Archive for June 9th, 2020
Those feeling unwell should not vote if GE is held amid COVID-19 pandemic: ELD
Those who are feeling unwell should exercise social responsibility and not turn up to vote on Polling Day if the general election (GE) is held amid the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] » More
SDP calls for longer campaigning period among list of proposed GE measures
The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) has called for changes to election campaigning guidelines, after the Elections Department (ELD) announced a series of measures for the [...] » More
HK protests one year on: The medic
Nok quit his nursing job to join Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests full-time as a volunteer medic. A year on, he keeps his equipment on permanent standby, convinced [...] » More
HK seethes one year on, but protesters on the back foot
Hong Kong on Tuesday marks a year since pro-democracy protests erupted, as mass arrests, coronavirus bans on gatherings and a looming national security law keep a lid on any [...] » More
HK protests one year on: The student
Hong Kong high school student Joseph says he needed 14 stitches to close a head wound caused by police batons during last year’s pro-democracy protests, an experience [...] » More
North Korea warns it will cut off communications with South
North Korea said it will cut off all communication channels with South Korea at noon Tuesday as it escalates its pressure on the South for failing to stop activists from [...] » More
Asia Today: Virus forces cancellation of Asian peace prize
A Philippine peace award has been canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, marking only the third disruption in six decades for the annual prize regarded as an [...] » More
Virus travel bans separate families even as lockdowns ease
When Julie Sergent’s father died, she faced an agonising decision: if she travelled from her home in Japan to attend the funeral in France, she wouldn’t be [...] » More
Asian markets mixed as profit-taking offsets lockdown easing
Asian equities were mixed Tuesday as long-running optimism over the reopening of economies was offset by profit-taking following a week-long rally across markets. Sydney and [...] » More
National security law: strikes and threats will not intimidate HK officials into dropping support for Beijing legislation, government says
Hong Kong’s embattled government has refused to change its stance or be intimidated by activists’ threats to launch a strike against Beijing’s push to [...] » More
Asian equities build on rally as US jobs data fans recovery hopes
A blockbuster US jobs report that fanned optimism over the economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis helped push stock markets even higher Monday, while a decision to [...] » More
World shares mixed following Wall St rally, OPEC-plus deal
Shares opened lower in Asia on Monday after a broad advance in Asia following news that the US economy added more jobs than expected in May. Germany’s DAX shed 0.6 [...] » More
Emerging-market rally seen as unstoppable
There’s so much positive momentum in risk assets, it’s difficult to see what could stand in the way of the emerging-market rally, at least in the coming days. The [...] » More
How HK’s smart mobility ambitions will be boosted by 5G roll-out
Looking back in time, you can pinpoint when something significant in tech started from the smartphone age, when Steve Jobs unveiled Apple’s first iPhone in the US, to [...] » More
HK residents rush for offshore bank accounts on China law worries: sources
Banks including HSBC, Standard Chartered and Citigroup have seen a spike in enquiries from Hong Kong residents about opening offshore accounts amid concerns stemming from [...] » More
