BEIJING, CHINA — Chinese ride-hailing company Didi accepted new users on Monday for the first time since 2021, after authorities fined the company for data security...
SURABAYA, INDONESIA — Five Indonesian men charged with negligence leading to one of the worst stadium disasters in football history appeared in court by video link...
SINGAPORE — Keppel Offshore & Marine (KOM), a subsidiary of Keppel Corporation which is significantly owned by Temasek Holdings, was found to be involved in a...
by Augustine Low For decades, The Straits Times and other titles of the Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) have long been held as the arbiter of truth....
BEIJING, CHINA — Chinese tech giant Tencent said Monday it had fired more than a hundred employees for violating company policies, with some referred to police...
SINGAPORE — Keppel Offshore and Marine Ltd (KOM)’s corrupt actions in Brazil dealt a blow to Singapore’s reputation, and the decision not to prosecute will “cause...
JAKARTA, INDONESIA — A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island early Monday, the US Geological Survey reported. The epicentre of the quake...
YANGON, MYANMAR — A Myanmar-China border crossing vital to trade has partially reopened, an official said Sunday, after years of a pandemic-prompted closure. COVID-19 shuttered the...
KATHMANDU, NEPAL, — An aircraft with 72 people on board crashed in Nepal on Sunday, Yeti Airlines and a local official said, in the latest aviation...
by Pat Low The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) issued stern warnings on 11 January 2023 to six individuals who were formerly senior management staff of...
HPAPUN, MYANMAR — A mother and her toddler were among five people killed in a military air strike in Myanmar’s east, Karen rebels and an aid...
HONG KONG, CHINA — A self-professed Hong Kong gangster has learned the benefits of keeping a low profile after a viral video of him exiting a Porsche...
BEIJING, CHINA — China’s health authorities reported on Saturday almost 60,000 COVID-related deaths in just over a month, the first major death toll released by the...
SINGAPORE — It is unknown if Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) or Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) have investigated possible links to corruption case by the former senior...
Former editor of Straits Times, Bertha Henson made a Facebook post on Thursday (12 Jan 2023) noting that if the Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) from...