SINGAPORE — Founder of Creative Technology Ltd and the creator of the Sound Blaster computer sound cards, Mr Sim Wong Hoo, passed away peacefully at the...
After two years of deliberation, Dr Dieter Neupert and Mr Ng Ser Miang, were sanctioned by an independent panel from World Sailing (WS) with an official...
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA — Crisis-hit Sri Lanka Wednesday announced its first nationwide elections since its president fled and resigned in the face of widespread protests, in...
SINGAPORE — Takagi Ramen, a ramen chain, has officially renewed its S$20,000 per annual, unlimited ramen sponsorship with Singapore’s top distance runner, Soh Rui Yong. Soh...
by Isabel Malsang with Catherine Hours in Schlins, Austria PARIS, FRANCE — It was used to build the Great Wall of China and Spain’s mediaeval Alhambra...
PARIS, FRANCE — The global airline association criticised decisions by governments to impose COVID tests and other measures on travellers from China as ineffective “knee-jerk” reactions...
NAYPYIDAW, MYANMAR — Myanmar’s junta said it would hold “free and fair” multiparty elections as it marked Independence Day on Wednesday, days after increasing democracy figurehead...
NAYPYIDAW, MYANMAR — Though it is a pariah on the world stage and battling fierce domestic opposition to its rule, Myanmar’s junta has found grounds for...
BEIJING, CHINA — Chinese authorities have given approval to Jack Ma’s Ant Group to raise 10.5 billion yuan (US$1.5 billion) for its consumer finance arm, in...
SINGAPORE — Members of the public will not be able to see flares shooting off from ships in Singapore on New Year’s eve as the Singapore...
A reader shared an experience he had on a Scoot flight where a passenger exposed his bare feet to other passengers for the three-hour flight from Vientiane,...
Beijing has issued a stern warning to countries which are tightening rules on its passengers flying from China. It has also criticised recently imposed testing requirements...
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM — The EU said Tuesday it is prepared to send COVID vaccines to China as it grapples with a surge in coronavirus infections after...
by Laurie Chen with Hector Retamal in Shanghai BEIJING, CHINA — China called the mounting international restrictions on travellers from its territory “unacceptable” on Tuesday after...
by Hector Retamal, with Laurie Chen in Beijing SHANGHAI, CHINA — A senior doctor at one of Shanghai’s top hospitals has said 70 per cent of...