Asia China Philippines Duterte bans Philippines ministers from speaking on S. China Sea Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has banned his cabinet from speaking out in… The Online Citizen18 May 2021
Asia China Politics Vatican’s new Hong Kong bishop says religious freedom must stay Hong Kong’s newly appointed Catholic bishop on Tuesday said he would need… The Online Citizen18 May 2021
Current Affairs MOM says border not closed earlier due to need of migrant workers; No mention of others such as STVP and work passes The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said today (18 May) that Singapore would… Correspondent18 May 2021
Current Affairs Health DJ Jade Rasif experiences “major COVID-19 scare” due to questionable quarantine orders received from authorities Former Singaporean DJ and model Jade Rasif took to Instagram on Sunday… The Online Citizen18 May 2021
Asia China Taiwan Hong Kong ‘suspends’ operations of its Taiwan office Hong Kong is temporarily shutting its representative office in Taiwan, officials said… The Online Citizen18 May 2021
Health International Israeli strike puts sole Gaza COVID lab out of action: ministry The Palestinian enclave of Gaza’s only COVID-19 laboratory is no longer able… The Online Citizen18 May 2021
Asia Thailand virus cases soar with prison clusters Thailand reported a new daily high of nearly 10,000 coronavirus cases on… The Online Citizen18 May 2021
Health Pfizer, Moderna vaccines effective against Indian variants: study The Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines should remain highly effective against two coronavirus… The Online Citizen18 May 2021
International US military chief warns Israel-Palestinian conflict destabilising ‘beyond Gaza’ The United States’ top military officer has warned the conflict between Israel… The Online Citizen18 May 2021
Asia Civil Society Myanmar UN meeting on Myanmar arms embargo postponed A UN General Assembly meeting set for Tuesday to discuss a non-binding… The Online Citizen18 May 2021