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[ad_1] YANGON: Myanmar’s anti-coup protesters returned to the streets in force on Wednesday (February 17), staging the largest demonstrations since troops were deployed across the country to quell opposition to the new military government. Much of the country has been in open rebellion since the army deposed Nobel laureate Aung …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – An $ 870 million support package for the worst-hit aviation sector will increase wage subsidies to 50 percent for local workers for another six months, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) said on Wednesday (February 17) . The Employment Support Plan, which would be expanded, as announced by …

[ad_1] YANGON: Thousands of people demonstrated in Yangon on Wednesday (February 17) to protest against the military coup despite a troop build-up and fears of escalating violence. “Today is the day we have to fight to the end. We need to show our unity and strength to end the military …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat has warned that low interest rates may lead to asset price distortions, amid speculation the government could take further steps to cool the real estate market. “Today’s interest rates are ultra-low and in some cases even …

[ad_1] REUTERS: Marriott International CEO Arne Sorenson, who was undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer, has died, the company said Tuesday. The first family member to head the hotel chain, Sorenson, 62, had left his full-time position earlier this month to treat cancer that was diagnosed in 2019. Commercial Commercial Marriott …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: When the COVID-19 pandemic gripped India, there were fears that it would sink the fragile healthcare system of the world’s second most populous country. Infections rose dramatically for months, and at one point, India looked like it could surpass the United States as the country with the …

[ad_1] YANGON: Myanmar’s military government deployed additional troops across the country and drowned out the internet for a second night in a row as it intensified its crackdown on anti-coup protests, but defiant protesters took to the streets again on Monday (February 15). The army has steadily stepped up its …

[ad_1] LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday (February 15) that he would chart a cautious but irreversible path out of the COVID-19 lockdown this week after vaccinating 15 million vulnerable people. With nearly a quarter of the British population now inoculated with a first dose of a …

[ad_1] YANGON: Security forces in Myanmar stepped up their crackdown on anti-coup protesters on Monday (February 15), seeking to quell large-scale demonstrations calling for the military junta that took power earlier this month to reinstall the elected government. More than 1,000 protesters were demonstrating in front of the Myanmar Economic …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore should continue to focus on emerging stronger from the COVID-19 crisis and forging partnerships to meet future challenges “as one people,” Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Monday (February 15), a day earlier. of your budget statement. Naming Tuesday’s budget as the strongest emerging budget …