Based on a report released by F1 in 2019, the total emission of a single season is estimated to be more than 256,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide – about the same amount emitted by some countries.Continue Reading
More than a dozen senior Indonesian government and military officials were targeted last year with spy software designed by an Israeli surveillance firm, according to nine people with knowledge of the matter. Six of the individuals told Reuters they were targeted themselves. The targets included Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto,Continue Reading
TOKYO: Japan’s media-savvy digital minister said Friday (Sep 30) he’s ready to take an iron-fisted approach to speed up the nation’s slow embrace of online services at government offices and workplaces. Taro Kono – a political heavyweight who has been minister of defence, foreign affairs and COVID-19 vaccines – has alreadyContinue Reading
Vietnam’s draconian rehab centres, Cambodia’s modernising markets, Malaysia’s enduring charcoal industry
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KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 174 Malaysians who are victims of job scams are still stranded in foreign countries, said the Malaysian police. Police secretary Noorsiah Saaduddin said they had received 224 reports made by family members and friends of 284 scam victims. Of the total, 110 Malaysians had beenContinue Reading
KABUL: A suicide bomb attack on a classroom of hundreds of people preparing for exams in the Afghan capital on Friday (Sep 30) killed at least 19 people, with most of the casualties girls, police and a witness said. The blast ripped through Kaaj Higher Educational Center, which coaches mainly adultContinue Reading
JAKARTA: Four people were shot and killed by an armed rebel group in Indonesia’s restive West Papua province, the latest in a string of attacks on civilians, police said on Friday (Sep 30). The West Papua National Liberation Army, which the government has designated as a terrorist organisation, said itsContinue Reading
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Friday (Sep 30) ruled that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha had not exceeded the maximum eight years allowed in the post, paving the way for his likely return from a five-week suspension. The court was announcing its decision in a case filed by the opposition, whichContinue Reading
The loan-to-value limit for HDB loans has been lowered from 85 per cent to 80 per cent, while property loans from private financial institutions will see an increase in medium-term interest rate floor by 0.5 per cent.Continue Reading
TOKYO — When Larry Summers says it’s bad, you know it’s bad. Ex-Treasury Secretary Summers made his bones amid the wreckage of the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis. Summers was a key member of the financial fire brigade tending to — and at times making worse — a blazing meltdown that left big scars. As such, […]
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