[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Genting Singapore posted a net profit of $ 54.4 million for the three months to September 30 from a net loss of $ 163.3 million in the prior quarter after Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) reopened to visitors in early July when the nation entered phase two of …
Read More »Australia is ‘victim’ of COVID-19’s own success, as locals want to return: minister
[ad_1] MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s success in controlling COVID-19 as infections rise in many parts of the world is making the country a “victim of our own success” as Australians abroad want to go home, a cabinet minister said Sunday. Australia closed its borders in March to all but citizens …
Read More »Malaysia calls on world leaders to address terrorism amid Covid-19 pandemic
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Malaysia today called on world leaders to expand their efforts to flatten the terrorism curve in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and restore peace and stability to the world. During his speech at the XI ASEAN-United Nations (UN) Summit, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin …
Read More »RCEP finally signed after 8 years of negotiations
[ad_1] Prime Minister Muhyddin Yassin (left) and Azmin at the signing of the free trade agreement after today’s virtual 4th RCEP Summit. (Photo by Bernama) KUALA LUMPUR: The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement was finally signed today after going through 31 rounds of negotiations over the past eight years. …
Read More »China finds coronavirus in Saudi shrimp packaging
[ad_1] SHANGHAI (Reuters): The western Chinese city of Lanzhou said on Saturday it had detected the new coronavirus in the packaging of a batch of shrimp imported from Saudi Arabia, as China steps up testing of frozen foods. The Lanzhou Municipal Health Commission said in a statement on its website …
Read More »Asean and 5 other nations sign the world’s largest trading bloc that excludes the US.
[ad_1] HANOI, Nov. 15 (Reuters): Fifteen Asia-Pacific economies formed the world’s largest free trade bloc on Sunday, a China-backed deal that excludes the United States, which had left a rival Asia-Pacific grouping. Pacific under President Donald Trump. The signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Association (RCEP) at a regional summit …
Read More »Huge Asian trade pact to be signed as coup for China
[ad_1] Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang (center) speaks during a virtual summit with Asean leaders in Hanoi on Thursday. (AP Image) HANOI: Fifteen countries will sign a lengthy Asian trade deal on Sunday that they hope will help them recover from the pandemic and which is seen as a major …
Read More »YOURS | EMCO flip-flop: two, four and now three per car
[ad_1] YOUR OPINION | “It is time that the authorities did not make people’s lives as difficult as it already is.” Families cannot circumvent the ‘two per household’ rule in multiple vehicles CMCO rule change: now three people allowed per vehicle Jetson: The problem with this administration is that the …
Read More »Golf: Big guns McIlroy, Koepka and Woods topped off by leader Johnson
[ad_1] AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Three of golf’s greatest weapons were attacked by rampant Dustin Johnson when Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka and Tiger Woods found themselves out of reach after the third round at the Masters on Saturday. McIlroy and Koepka were eight shots behind Johnson, the 200 leader at …
Read More »Ramos with a red face! Spanish defender Sergio misses TWICE from the penalty spot against Switzerland
[ad_1] Ramos the blushing! Spanish defender Sergio misses TWICE from the penalty spot in the second half of the Nations League draw with Switzerland, as the defender’s perfect two-year streak is finally snapped Sergio Ramos missed two penalties in Spain’s draw with Switzerland on Saturday The central defender saw both …
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