The Thai public has been urged not to panic over the latest Covid-19 spike in Singapore, according to the country's Department of Disease Control (DDC) on Sunday (May 24).Thai's health officials pointed out that NB.1.8.1 variant behind much of the concern has already been circulating in Thailand and is now the country’s dominant strain, reported The Nation.This comes as 12,700 Covid-19 […]

SINGAPORE — Two liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers are exiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday (May 25), heading to Pakistan and China, while a supertanker with Iraqi crude for China left the Gulf on Saturday after being stranded for nearly three months, shipping data showed.The US-Israeli war on Iran that began on Feb 28 has severely curtailed shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, through […]

TOKYO, May 25 (Reuters) - Seven & I Holdings said on Monday (May 25) that former chairman Toshifumi Suzuki died on May 18 at the age of 93. Known as the father of Japan's convenience store industry, Suzuki set up Seven-Eleven Japan in 1973, and expanded the franchise model and transformed Japan's retail sector.[[nid:736210]]

A bomb blast hit a shuttle train carrying Pakistani security personnel and their families in the southwestern province of Balochistan on Sunday (May 24), officials said, in the latest major attack claimed by separatist militants.The explosion killed at least 24 people and injured around 70, according to three provincial government and security officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity as […]

ANGELES — At least one person was confirmed dead after a building under construction collapsed in the Philippines on Sunday (May 24), authorities said, as rescuers scoured the rubble for 21 people listed as missing.Officials said an investigation had been launched into what caused the collapse of the multi-storey building in the city of Angeles, north of the capital, Manila.Rescuers at the […]

TAIPEI — A Chinese coast guard ship left waters near Taiwan's strategically located Pratas Islands at the top of the South China Sea on Sunday (May 24) following a tense standoff and verbal sparring between the coast guards, Taiwan's Coast Guard said.China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, a position the government in Taipei rejects.China has pressured Taiwan by […]

Pakistani and Chinese companies signed co-operation agreements worth US$1.22 billion (S$1.56 billion) at the Pakistan-China Business Conference held in the Chinese city of Hangzhou on Sunday (May 24), the Pakistani Prime Minister's Office said.It said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who witnessed the signing with Zhejiang Governor Liu Jie, also met representatives of several Chinese companies, […]

An elderly Singaporean man was found dead in a hotel in Batam on Thursday (May 21). Large amounts of medication were found in his room.The deceased, identified as 71-year-old Lim Ah Ling, was staying at the Great Wall Hotel, in Lubuk Baja district, reported local media. Hotel staff received no response despite repeated attempts to contact him and knocking on the door.When they entered the […]

MANILA - Two people feared trapped after a building collapse in the Philippines were alive and communicating with rescuers on Sunday (May 24), an official said, as rescue efforts continued."They are in constant communication. We are awaiting more details, but our rescuers are doing their best to pull the survivors out of the rubble," Jay Pelayo, information officer Angeles City north of the […]

TAIPEI - Hundreds of people rallied in central Taipei on Saturday (May 23) in support of government plans to increase defence spending, after the opposition controlled parliament approved only two-thirds of the US$40 billion (S$51 billion) President Lai Ching-te had requested.Lai wanted the supplementary defence budget approved, including money for US arms but also for domestically made equipment […]