SINGAPORE: The Singapore Government will contribute US$60,000 (S$82,000) as seed money to support the Singapore Red Cross’ public fundraising to aid disaster relief and recovery efforts in Malaysia and the Philippines, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
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Malaysia to spend US$335 million for flood relief
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will provide RM1.4 billion (US$334.93 million) in cash aid and other forms of relief for those devastated by severe floods this month, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said on Wednesday (Dec 29). Since Dec
Read moreADB sees Asia Pacific remittances up 6.7per cent in 2021, 5.9per cent in 2022
MANILA : Remittances to the Asia Pacific region from citizens working abroad could grow 6.7per cent this year and 5.9per cent next year, after a 2per cent slump in 2020, underpinned by further easing of
Read moreMore than 30 killed, bodies burnt in Myanmar’s Kayah state
More than 30 people, including women and children, were killed and their bodies burnt in Myanmar’s conflict-torn Kayah state on Friday (Dec 24), according to a local resident, media reports and a local human rights
Read moreHong Kong university removes Tiananmen massacre statue
The 8-metre tall Pillar of Shame symbolises the lives lost during the 1989 bloody military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing. A monument at Hong Kong university that commemorates the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre was
Read moreMalaysia floods kill over dozen people, displace thousands
Over 29,000 people have been evacuated throughout Malaysia as the country faces some of its worst flooding in years. Flood victims in eight states and territories were recorded on an official government website on Sunday,
Read moreThe A-Zs that rocked 2021: Xi Jinping crackdown
SINGAPORE – A number of scandals rocked the Chinese entertainment scene this year – notably the arrest of pop star Kris Wu for rape, and the surrogacy and tax evasion controversies involving actress Zheng Shuang. And Chinese President
Read moreEvergrande: China property giant misses debt deadline
A crisis at the world’s most indebted company has worsened after news it had missed a crucial repayment deadline. Chinese property giant Evergrande, whose liabilities exceed $300bn (£228bn), failed to meet interest payments to international
Read moreCricket Australia chief backs Paine to make test return
Cricket Australia (CA) CEO Nick Hockley hopes Tim Paine returns to country’s test side “as quickly as possible” after the wicketkeeper resigned from the captaincy because of his involvement in a “sexting” scandal. Paine disrupted
Read moreToshiba investors fret over lack of clarity surrounding vote on breakup plan
TOKYO : Toshiba Corp is grappling with difficult decisions as it seeks to muster shareholder support for its plan to split into three companies, with some investors concerned it might set a preliminary bar for
Read moreABAC®Malaysia celebrates 2021 Anti-Corruption Day
Anti-bribery and anti-corruption efforts are a huge priority in the South Asia Region, with many governments trying to strengthen laws and enhance enforcement in both their private and public sectors. As recent high-profile corruption cases
Read moreChina warns nations will ‘pay price’ for Olympic boycott
China has warned countries who have announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics that they “will pay the price for their mistaken acts”. The US, UK, Australia and Canada will not send government
Read moreAnalysis: Peng Shuai scandal mismanagement triggers Olympic boycotts
Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff writer and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the
Read moreNajib no-show in court, judge maintains verdict will be delivered tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR: A no-show by Datuk Seri Najib Razak, his lawyers and also the former prime minister’s bailors at the Court of Appeal today enraged the judge presiding over the case, prompting him to warn
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