Singapore reports 16,870 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths
The particular increase in Wednesday’s COVID-19 cases is due to a spike typically seen after a long weekend break, said the Ministry of Health.Continue Reading
NDP celebrations to kick off at heartland locations ahead of National Day
SINGAPORE: Celebrations for this year’s National Day will start the weekend before Singapore commemorates 57 years of independence, with events like carnivals organised at heartland locations across the island. “The National Day Parade (NDP) 2022 Heartland Celebrations seek to engage Singaporeans, their families and communities in the National Day festivities,”Continue Reading
Hong Kong’s ‘Grandma Wong’ jailed over 2019 protests
The prominent campaigner gets a 32-week jail sentence for illegal assembly.Continue Reading
Pimping mother child abuse case widened to include customers
Law enforcement have widened their own probe into a case involving a woman who also pimped her nine-year-old daughter and offered the videos, to include male customers and people who bought or seen the videos.Continue Reading
Trapped baby elephant lifted out of golf course drain
NAKHON NAYOK: A baby wild elephant that fell into a concrete strain at a golf course has been lifted safely out there by wildlife authorities under the watchful eye of it anxious mother on Wednesday.Continue Reading
Trapped baby elephant freed from golf course drain
NAKHON NAYOK: A baby wild elephant that fell right into a concrete drain in a golf course was lifted safely out simply by wildlife officials beneath the watchful eye from it anxious mother on Wednesday.Continue Reading
China health official is punished over video games, bribery
A health-care official has been kicked out of China’s ruling Communist Party for offences including “long-term addiction to mobile games” following an uproar over a woman who suffered a miscarriage because she was refused care while the city of Xi’an was locked down. Read full storyContinue Reading
Hong Kong’s ‘Grandma Wong’ jailed for 2019 protests
Wong disappeared half way with the 2019 protests. She later re-emerged saying the girl was intercepted throughout a trip back to Shenzhen, a city within China next to Hk. She alleged that she had been kept in detention facilities in China and taiwan, taken on a “patriotic trip” and hasContinue Reading
Sri Lanka: Inside the prime minister’s office stormed by protesters
The BBC’s Rajini Vaidyanathan is with the particular protesters who inundated into the PM’s office in Colombo.Continue Reading
Bill on anti-party hopping to be tabled in Malaysian parliament soon, law could come into force by September
KUALA LUMPUR: A good anti-party hopping Bill will be tabled whenever Malaysian parliament sits from next Mon (Jul 18) and when passed, the law can come into force simply by September, said sobre facto law minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. In a declaration released on Wednesday, Dr Wan JunaidiContinue Reading