Straits Times Asian News

The comments add to speculation he's vying for influence past a planned third term.

Many areas are expected to register temperatures of more than 35 deg C on Thursday.

Trees absorb carbon dioxide, emissions of which contribute to warming global temperatures.

The country reported 703 new cases the day before.

Seismologists have already recorded close to 800 aftershocks.

Chongqing has logged just 165 cases of Covid-19 since February 2021.

The country is prepared for any military clash with the United States, he says.

UN Human Rights Committee is "deeply concerned" over deteriorating rights in Hong Kong.

SYDNEY - Inflation in Australia has soared to its highest level in two decades, prompting a warning from the federal government that the "confronting" rise in prices could lead to job losses and slower growth.

COLOMBO (AFP) - Two activists who helped lead mass demonstrations that toppled Sri Lanka's president were arrested on Wednesday (July 27), police said, as parliament extended tough emergency laws imposed to restore order.

LONDON (REUTERS) - The International Monetary Fund said Sri Lanka should kick off debt restructuring talks with its bilateral lender China, while the island state's government seeks a financing loan from the Washington-based fund.

He is likely to face charges of graft and war crimes.

A neighbourhood in the district was classified as high risk following the detection of a coronavirus case there.

He is facing pressure from his party Umno to dissolve Parliament.

Some regions cutting electricity to factories at peak hours.

WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is getting bipartisan support for a possible trip to Taiwan, with some lawmakers from both parties arguing that it's important that the top leader in the US Congress show no sign of giving in to pressure from China's government.

Garments industry accounts for over 80% of country’s total exports.

The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments in this weekly podcast.

Under a proposed law, those born on or after Jan 1, 2007, won't be allowed to smoke, buy or own any tobacco products even after they reach age 18.

Gov't mulls mobilising formidable vaccine-making capacity.