ALL ABOUT FAMILY AND GRANDCHILDREN Mrs Danker said that the Christmas tradition was still going strong in the settlement and was in fact becoming more elaborate, especially with the new lights and decorations available. She said that they used their own money to come up with the decorations and thatContinue Reading
Japanese startups have access to mentorships, Sunway business units Meet more than 50 VCs, angels, entrepreneurs & corporates during Mâsia vacation Sunway Innovation Labs (Sunway iLabs), the innovation arm associated with Sunway Group plus Sunway University provides selected five online companies to go through the Digital Transformation Acceleration Program organized in…Continue Reading
Winners chosen based on impact & scalability of their business ideas
46 enterprises, comprising 93 youths & 11 nationalities participated Six innovative regional businesses, which champion social change, received funding of up to US$14,800 (RM65,000) each to help them scale up their businesses.
In a statement, the Singapore International Foundation (SIF) said the…Continue Reading
Heavy snowfall in Japan has left at least eight people dead, national broadcaster NHK reported on Friday (Dec 23), citing Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency. The heavy snow across northern and western Japan has prompted weather officials to call on residents to stay alert for winter blizzards. Japan is currentlyContinue Reading
MANILA – Just weeks before Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s maiden visit to China, bilateral tensions in the South China Sea are once on the boil. China is now building up several unoccupied land features in the contested maritime area, according to recent reports citing Western officials, an apparent unprecedented move on territories it didn’t […]Continue Reading
SEOUL – Rumors, allegations and accusations that North Korea is supplying arms to Russian forces for use in the Ukraine war are gathering pace and resonance. On December 22, the White House accused North Korea of sending arms to Russian private military contractor the Wagner Group. Separately, a Japanese newspaper claimed that a shipment of […]Continue Reading
The Bank of Japan’s surprise policy tweak sent US government bonds down sharply, but US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen probably hasn’t seen anything yet. As the BOJ allows the yen to appreciate at long last, Yellen’s team may soon find itself short of buyers for US Treasuries in Asia and beyond. As Japanese government bond […]Continue Reading
KATHAMANDU: Notorious French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, the titular “Serpent” of the hit Netflix drama series, was responsible for a string of murders throughout Asia. The charismatic conman, 78, was for nearly two decades serving a life sentence for killing two tourists in Kathmandu in the 1970s, before Nepal’s topContinue Reading
Overview of 2022, exclusive report on “prison island”, migrant workers in Singapore, earthquake response in Indonesia, microbreweries in Thailand
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INCREASING DEFENCE BUDGET Japan on Friday said it will hike defence spending by more than a quarter next year including US$1.6 billion to buy US-made Tomahawk cruise missiles that will be part of its biggest military build-up since World War II. The 26.3 per cent increase to a record 6.82Continue Reading