailand
“21ST CENTURY” ALLY Thailand is usually America’s oldest friend in Asia, once offering elephants to Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, yet has also increasingly worked with China. Blinken visited days after a stop by Wang, who has embarked on a lot more extensive tour associated with Southeast Asia inContinue Reading
Japan ruling coalition set to win election marred by Shinzo Abe killing
TOKYO: Western Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was projected to keep a majority in the higher house with its jr coalition partner in Sunday’s (Jul 10) election, public broadcaster NHK reported. The widely expected outcome comes two days after the fatal capturing associated with prominent LDPContinue Reading
New Omicron subvariant BA.5.2.1 found in Shanghai
SHANGHAI: The city of Shanghai has discovered a COVID-19 case involving a new Omicron subvariant HANDBAG. 5. 2 . one, an official told a briefing on Sunday (Jul 10), whistling the complications The far east faces to keep up along with new mutations because it pursues its “zero-COVID” policy. TheContinue Reading
China’s Shanghai says new Omicron subvariant found
SHANGHAI: The city of Shanghai has discovered a COVID-19 case concerning a new subvariant Omicron BA. 5. 2 . 1, an official told a briefing upon Sunday (Jul 10), signalling the problems China faces to maintain with new mutations as it pursues its “zero-COVID” policy. The case, found in theContinue Reading
Prayut seeks better human trafficking grade, wants Biden at Apec summit
Thailand hopes to see its status in the yearly US human trafficking report upgraded and would like the US leader to attend the Apec summit this year, government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said on Sunday.Continue Reading
Chinese protesters demanding bank deposits tussle with security men
Zhang said he had already been hoping to retrieve about 170, 000 yuan (US$25, 000) deposited with one of the banking institutions, the Zhecheng Huanghuai Community Bank. Zhang stated he had suffered accidental injuries to his feet and thumb, and was taken away simply by four unidentified protection personnel atContinue Reading
Pikom-MDEC to present 20 top Malaysian startups at WCIT 2022 SEADragon
Main intent is to develop Malaysiaâs homegrown unicorns, coach them to presentationGlobal tech market leaders, venture capitalists and traders at final pitching session PIKOMâs Opportunity Investment Chapter (VIC) recently announced that 20 curated Malaysian tech scale-up companies is going to be presenting their pitch in this September in the World Congress upon Innovation…Continue Reading