EU slaps fresh sanctions on Myanmar junta
The EU on Monday added eight officials from Myanmar's junta and three firms linked to the military to its sanctions ...
India protest ‘unfair’ Tokyo Olympic rules for COVID-hit nations
India's Olympic body has slammed as "unfair" strict rules imposed by the Japanese government on athletes from several COVID-hit nations ...
16 new cases of COVID-19 infection in S’pore; 13 cases in the community, 5 unlinked
As of Monday noon (21 Jun), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed an additional 16 cases of COVID-19 ...
Possible for Singapore to recognise MySejahtera app as “vaccination passport”, says Malaysian minister Khairy Jamaluddin
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA -- Malaysia's contact tracing application MySejahtera may soon be recognised as the country's "vaccination passport", likely starting ...
US envoy offers to meet North Korea ‘anywhere anytime’
The US special representative for North Korea on Monday offered to meet with Pyongyang "anywhere, anytime, without preconditions", with no ...
Hong Kong pro-democracy paper unable to pay staff after asset freeze: aide
Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper warned Monday it is unable to pay staff and is at imminent risk of ...
High Court dismisses Parti Liyani’s application to seek compensation from DPPs in her case
The High Court on Monday (21 June) dismissed former domestic worker Parti Liyani's application to seek compensation from Deputy Public ...
Support rising in Japan for Tokyo Olympics this summer: poll
Around a third of Japanese now back holding the Olympics, up from just 14 per cent last month, a new ...
Prosecutors arguing to be nearly untouchable for their frivolous and vexatious prosecution of Parti Liyani, says her counsel
Public Prosecutors are essentially arguing for the threshold against the prosecution to held at a certain level or height, rendering ...
New Zealander selected as first transgender Olympian
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard was confirmed as the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the Olympic Games Monday ...