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Singapore | Mon, May 17, 2021 New coronavirus strains, including the one first discovered in India, are affecting more children in Singapore, so schools will be closed starting Wednesday. Following a recent spike in local transmissions after months of near-zero incidents, the government has tightened controls. Authorities declared late Sunday at a virtual news conference […]

Lahore, Pakistan | Tue, May 4, 2021 | 8.02 pm Thousands of Shia Muslim devotees many not wearing masks gathered in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore for a religious procession on Tuesday, fanning fears about the spread of the coronavirus after similar crowds were blamed in neighbouring India for its own surge. The federal government

Tokyo, Japan | Wed, April 28, 2021 The world’s largest free trade agreement, signed by 15 Asia-Pacific countries including China and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, was ratified by Japan’s parliament on Wednesday, paving the way for the pact to come into force later this year. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will

New Delhi | Sun, April 11, 2021 | 09:37 pm China is planning a mega dam in Tibet that will produce three times the amount of electricity produced by the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest power station, causing concern among environmentalists and in neighboring India. The bridge will cross the Brahmaputra River just before

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