[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A scientist with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A * Star) allegedly exposed himself and performed a sexual act in the backyard of a condo last year. Chinese citizen Xie Danpeng, 30, whose pre-trial conference was held in state courts on Monday (February 8), is …
Read More »Tens of thousands protest in Myanmar against military coup
[ad_1] YANGON: Tens of thousands of people joined a third day of nationwide demonstrations on Monday (February 8) against the removal by the military of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi a week ago. Calls to join the protests and endorse a civil disobedience campaign have grown louder and more …
Read More »Australia Urges Calm Over AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine After South Africa Suspends Use
[ad_1] CANBERRA: Australia took action on Monday (February 8) to reassure its citizens about the efficacy of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after South Africa suspended use of the injection because data showed it offered limited protection against a new one. strain of virus. Citing data that showed the AstraZeneca vaccine reduced …
Read More »Hot stocks: mm2 Asia sinks 17.5% after the news of the possible investor, proposal to issue rights, Companies and Markets
[ad_1] Monday, February 8, 2021-11: 19 am UPDATED Monday, February 8, 2021 – 12:36 pm Shares in the entertainment group mm2 Asia, which is traded on the motherboard, fell as much as 29 percent to a record low of 8.5 Singapore cents in early trading on Monday, when the market …
Read More »Stocks to watch: mm2 Asia, Frasers Property, Sembcorp, Manulife US Reit, Yoma, Stocks
[ad_1] Monday, February 8, 2021 – 8:50 am THE following companies saw new developments that may affect their securities trading on Monday: mm2 Asia: A Singaporean private equity investor is interested in investing in one of mm2 Asia’s top businesses, the mainboard-listed entertainment group said on Sunday. The company had …
Read More »George Shultz, US Secretary of State who helped end the Cold War, dies
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: George Shultz, Ronald Reagan’s genius Secretary of State who identified a diplomatic opening that helped end the Cold War but contributed to a new kind of conflict by advocating pre-emptive strikes, has died. He was 100 years old. Shultz, an economics professor who viewed himself more as a …
Read More »Three young Saudis are sentenced to prison instead of death
[ad_1] DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s state-backed Human Rights Commission said on Sunday (February 7) that three young Shiite Muslims sentenced to death as minors have had their sentences reduced to 10 years in prison. Ali Al-Nimr, the nephew of prominent Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr, whose execution in 2016 sparked demonstrations in …
Read More »Life after stimulus question has emerging market traders on edge
[ad_1] It’s a matter of pure conjecture, but next week may well be the time for investors to see the beginning of an end to the bounty that helped propel emerging markets to record highs. Although few expect a sudden turn of events, Russia’s decision on interest rates and the …
Read More »Timeline: the week since Myanmar’s military coup
[ad_1] Asia Myanmar’s military seized power in a coup on Monday (February 1), overthrowing the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Here’s a look at the events of the past week. Military vehicles on a blocked road near Myanmar’s parliament in Naypyidaw on February 4, 2021 …
Read More »Internet access partially restored in Myanmar as protests against the military coup grow
[ad_1] YANGON: Internet access was partially restored in Myanmar on Sunday (Feb 7), as a nationwide web and social media blockade failed to stem public outrage and mass protests against the military coup that toppled the elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. “Partial restoration of internet connectivity was confirmed on …
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