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January 27, 2021 12:49 PM

The news is another headache for Mr Suga.

January 27, 2021 12:43 PM

Current measures, slated to end on Feb 7, could remain in place until the end of February.

January 27, 2021 12:39 PM

China aims to vaccinate 50 million people before the Lunar New Year in February.

January 27, 2021 12:28 PM

It was a rare treat and a brief distraction from hard times as the coronavirus takes a toll on tourism.

January 27, 2021 11:56 AM

The News Showcase product will be launched as early as next month.

January 27, 2021 11:50 AM

The paper says that advocates point to loopholes in the laws that have made the country "wide open" to both illegal and "legitimised" waste trade.

January 27, 2021 11:40 AM

The writer says there is a big question about whether Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will buckle under pressure from rebellious Umno divisions and step down.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo received his second dosage of the Covid-19 vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech Ltd., one day after the country registered more than 1 million infections.Nearly 250,000 health care workers have been given the first shot since the programme started two weeks ago. The government is aiming for the number to increase to between 900,000 and 1 million daily, Widodo – who is also known as Jokowi – said in a statement on Wednesday.Are anti-vaxxers winning as India, Indonesia…

January 27, 2021 11:34 AM

By Wednesday (Jan 27) most demonstrators had returned to protest sites on the outskirts of the city.

January 27, 2021 11:13 AM

A total of 297 Covid-19 cases had been traced to six churches and mission schools run by a Christian organisation.

Foreigners snapping up private apartments in Singapore declined to a 17-year low in 2020 as travel restrictions and lockdowns in various countries deterred them from coming to the city state.Purchases of units fell to 742 last year, according to Singapore-based real estate consultancy firms ERA Realty Network and OrangeTee & Tie Pte. That is the lowest since 2003, when non-permanent residents bought 671 units, based on an analysis of government data as of Tuesday that takes into account new,…

January 27, 2021 10:29 AM

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklien announced coronavirus restrictions would be eased from Friday.

David Solomon is being punished for the bank's involvement in the fraudulent Malaysian investment fund.

January 27, 2021 10:00 AM

HSBC's decision was driven purely by the need to comply with local laws.

January 27, 2021 9:52 AM

The project was to upgrade Sangley airport in Cavite province.

January 27, 2021 9:24 AM

Seventy-five new confirmed cases were reported on Jan 26.

Every day, Nguyen Thi Nham Thin sits at a busy traffic intersection in the Vietnamese capital. She is one of thousands of vendors selling food and drinks who make up Hanoi’s bustling street life. But this constant exposure to the fumes comes at a cost. Hanoi, a city of 8 million, has around 7 million vehicles. “I’d inhale about seven to eight hours of dust every day, but you know, even xe om [motorbike taxi drivers] and [other] street vendors would too. It is unavoidable,” the 69-year-old…

January 27, 2021 7:59 AM

The neighbourhood of Jordan is home to some of the city's highest concentrations of tenements.

January 27, 2021 7:23 AM

As of Monday (Jan 25), only about 56 per cent of people eligible to get the shot have stepped forward to get it.

January 27, 2021 6:50 AM

The government tested about 330 people and found one confirmed coronavirus case.