Singapore’s mosquito-suppressing Project Wolbachia to be expanded to about a third of HDB flats
SINGAPORE, Jun 15, 2022, TODAY. The authorities will be expanding a flagship project to reduce…
Deeping cooperation within the five BRICS’ countries to discuss at the SPIEF
ST. PETERSBURG, Jun 14, 2022, Pan Pacific Agency. Panellists from the five BRICS’ countries to…
[Analytics] The costs of carving up Papua
Policymakers in Jakarta are forging ahead with a plan to divide Papua into four provinces…
Korean shippers urge truckers to promptly end strike putting smaller traders at risk
SEOUL, Jun 14, 2022, Yonhap. South Korean shippers urged striking truckers Tuesday to end their…
South Korea eager to normalize intelligence-sharing pact with Japan
SEOUL/TOKYO, Jun 14, 2022, Kyodo. South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin on Monday expressed his…
Singapore-based Crypto.com cutting 260 jobs
SAN FRANCISCO, Jun 13, 2022, Bloomberg. Two big names in crypto are cutting jobs as…
S. Korea union truckers continue strike, talks at a standstill
SEOUL, Jun 12, 2022, Reuters. South Korean truckers were on strike for a sixth day…
Indonesia’s govt may reimpose outdoor mask mandate
JAKARTA, Jun 11, 2022, Jakarta Globe. The Health Ministry is reviewing the decision to lift…
Malaysia agrees to abolish mandatory death penalty
PETALING JAYA, Jun 10, 2022, The Star. The Malaysian government has agreed to abolish the…
Sri Lanka hit by power cuts after key union goes on strike
COLOMBO, Jun 9, 2022, Reuters. Swathes of Sri Lanka were hit by electricity cuts on…
Japan’s Q1 GDP revised up to 0.5 per cent annualised contraction
TOKYO, Jun 8, 2022, Reuters. Japan’s economy shrank an annualised 0.5% in the first quarter,…
World Bank slashes global growth forecast to 2.9 per cent
WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 7, 2022, Reuters. The World Bank on Tuesday (June 7) slashed its…