Esports: Scalpers mark up prices for Dota 2’s TI11 tickets; lawyer warns of possible offences
The excitement at Dota 2’s exclusive The International (TI) 11 esport competitors coming to South-east Asia for the first time was obvious as tickets for that Oct 20-30 tournament in Singapore had been snapped up within an hour of going on sale on Saturday (Aug 13). Read full story Continue Reading
China factories ration power as heatwave sends demand soaring
BEIJING: Chinese lithium center Sichuan province will ration electricity supply to factories until Saturday (Aug 20), state mass media reported, as a heatwave sends power needs soaring and dries up reservoirs. Temperatures in the province – house to nearly 84 million people – have hovered over 40 to 42 degreesContinue Reading
17 hurt after school van skidded into roadside drain
SUNGAI PETANI: A girl sustained a broken arm, while 15 other schoolchildren suffered minor injuries when the van they were travelling in on the way to school skidded into a roadside drain at Taman Rhu, Tikam Batu near here early on Tuesday (Aug 16). Read full storyContinue Reading
Even a ‘limited’ nuclear war would starve millions: study
Even a relatively small nuclear war would certainly create a worldwide meals crisis lasting at least a decade in which hundreds of millions would starve, based on our new modeling published in Character Food. In a nuclear war, bombs slipped on cities and industrial areas would certainly start firestorms, treating large amounts of soot into the upper […]
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Warrant out for ‘real owner’ of Mountain B pub
The Pattaya Court on Monday issued a justify for the arrest associated with Somyos Panprasong, 55, in connection with the lethal fire at Mountain B pub in Chon Buri’s Sattahip district early on August 5, police stated.Continue Reading
2 in 5 workers in Singapore will not accept a job if unable to work remotely or have flexible work hours: Survey
Only 52 per cent of respondents said their employers provided them remote working options.Continue Reading
China deploys latest attack sub for a Taiwan standoff
China provides deployed its latest conventional attack boat (SSK) in army exercises off Taiwan, ostensibly in preparing for a submarine blockade against the self-governing isle. On August eleven, Naval News reported that China used its latest SSK with its East Sea Fleet, the People’s Liberation Army – Navy (PLA-N) direct formation for a Taiwan Strait […]
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‘No use worrying’: Taiwanese tourists carry on despite China threat
LIVING GOES ON Kinmen is a former battleground where inhabitants had to contend with periodic shelling from Chinese language artillery into the past due 1970s. But the islets opened up in order to tourists in 1993 and have never appeared back. Wartime relics and ancient monuments of its militarised pastContinue Reading
‘Better Call Saul’ breaks in the right direction with its satisfying series finale
After six seasons building toward Saul Goodman’s foreshadowed fall, “Better Call Saul” presented its final chapter, faced with the burdensome expectations raised by its Emmy-winning predecessor, “Breaking Bad.” Adding callbacks from that series and building on its own run, the show delivered a thoughtful contemplation of what transformed the title character, and whether there was any path to redemption.Continue Reading
Malaysia supports the call for Suu Kyi's immediate release, says Saifuddin
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia stands with the people of Myanmar and supports the call for Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s immediate release to begin the process of peaceful and inclusive dialogue with all stakeholders in the country. Read full storyContinue Reading