The European Union kicks off its 2023 European Film Festival in Phnom Penh
The festival will mark its return to Cambodia’s capital and its 14th edition with a launch ceremony and masterclasses that celebrate the cinematic craft
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Malaysia and China Collaborate to Enhance Cross-Border Supply Chain Traceability
Research in using blockchain to prevent fraud in supply chain processes
Announcement against backdrop of heavy selling of MyEGâs shares since last week MyEG Services Bhd is making strides in its collaborative research with strategic partners Universiti Malaya (UM) and China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), which is part of an…Continue Reading
Taiwan finds crash site of suspected Chinese weather balloon
The balloon crashed on an island and Taiwan says there is no cause to “jump to conclusions”.Continue Reading
Indonesia-Vietnam EEZ pact sends firm message to China
Vietnam and Indonesia agreed to delimit their respective Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) on 22 December 2022 after 12 years of negotiations. The agreement provides hope for the strengthening of the region’s commitment to international maritime norms and principles encapsulated in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The two countries […]Continue Reading
Japan’s H3 flagship rocket fails to lift off after booster engine glitch
TOKYO: Japan’s H3 rocket, the country’s first new medium-lift launcher in three decades, failed to lift off on Friday (Feb 17) because two secondary booster engines strapped to the side of the space vehicle didn’t ignite. During the live-streamed event, the H3’s main engine cut off after the launch countdownContinue Reading
NTU voyeur gets jail term cut in appeal as court lays down sentencing framework
The court set out a sentencing framework for a specific type of voyeurism and cut the offender’s jail term after applying it.Continue Reading
The Cathay building to close temporarily for redevelopment works
SINGAPORE: The Cathay building, a protected national monument of Singapore, will close temporarily in August to undergo its first major revamp since 2003. The redevelopment works will take approximately one and a half years, with the mall targeting a reopening in late 2024 before Christmas, said Cathay Organisation in aContinue Reading
China set to eclipse US air superiority in Pacific
China is on pace to surpass the United States in 5th generation fighter production, a dynamic shift with significant implications for the balance of air power in the Pacific. This month, Nikkei reported that China’s inventory of J-20A 5th generation fighters could soon overtake the US inventory of 187 F-22 Raptors, with China already having […]Continue Reading
Enforcement action taken against Zilingo for failure to submit annual reports: ACRA
The company did not file annual financial statements for two years – 2020 and 2021 – which is a basic requirement for all businesses registered in Singapore. Continue Reading
Big jump in travellers using impersonated, different identities at Singapore checkpoints
SINGAPORE: As traveller volume surged in 2022, authorities detected a 15-fold increase in the number of people attempting to enter Singapore under a different or impersonated identity. While there were just 28 such cases in 2021, that figure jumped to 441 last year, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on FridayContinue Reading