Afghanistan: Taliban arrest women protesting against university ban
It is the latest policy restricting women’s education since the Taliban returned to power last year.Continue Reading
HDB investigating BTO flats being sold after being left vacant for years; 53 cases since 2017
The Housing Board said it is aware of property listings of “vacant” BTO flats being sold on the open market.Continue Reading
BioNTech ships 11,500 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to China
BioNTech said on Thursday (Dec 22) it had shipped 11,500 doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to China to be administered initially to German expatriates, marking the first foreign coronavirus vaccines to be sent to the country. BioNTech said the delivery, which landed in China on Wednesday, contained both the originalContinue Reading
Philippines boosts military in disputed sea after China’s ‘encroachment’
Beijing claims almost all of the resource-rich South China Sea, through which trillions of dollars in trade passes annually. Along with the Philippines, rival claimants are Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan. China has ignored a 2012 ruling from a United Nations-backed tribunal that its claim is without basis. In recentContinue Reading
Bodies from sunken navy ship brought back to base
The bodies of six sailors from HTMS Sukhothai were brought to their Sattahip base on Thursday as the search for 23 others continued for the fourth day.Continue Reading
How this fintech is leading the charge for financial inclusion across Southeast Asia
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Almost US$451mil loans disbursed to MSMEs across Malaysia and Indonesia Access to financing has long been a point of contention for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), even before the pandemic. According to industry studies over half of MSMEs…Continue Reading
Singapore company Chope lays off nearly a quarter of all its employees
A total of 38 employees in Chope’s Singapore headquarters were affected. Continue Reading
Only one person still missing in Batang Kali landslide as number of victims revised to 92, say police
KUALA LUMPUR: There were 92 people who were caught in the Batang Kali landslide and not 94 as earlier reported, said the Selangor police on Thursday (Dec 22). This meant that there is one victim of the landslide who has yet to be located, said Selangor police chief Arjunaidi Mohamed.Continue Reading
India to randomly test 2% of international travellers for COVID-19
MUMBA: India will start randomly testing 2 per cent of international passengers arriving at its airports for COVID-19, Mansukh Mandaviya, the country’s health minister, told parliament on Thursday (Dec 22), as the country steps up surveillance for new coronavirus variants. “The global pandemic is not yet over. The virus is changingContinue Reading
Extended Saturday operating hours at COVID-19 vaccination centres to remain in place until February
SINGAPORE: The extended operating hours at Joint Testing and Vaccination Centres (JTVCs) and Children’s Vaccination Centres (CVCs) on Saturdays will remain in place until the end of February, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Thursday (Dec 22). Last month, operating hours at JTVCs and CVCs on Saturdays were extendedContinue Reading