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Indonesia: Jokowi sworn in for 2nd term as Indonesian president

Editor II Oct 21, 2019

(NST) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo was sworn in on Sunday for a second five-year term leading the world's third-biggest democracy, after an election dominated by economic issues but also the…

Experts warn Pacific nations of ‘clear risks’ in China loans

MT Webmaster Oct 21, 2019

(AFP) - China’s financial largesse in the Pacific carries “clear risks” for stability if left unchecked, a Sydney think tank warned, while saying allegations of “debt-trap” diplomacy are so far…

Kidney for sale: How organs can be bought via social media in the Philippines

Editor II Oct 20, 2019

(CNA) - Carlos welcomed his newborn baby girl with so much love, and trepidation. Their midwife had cancelled the delivery at home. So his wife was lying in a hospital bed after an unplanned…

Turkey to suspend Syria offensive

Editor II Oct 19, 2019

(BBC) - Turkey has agreed to a ceasefire in northern Syria to let Kurdish-led forces withdraw, US Vice-President Mike Pence has announced. The development followed talks in Ankara between Mr Pence…

Where China fits in Jokowi’s plan for Indonesia’s US$33 billion new capital city

Editor II Oct 19, 2019

(SCMP) - While President Joko Widodo’s plan to move the capital of Indonesia from Jakarta to East Kalimantan has its supporters and detractors, one thing is certain – the government is not going…

First Singaporean convicted of funding terrorism jailed

Editor II Oct 18, 2019

(The Star) - A 35-year-old former information technology engineer was sentenced to two years and six months’ jail for funding terrorism. Yesterday, Ahmed Hussein Abdul Kadir Sheik Uduman…

Brexit: EU and UK reach deal but DUP refuses support

Editor II Oct 18, 2019

(BBC) - Boris Johnson and EU leaders have hailed the deal they have struck to take the UK out of the bloc on 31 October in an "orderly" fashion. The prime minister now faces a battle to get the…

Indonesia arrests two dozen after minister attack

Editor II Oct 17, 2019

(NST) - Indonesian police said they have arrested more than two dozen suspected militants after members of a network linked to the Islamic State (IS) group tried to assassinate a government…

HK: Police raid raises threat of bomb-throwing drones planned for use in protests

Editor II Oct 17, 2019

(SCMP) - Drones and corrosive solution were seized on Tuesday during a police raid on a Mong Kok flat, in what investigators suspected were airborne weapons planned for use against officers in the…

US House passes legislation taking hard line on China over Hong Kong

Editor II Oct 16, 2019

(CNA) - The US House of Representatives on Tuesday (Oct 15) passed four pieces of legislation taking a hard line on China, three related to protests in Hong Kong and one commending Canada's…

Indonesia enlists McKinsey’s help to move capital to Borneo

Editor II Oct 16, 2019

(FMT) - An Indonesian unit of management consultants McKinsey & Company has been appointed to conduct a feasibility study on moving the capital from the crowded, flood-prone city of Jakarta on…

Brexit hangs in the balance as EU demands more British concessions

Editor II Oct 15, 2019

(CNA) - A deal to smooth Britain's departure from the European Union hung in the balance on Monday (Oct 14) after diplomats indicated the bloc wanted more concessions from Prime Minister Boris…

UK: Paedophile Richard Huckle, who sexually abused Malaysian children, found killed in prison

Editor II Oct 15, 2019

(The Star) - Convicted paedophile Richard Huckle, who sexually abused Malaysian children, was found dead in prison according to UK media reports. The reports said that the child sexual predator…

Police ban Extinction Rebellion protests in London

MT Webmaster Oct 15, 2019

(BBC) - Extinction Rebellion activists say they have left London's Trafalgar Square after police issued a ban on the group's climate change protests. In a statement issued on Monday evening,…

Japan sends in thousands of troops after Typhoon Hagibis hammers Tokyo

Editor II Oct 14, 2019

(CNA) - Japan sent tens of thousands of troops and rescue workers on Sunday (Oct 13) to save stranded residents and fight floods caused by one of the worst typhoons to hit the country in recent…

Hundreds of ISIL prisoners escape Syrian camp

Editor II Oct 14, 2019

(Aljazeera) - Hundreds of suspected ISIL detainees have escaped from a camp in northeastern Syria, according to local authorities, as Turkey stepped up its military offensive in the…

Xi Jinping: Attempts to split China risk ‘shattered bodies’

admin-s Oct 14, 2019

President Xi Jinping has warned that any attempts to split China would result in “bodies smashed and bones ground to powder,” amid four months of anti-Beijing unrest in Hong Kong. (MMO) - Xi…

More HK property investors turning to Malaysia, Singapore amid unrest

MT Webmaster Oct 13, 2019

(AFP) - From luxury Singapore apartments to Malaysian seafront condos, Hong Kong investors are shifting cash into Southeast Asian property, demoralised by increasingly violent protests as well as…

Terror probe after mass stabbing at Manchester shopping centre

Editor II Oct 12, 2019

(CNA) - Police arrested a man on terror charges on Friday (Oct 11) after a mass stabbing at a shopping centre in Manchester, northwest England, left five people injured. The man in his 40s was…

Thai temperature to plunge to 7°C in December

Editor II Oct 12, 2019

(NST) - If you’re planning a trip to Thailand at the year’s end, it may be wise to pack more than just flip-flops, shorts and singlets. Cold fronts from China are expected later this month…

Singapore to ban ads of sugary beverages

Editor II Oct 11, 2019

(The Star) - Singapore will ban advertisements of certain fizzy drinks and juices, its health ministry said, as part of a raft of measures to curb consumption of sugar in the city-state, which has…

Oil prices jump after Iranian oil tanker explosions

Editor II Oct 11, 2019

(Aljazeera) - Oil prices jumped by more than 2 percent on Friday after an Iranian oil tanker in the Red Sea was hit by two suspected rockets off the coast of Saudi Arabia, raising the possibility…

Singapore overtakes US to be world’s most competitive economy in 2019

Editor II Oct 10, 2019

(CNA) - Singapore was named the most competitive economy in the world, overtaking the US to top the World Economic Forum's 2019 Global Competitiveness Report.…

Thousands left out of work as hundreds of Hong Kong restaurants close against backdrop of anti-government protests and tourism downturn

MT Webmaster Oct 10, 2019

(SCMP) - Hundreds of restaurants have been forced to close amid the anti-government protests sweeping Hong Kong, industry insiders have said, putting thousands of people out of work. Henry Ma,…

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