by Matthew Walsh BEIJING, CHINA — Chinese reacted with joy and rushed to book flights overseas Tuesday after Beijing said it would scrap mandatory COVID quarantine...
SINGAPORE — An advisory letter sent by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) on the impending 1 per cent hike of Goods & Services Tax (GST)...
SINGAPORE — A member of the public shares with TOC a letter from the grassroots advisor of his ward to announce the disbursement of Public Transport...
BEIJING, CHINA — Chinese President Xi Jinping urged officials on Monday to take steps to protect lives in his first public remarks on COVID-19 since Beijing...
INDIA — India announced on Saturday (24 Dec 2022) that PCR tests have been made mandatory for passengers coming from China, Japan, South Korea and Thailand....
YANGON, MYANMAR — A Myanmar junta court is expected to hear closing arguments for the last remaining charges against jailed democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi...
by Amber Wang TAIPEI, TAIWAN — China deployed 71 warplanes in weekend military exercises around Taiwan, Taipei’s defence ministry said Monday, including dozens of fighter jets...
BEIJING, CHINA — China conducted military exercises near Taiwan on Sunday in response to “provocations” and “collusion” between the United States and the self-ruled island, a...
BEIJING, CHINA — China will no longer publish daily figures for Covid-19 cases and deaths, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Sunday, ending a practice...
SINGAPORE — A TikTok user, Tan.ab expressed his disappointment at how parcels were handled by delivery personnel from Shopee Xpress were tossing parcels from the back...
by Maggy Donaldson A fearsome winter storm continued to pummel parts of the United States with blizzard conditions Saturday evening after its powerful Arctic winds left...
SELANGOR, MALAYSIA — Rescuers have called off the search for bodies after a massive, predawn landslide blanketed a campsite north of Malaysia’s capital killing 31 people,...
A Myanmar junta court could hand down the final verdicts in an 18-month trial of Aung San Suu Kyi next week, closing the latest chapter in...
SINGAPORE — The Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) has awarded a limited tender of S$17.7 million to a company headquartered in Israel for its...
by Matthew Walsh with Tucker Jiang BEIJING, CHINA — China’s state media is struggling and censors are working overtime as Beijing gropes for a coherent narrative...