BEIJING, CHINA — The publicised deaths of celebrities in China raise questions about China’s transparency in informing about deaths due to COVID-19. In December, a 40-year-old...
JAKARTA, INDONESIA — Indonesia is relocating its capital city from Jakarta to a site more than 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) away in the rainforests of Borneo...
SINGAPORE — A 26-year-old Singaporean has made his way around the world, but not in the fashion of the adventure novel, “Around the World in Eighty...
Ng Ser Miang, a board member of the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC), has been found guilty of failing to act with integrity as a former...
by Marchio Gorbiano with Dessy Sagita in Jakarta JAKARTA, INDONESIA — The twisting road that leads to Indonesia’s future capital is lined with dense rainforest and...
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES — TikTok faces an uncertain year ahead in the United States as anti-China Republicans take greater control in Congress demanding tighter scrutiny...
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — 137 out of 194 imported cases reported on Thursday (5 Jan) in South Korea are from China for a short-term visit or...
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — Sweden’s government announced Thursday that it would be requiring negative COVID tests to allow entry for travellers arriving from China, describing it as...
BERLIN, GERMANY — Germany said Thursday it would ask arrivals from China for a negative coronavirus test as infections rose steeply following Beijing’s abrupt decision to...
by Jing Xuan Teng BEIJING, CHINA — China on Thursday insisted it had been transparent with the international community about its COVID data, as it hit...
On 4 January 2023, Singapore’s iconic tech entrepreneur, Mr Sim Wong Hoo, passed away peacefully at the age of 67, much to the sorrow of his...
by Simone Galimberti Though it was a possibility, few really believed that the chairman of the Maoist party, officially the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center),...
by Dr Chee Soon Juan, Secretary General of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) “The current climate of persistent inflation and dampened economic growth looks set to...
SINGAPORE — With Singapore consumers increasingly living their lives online, almost eight out of 10 (77 per cent) want the option to control their data rather...
EU countries are “strongly encouraged” to demand Covid tests from passengers coming from China, a crisis meeting of European Union experts decided Wednesday. The meeting also...