Day: 20 August 2021

25 posts

Taliban revenge fears grow in Afghanistan

The Taliban are going house-to-house searching for opponents and their families, according…

Facebook unveils curbs for Taliban-seized Afghanistan

Facebook released new security measures on Thursday to protect users in Afghanistan…

Businesses say Hong Kong quarantine threatens financial hub status

European business leaders have warned that Hong Kong’s stringent quarantine measures have…

Ministers from APEC countries commit to protect food systems, launch food security roadmap

Agriculture and food ministers from the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies…

The social safety net in Singapore is “totally inadequate”: SDP’s Prof Paul Tambyah

The safety net in Singapore for post-COVID care is “totally inadequate”, said…

S’pore “very likely” to start COVID-19 vaccine booster exercise; severely immunocompromised people need third shot of vaccine

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Thursday (19 Aug) that Singapore…

Indonesia receives ‘partly free’ status in Freedom In The World 2021 report as concerns over declining democracy

JAKARTA, INDONESIA — Indonesia has been classed as “partly free” in this…

FAS must explain “unfair” and “not consistent” punishments: Jose Raymond

It is “grossly unfair” that seven footballers from an S-League team in…