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United Nations | Sat, April 3, 2021 | 7:30 am After two days of tense talks, the UN Security Council “strongly condemned” the deaths of hundreds of civilians in Myanmar in a joint statement watered down by China. ” Members of the United Nations Security Council expressed grave concern about the increasingly deteriorating situation and […]

New Zealand | Mon, March 22, 2021 | 8:05 pm New Zealand is expected to announce on Monday whether it will allow Australians to travel without having to pass through quarantine, but Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has hinted that such an agreement would only be for a few states in Australia. In an interview with

Myanmar | Wed, March 10, 2021 | 08:23 pm A lobbyist recruited to represent the Myanmar junta internationally is set to pocket a US$2 million fee, according to documents filed to the US Justice Department seen Wednesday by AFP. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military deposed and imprisoned civilian leader Aung San Suu

Washington, United States | Satur, February 27, 2021 | 7:32 pm President Joe Biden spoke with Saudi King Salman for the first time on Thursday, a day before a US intelligence report is expected to link the Arab kingdom’s influential crown prince to the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi. After being sworn in five

Hong Kong/Singapore  |  Thu, October 15, 2020  | 08:32 pm Hong Kong and Singapore will set up a travel bubble, the two cities announced on Thursday, as they moved to re-establish overseas travel links and lift the hurdle of quarantine for visiting foreigners. Commerce Secretary Edward Yau of Hong Kong and Transport Minister Ong Ye

London, United Kingdom  |  Sun, February 7, 2021  |  06:15 am Britain confirmed Thursday it will introduce its new mandatory hotel quarantine rules for travellers returning from dozens of countries deemed at “high risk” from Covid-19 variants later this month. The policy, which will start on 15 February, will require all UK citizens and permanent

Hanoi, Vietnam | Sun, January 31, 2021 | 08:46 pm Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, 76, has been re-elected for a rare third five-year term, state media reported on Sunday, cementing his position as one of the country’s strongest and longest-serving leaders for decades. Trong, who emerged at the last congress in

Sao Paolo | Mon, January 18, 2021 | 08:05 pm On Sunday, Brazil’s health regulator gave emergency approval for two coronavirus vaccines, setting off a mass inoculation program in the midst of a devastating second outbreak wave that kills over 1,000 people every day in the vast nation of South America. After the highly awaited

Kuala Lumpur | Tue, January 12, 2021 | 09:23 pm On Tuesday, Malaysia’s king declared a nationwide state of emergency to combat a coronavirus surge that is overwhelming hospitals, but critics claimed it was an attempt to cling to power by an unstable government. The announcement came a day after the Prime Minister introduced sweeping

Semarang | Thursday, December 24, 2020 | 8:12 am The Central Java administration plans to screen holidaygoers using antigen tests at some famous tourist destinations, such as Borobudur Temple, during the Christmas and New Year holidays to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Dubbed Operation Yustisi, the operation will set up screening posts at 11 locations