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SINGAPORE – There has been no uptick in heart attacks or strokes among vaccinated people, and no evidence that the Covid-19 vaccines used here can directly cause them, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said on Thursday (May 6). “A greater frequency of heart attacks and strokes has not been observed in vaccinated persons locally and to date, there is also […]
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SINGAPORE – Singapore passports will be valid for 10 years, up from the current five. This will be the case for citizens over 16 years old who apply for their passports on or after Oct 1, 2021. The fee remains unchanged at $70. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said on Friday (May 7) that this will reduce the frequency of […]
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YANGON (NYTIMES) – Every night at 8, the stern-faced newscaster on Myanmar military TV announces the day’s hunted. The mug shots of those charged with political crimes appear on-screen. Among them are doctors, students, beauty queens, actors, reporters, even a pair of makeup bloggers. Some of the faces look puffy and bruised, the likely result of interrogations. They are a […]
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As India recorded a single-day high in new coronavirus cases on Thursday, its vaccination campaign has been marred by shortages and states are competing against one another to get doses, limiting the government’s hope that the country can soon emerge from a devastating outbreak. The Indian health ministry recorded about 410,000 cases in 24 hours, a new global high, and […]
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MEDAN, INDONESIA (AFP) – The death toll from a landslide at a hydroelectric dam project on Indonesia’s Sumatra island has risen to 10, an official said on Thursday (May 6), as the authorities called off a week-long search for victims. A landslide triggered by heavy rains struck the Chinese-backed Batang Toru hydropower plant on April 29, burying an estimated 13 people. […]
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WELLINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – China has criticised New Zealand after its Parliament passed a motion declaring “severe human rights abuses” are taking place against Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang. The motion “grossly interferes in China’s internal affairs, and runs counter to international law and basic norms governing international relations,” the Chinese embassy in Wellington said in a statement on its website. “The […]
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PUTRAJAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysia will impose a travel ban on citizens of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal. The move followed a temporary ban on flights from and to India to stop a new Covid-19 variant from entering Malaysia. Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who announced this on Wednesday (May 5), however, did not state the date […]
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SINGAPORE – Most hospitals are reducing non-urgent surgery as they ramp up capacity to prepare for a rise in Covid-19 cases but life-saving treatment for afflictions like cancer or stroke will not be affected. All hospitals were asked on Monday (May 3) to defer non-urgent surgery and appointments at specialist outpatient clinics until further notice. Please subscribe or log in to […]
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FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, in this file picture taken October 28, 2015. REUTERS/Francois LenoirBRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union unveiled on Wednesday a plan to cut its dependency on Chinese and other foreign suppliers in six strategic areas like raw materials, pharmaceutical ingredients and semiconductors after the pandemic-induced economic slump. […]
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SINGAPORE – A woman tormented her Indonesian maid multiple times between November 2018 and March 2019 by acts such as forcing her to eat hair from a toilet floor as well as a piece of dirty cotton wool. Tan Hui Mei, now pregnant with her fourth child, also rained blows on Ms Muslikhah, who goes by one name. The 35-year-old […]
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