GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — The World Health Organization’s emergency committee on COVID-19 was meeting Friday to discuss whether the pandemic still merits the highest level of global...
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — Nearly two years after Myanmar’s military coup, the UN rights chief warned Friday that the country had plunged into catastrophe, calling for the...
SINGAPORE — An anonymous Grab driver claimed to have made an impressive $5,227.82 in just seven days before Chinese New Year. Singapore social media Facebook page...
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS — The International Criminal Court said Thursday it had authorised the reopening of an inquiry into the brutal anti-drugs campaign by former Philippines’...
MALAYSIA — Nga Kor Ming, Malaysian minister for local government development, chided a claim that Singapore housing experts were consulted to compensate for its inefficient civil...
YANGON, MYANMAR — Myanmar’s junta on Friday gave political parties two months to re-register under a strict new electoral law written by the military, the latest...
BANGKOK, THAILAND — Thailand’s ruling party on Friday named Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan as its candidate to be premier in the kingdom’s upcoming general election....
SINGAPORE — Speaking at the launch of a tech talent conversion programme on Thursday (Jan 26), Minister for Communications and Information Josephine Teo said Singapore will...
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES — Amazon ecosystem has focused on the consequences of deforestation. The study found that fire, timber extraction and edge effects have degraded at...
The District Court of Luxembourg had set aside an attachment order against Malaysia from a French arbitration court to enforce a US$14.92 billion (RM62.6 billion) payment...
