Archive for February 13th, 2019
Tokyo to boost energy ties with Moscow despite sanctions against RussiaJapan’s economy ministry
Amid growing uncertainties on the global oil market, Japan is looking to boost its energy cooperation with Russia, and international sanctions on Moscow don’t prohibit [...]
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SingPost received 91 complaints about misdelivered and lost mail in 2018: Sim Ann
Singapore Post (SingPost) received 91 complaints about misdelivered and lost mail last year, said Senior minister of State at Ministry of Communications and Information, Sim [...]
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Death of Aloysius Pang: Two other SAF personnel in vehicle at time of incident were ‘similarly qualified’
At the time of the military training incident that led to the death of local actor Aloysius Pang, the two other Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) personnel who were servicing an [...]
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Singaporeans to enjoy automated immigration clearance in New Zealand
From Tuesday (12 February), Singapore and New Zealand citizens will be able to use the automated immigration clearance facilities when travelling to each other’s [...]
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Singaporean jailed 7 weeks for evading NS for over 3 years
A 25-year-old Singaporean man who evaded his full-time national service obligation for more than three years was jailed for seven weeks on Monday (11 February). Zaley Cheng [...]
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Starting today, Singaporeans get to use automated immigration gates when entering New Zealand
The government of New Zealand specifically wants Singaporeans to pack their bags and migrate there for good, but if you haven’t done so, this would be the next best [...]
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Duterte mulls changing name of the Philippines
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he might one day change the name of the Philippines and that a previous proposal to name the country “Maharlika,” a term [...]
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Philippines eyes more international air routes
The Department of Tourism (DOT) aims to further boost the number of international flights to and from the country as the Philippines is set to host two major aviation events. [...]
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McDonald’s Philippines eyes hiring ‘close to 20,000′ this year
Golden Arches Development Corp, the operator of McDonald’s in the Philippines, on Monday said it planned to hire close to 20,000 employees this year as part of its [...]
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Death toll in measles outbreak hits 70 in Philippines
At least 70 people, mostly children under the age of five, have died from measles in the Philippines since the start of the year, the Department of Health said Monday. The [...]
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Thailand startup iNFOFED secures funding to finance Esports league
The Thailand-based iNFOFED raised the funding from KKFund and EventPop iNFOFED, the virtual reality content creator startup from Thailand announced today that it has welcomed [...]
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Refugee footballer will not be extradited to Bahrain: Thai prosecutor
Refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi will not be sent back to Bahrain after Thailand dropped extradition proceedings against him at the Gulf State’s request, a [...]
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Refugee footballer leaves Thailand after being spared extradition to Bahrain
Refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi left Thailand on Tuesday after Bangkok dropped extradition proceedings against him at Bahrain’s request, ending a two-month [...]
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Why Princess Ubolratana’s election nomination shook Thailand
Even though the princess won’t be a candidate in March 24 vote, her political ambitions could linger in voters’ minds. The political career of Thailand’s [...]
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Thailand election 2019: Princess disqualified from prime minister bid
Officials have disqualified a Thai princess from running for prime minister in next month’s general election after her brother, King Maha Vajiralongkorn, said her [...]
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