Chinese policies aimed specifically at reducing the population of mainly Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang could prevent the birth of around four million babies over the next...
As of Tuesday noon (8 Jun), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed an additional nine cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore. This brings the...
The People’s Association (PA) has been called out for using a wedding photograph of a Muslim couple as a standee for Hari Raya decorations without permission....
by Joseph Nathan It is ironic that while Singaporeans continue to recite our National Pledge as “one united people, regardless of race, language or religion” on...
The man who confronted an interracial couple and made racist remarks to them in public has been identified as a senior lecturer at Ngee Ann Polytechnic...
Already reeling from one of the highest death tolls in the pandemic, Brazil is bracing for the threat of a third wave of COVID-19, fueled by...
Washington reiterated its desire Monday to forge a “common approach” with allies over a possible boycott of next year’s Beijing Winter Olympics, as called for by...
The United States will soon start discussing a trade deal with Taiwan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday, risking Beijing’s wrath. “I know we are...
The WHO on Monday called for COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers to give Covax first refusal on new doses, or commit half of their volumes to the global...
India’s capital New Delhi and financial hub Mumbai began a gradual easing of restrictions on Monday as coronavirus infections in the country fell to a two-month...
France’s competition regulator fined Google 220 million euros (US$267 million) on Monday after finding it had favoured its own services for placing online ads at the...
China expressed fury over US Senators visiting Taiwan to donate coronavirus vaccines, saying it could embolden “separatist forces” on the island. Beijing sees democratic, self-ruled Taiwan...
ASEAN’s continuous engagement with the brutal and illegitimate Myanmar military junta, while refusing to hold dialogues with the true representatives of the Myanmar people, is an...
The trial of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will begin next week, her lawyer told AFP Monday. Myanmar has been in uproar since Suu...
It grew out of the ideals of a group of newly qualified French doctors who wanted to be on the ground helping those most in need...