CHONGQING: Attached to a breathing tube under a pile of blankets, an old man racked with COVID-19 lay groaning on a stretcher in the emergency department of a hospital in central China on Thursday (Dec 22). In Chongqing, and across the country, the virus is surging. Authorities say the numberContinue Reading
Ten days of full immersion in Brazil are not for the faint-hearted. Even restricted to the top two megalopolises, Sao Paulo and Rio, watching live the impact of interlocking economic, political, social and environmental crises exacerbated by the Jair Bolsonaro project leaves one stunned. The return of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for what will […]Continue Reading
Partnership between US software firm Quantela & MAP2U for PLANMalaysia
Authorities can access unlimited insights and data analytics on a single dashboard â Quantela and Malaysian-based Geographic Information System (GIS), MAP2U entered a partnership to roll out what they claim to be Malaysiaâs first centralised platform for urban observatory and smart city services by 2025.
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China’s National Health Commission did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the country’s COVID statistics and excess mortality. Even if China were to continue defining COVID deaths more broadly, the official data is still unlikely to reflect the situation on the ground, given how quickly infections are nowContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: A batch of imported Prego Carbonara Mushroom Pasta Sauce has been recalled due to product spoilage, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said in a media release on Thursday (Dec 22). The agency said it was informed by The Arnott’s Group of the spoilage, which arose from a “manufacturing error”Continue Reading
Experts say China could face more than a million COVID-19 deaths in 2023, given relatively low full vaccination rates among its vulnerable elderly population.Continue Reading
In an effort to prevent the virus from letting rip across China, Shanghai residents endured a two-month lockdown which ended on Jun 1, with many losing income and having poor access to basic necessities. Hundreds died and hundreds of thousands were infected during those two months. Experts say China couldContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that his administration is reviewing several government agencies and those found to be with overlapping duties will be dissolved. Speaking after a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday (Dec 21), Mr Anwar announced that the National Recovery Council (NRC) led by Perikatan Nasional ChairmanContinue Reading
Many of the aircraft flew over a waterway known as the Bashi Channel to an area off the island’s southeastern coast, according to a map provided by the ministry. Three Chinese navy ships were also detected near Taiwan, the ministry said. Taiwan sent unspecified combat aircraft to warn away theContinue Reading
WELLINGTON: Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Thursday (Dec 22) it had taken the head of a global drug trafficking syndicate, dubbed “Asia’s El Chapo”, into custody after he was extradited from the Netherlands. The AFP said the arrest is the culmination of a long-running investigation into an organised crimeContinue Reading