ASEAN must step up stress on Myanmar zirkel: UN expert

KUALA LUMPUR: Southeast Asia’s regional bloc should increase pressure upon Myanmar’s junta or even there will be more demise and suffering, the UN expert warned on Thursday (Jun 23), after a long period of stalled diplomacy. Myanmar has been in turmoil and its economy paralysed since the February 2021 coupContinue Reading

Macao extends COVID-19 shutdown of city, casinos stay open

HONG KONG: Macao  extended the COVID-19 restrictions such as the closure of bars, cinemas, hair salons and spas and outdoor recreational areas from Thursday (Jun 23), its chief executive said as the planet’s biggest gambling center battles to suppress a rise in locally transmitted cases. Casinos are allowed to remainContinue Reading

Jeff Bridges brings life to the spy drama ‘The Old Man’

The spy genre is so well worn one would think there’s not much new to be done, but “The Old Man” largely confounds those expectations, thanks to the stellar combination of Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow. Seeking a precedent for this FX series, the best might be “Robin and Marian,” in which Robin Hood’s swashbuckling met up with the cold realities of creaking bones and geriatric limitations.Continue Reading