COLOMBO, SRI LANKA — Crisis-hit Sri Lanka Wednesday announced its first nationwide elections since its president fled and resigned in the face of widespread protests, in...
SINGAPORE — Takagi Ramen, a ramen chain, has officially renewed its S$20,000 per annual, unlimited ramen sponsorship with Singapore’s top distance runner, Soh Rui Yong. Soh...
by Isabel Malsang with Catherine Hours in Schlins, Austria PARIS, FRANCE — It was used to build the Great Wall of China and Spain’s mediaeval Alhambra...
PARIS, FRANCE — The global airline association criticised decisions by governments to impose COVID tests and other measures on travellers from China as ineffective “knee-jerk” reactions...
NAYPYIDAW, MYANMAR — Myanmar’s junta said it would hold “free and fair” multiparty elections as it marked Independence Day on Wednesday, days after increasing democracy figurehead...
NAYPYIDAW, MYANMAR — Though it is a pariah on the world stage and battling fierce domestic opposition to its rule, Myanmar’s junta has found grounds for...
BEIJING, CHINA — Chinese authorities have given approval to Jack Ma’s Ant Group to raise 10.5 billion yuan (US$1.5 billion) for its consumer finance arm, in...
SINGAPORE — Members of the public will not be able to see flares shooting off from ships in Singapore on New Year’s eve as the Singapore...
A reader shared an experience he had on a Scoot flight where a passenger exposed his bare feet to other passengers for the three-hour flight from Vientiane,...
Beijing has issued a stern warning to countries which are tightening rules on its passengers flying from China. It has also criticised recently imposed testing requirements...
