Alarm at hate crimes targeting Asian Americans in US
WASHINGTON D.C., Feb 13, 2021, ST. Authorities in Alameda County, California have created a special…
Myanmar protesters block arrests
YANGON, Feb 13, 2021, SCMP. Opposition to Myanmar’s new military regime intensified on Saturday as…
Rapper Jay Z and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announce bitcoin fund
NEW YORK, Feb 13, 2021, CNN Business. Bitcoin’s big week got bigger with an announcement…
Brunei govt gets thumbs up for handling Covid-19, among best record in ASEAN
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 13, 2021, Borneo Bulletin/ANN. Respondents from Brunei Darussalam recorded the strongest…
‘PM is a coward who cannot stand up to the Chinese’: Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI, Feb 12, 2021, Times Now. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, on Friday, launched a…
[Analytics] Singapore and Malaysia backtrack on high-speed rail
Once labelled as a ‘game changer’ that would unleash demand for travel and consumer spending,…
Russia says it’s ready to end ties with the European Union
LONDON, Feb 12, 2021, CNBC. Russia has said it is ready to cut ties with…
US chip makers try to reverse Trump’s moves to block sales to Huawei
WASHINGTON D.C., Feb 12, 2021, SCMP. Semiconductor firms are seeking extra time to appeal last-minute…
Mekong at ‘worrying’ low level, river commission says
BANGKOK, Feb 12, 2021, Reuters. The Mekong River has fallen to a “worrying level”, in…
Myanmar draft cybersecurity law adds to protests over coup
BANGKOK, Feb 12, 2021, AP. A draft cybersecurity law due to be implemented in Myanmar…
Japanese ex-PM Mori to resign from the Tokyo Olympic chief post after sexist remarks
TOKYO, Feb 11, 2021, The Mainichi. Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo Organising Committee of…
India, China agree to pull back troops from disputed Himalayan lake
NEW DELHI, Feb 11, 2021, Reuters. India and China have agreed to pull back troops…