Singapore reports 1,948 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore, September 2: Singapore reported 1,948 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total tally to 1,843,236.

Sri Lankan parliament passes interim budget

Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 3: Sri Lanka's parliament on Friday passed an interim budget with 120 votes for, five votes against and 43 abstentions.

Myanmar's SAC says testing YouTube-like platform MTube

Yangon [Myanmar], September 3: Myanmar's State Administration Council (SAC) on Friday said that a YouTube-like video sharing and live streaming platform MTube is being tested...

Singapore reports 1st Zika case since 2020

Singapore, September 3: The first Zika case since March 2020 was reported in Singapore during the week of August 21 to 27, the Straits Times...

Malaysia attracts 27.5 bln USD investment in first half of 2022

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], September 2: The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) said Friday that Malaysia has attracted 123.3 billion ringgit (27.5 billion U.S. dollars) in...

Myanmar reports 84 new COVID-19 cases

Yangon [Myanmar],September 3: Myanmar confirmed 84 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 615,399, according to the Ministry...

Malaysian investment authority partners with Chinese firm's overseas branch for supply chain...

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], September 3: The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) said Friday it has partnered with Xinyi Energy Smart (Malaysia), an overseas division of...

Singapore's manufacturing PMI declines to 50 in August

Singapore, September 3: The Singapore purchasing managers' index (PMI), an early indicator of manufacturing activity, edged down 0.1 points from the previous month to remain...

IAEA chief leaves Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Kiev [Ukraine], September 2: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi and some members of his delegation left the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (NPP)...

Italy in "exclusive" talks to sell ITA Airways

Rome [Italy], September 2: Italy's Department of Treasury confirmed on Thursday that it had entered into "exclusive" talks with a consortium that includes Franco-Dutch carrier...

Rolling power cuts "possible" for companies this winter: French PM

Paris [France], September 2:French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Thursday that rolling power cuts are "possible" this winter for companies.

Poland to seek trillion dollar war reparations from Germany for WWII

Warsaw [Poland], September 2: Poland's ruling party leader said on Thursday that his country would seek 6.2 trillion zloty (1.31 trillion U.S. dollars) in compensation...

EMA endorses Omicron-adapted COVID-19 vaccines

The Hague [Netherlands], September 2:The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Thursday recommended the use of two vaccines adapted against the Omicron variant of COVID-19 from...

One student killed, another injured in U.S. high school stabbing

Washington [US], September 2: One student was killed and another was injured in a stabbing at a high school in Jacksonville, North Carolina, on Thursday...

New York imposes new gun restrictions on concealed carry

New York [US], September 2: New York State started to prohibit concealed carry of weapons in designated sensitive areas across the state on Thursday after...

Gold falls on stronger U.S. dollar

Chicago [US], September 2: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Thursday as the U.S. dollar strengthened.

U.S. jobless claims drop for third straight week amid still tight labor...

Washington [US], September 2:Initial jobless claims in the United States last week dropped to 232,000, hitting a two-month low amid continued labor market tightness, the...

NASA targets Saturday for Artemis I launch

Los Angeles [US], September 2: NASA is targeting this Saturday for the launch of the Artemis I lunar mission from the Kennedy Space Center in...

Canada approves first bivalent COVID-19 booster

Ottawa [Canada], September 2:Health Canada on Thursday authorized an adapted version of the ModernaSpikevax COVID-19 vaccine which targets the original SARS-CoV-2 virus from 2019 and...

Oil prices drop as U.S. dollar jumps

New York [US], September 2: Oil prices fell on Thursday amid strength in the U.S. dollar.

Singapore reports 2,044 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore, September 2: Singapore reported 2,044 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total tally to 1,841,288.#

Sri Lanka appoints 8 committees to improve investment environment

Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 2: Sri Lankan President RanilWickremesinghe has established eight task forces consisting of heads of public and private institutions to improve the...

2 China-made trains of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway arrive in Indonesia

Jakarta [Indonesia], September 2: A high-speed electric passenger train and an inspection train, made in China and customized for the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) project,...

Japan records over 300 COVID-19 deaths for 3rd consecutive day

Tokyo [Japan],September 2: Japan's daily COVID-19-related deaths surpassed 300 for the third consecutive day, amid a strain on the country's medical system fueled by the...

Cambodia arrests 10,545 drug-related suspects in first 8 months

Phnom Penh [Cambodia],September 2: Cambodian authorities have arrested 10,545 drug-related suspects, including 154 foreigners in 4,384 cases during the first eight months of this year,...

Myanmar reports 94 new COVID-19 cases

Yangon [Myanmar],September 2: Myanmar has confirmed 94 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the tally to 615,315, according to the country's ministry of health on Thursday.

Chinese enterprises donate 250,000 USD to flood victims of Pakistan's SW Balochistan...

Karachi [Pakistan], September 2: The Chinese enterprises in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province donated 250,000 U.S. dollars on Thursday to the flood victims of the province.