[ad_1] SYDNEY: More than a third of Sino-Australians surveyed reported facing discrimination in the past year, in a report released on Wednesday (March 2) pointing to a bitter relationship with Beijing and COVID-19 as driving forces. Findings from the Australian think tank Lowy Institute suggested that 37 percent of Chinese-Australians …
Read More »The dispute over who represents Myanmar at the UN
[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS: Myanmar’s military government and the envoy sent by its ousted civilian government have released conflicting claims about who represents the country at the United Nations, officials said on Tuesday (March 2). Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun spectacularly broke with the junta before the General Assembly on Friday in …
Read More »WP’s Jamus Lim Proposes Independent Fiscal Council; MP Indranee Rajah dismisses the idea
[ad_1] While speaking at the Finance Ministry’s Supply Committee debate on February 26 (Friday), the Workers’ Party (WP) Member of Parliament (MP) Jamus Lim asked the Government to think about the creation of a fiscal council independent to improve all important policy proposals for both budgetary and macroeconomic purposes. He …
Read More »New Initiative to Help Manage Cybersecurity Risks in Singapore’s Critical Information Infrastructure
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore is developing an initiative to help organizations establish best practices to better manage cybersecurity risks throughout the supply chain, including the vendors that support their operations. This relates to Singapore’s Critical Information Infrastructure (CII), which refers to 11 sectors responsible for the delivery of the country’s essential …
Read More »Owen criticizes Solskjaer for Chelsea comments after match
[ad_1] Michael Owen has criticized Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for his post-match comments after Manchester United’s monotonous goalless draw with Chelsea. Sunday’s Stamford Bridge standoff it became a game that neither team wanted to lose with chances at a high price. And while Solskjaer later admitted that his team had been …
Read More »Select East-West Line MRT Stations Closed Sundays for Cable Replacement Work
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Some stations along the East-West Line will close on Sundays from March 14 to May 23 for cable replacement work on the Tuas West Extension of the line. The closures affect six stations from Pioneer to Tuas Link on three Sundays in March, as well as April 4, …
Read More »A woman dies of a brain hemorrhage in Japan days after the vaccine, but the link is uncertain
[ad_1] South China morning post Donald Trump Says China ‘Scammed Us For Years’, Hints He Will Run For President In 2024 Former US President Donald Trump lashed out at China upon his return to the national political scene on Sunday, calling it a “tremendous economic threat” to the United States …
Read More »Southeast Asian nations urge to stop violence in Myanmar
[ad_1] JAKARTA: Southeast Asian Foreign Ministers called for a halt to violence and talks on a peaceful solution in Myanmar, where the military has seized power from an elected government and is increasing the use of mass arrests and deadly force against protesters peaceful. Myanmar’s top diplomat briefed other foreign …
Read More »ASEAN must reiterate guiding principles when it comes to the situation in Myanmar: Vivian Balakrishnan
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should reiterate its guiding principles, including adherence to democracy and respect for human rights regarding the situation in Myanmar, should member states not have no choice but to state their individual positions on the issue, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said on …
Read More »Sea Sales Double As Asian Shoppers Go Online During Pandemic
[ad_1] (Bloomberg) – Sea Ltd. expects e-commerce revenue to double in 2021, maintaining its torrid pace of growth as Southeast Asia’s most valuable company expects regional demand for online shopping to persist after the pandemic . Revenue rose to $ 1.6 billion in the final three months of 2020 from …
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