A national security law proposed by China could imperil Hong Kong’s status as one of the world’s best places to do business. The law, approved Thursday in Beijing, …
Tanoto Foundation Donates PPEs to Further Combat COVID-19 in Singapore
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 21 May 2020 – Tanoto Foundation , under the auspices of Asia Philanthropy Circle (APC), has donated personal protective equipment (PPE) — comprising 20,000 KN95 …
New life insurance business premiums up 10% in Q1
More consumers take action to secure their financial future in view of COVID-19. Singapore’s life insurance industry recorded a total of $965.8m in weighted new business premiums in Q1, which is a 10% …
CapitaLand launches eCapitaMall and Capita3Eats in Singapore
As the operator of Singapore’s largest mall network, we want to help our retailers reach out to more consumers and online business opportunities by leveraging the strong brand awareness of CapitaLand …
In a first, man sentenced to death via Zoom video-call in Singapore
A man has been sentenced to death in Singapore via a Zoom video-call for his role in a drug deal, the city-state’s first case where capital punishment has been delivered remotely. Punithan Genasan …
Cambodia power plant boosts Mega First 1Q net profit to RM57.4m
Mega First Corporation Bhd reported first quarter net profit of RM57.40mil, boosted by energy sales revenue from the Don Sahong project in Cambodia which was completed in early of the fourth quarter …
What will Torstar’s future be? Jordan Bitove and Paul Rivett speak about their plans for the company
You can’t grow revenue on the back of cuts.” Torstar’s acquirers say they hope to bring new revenue sources and partners to the business — and find …
COVID-19 destroys almost half a million tourism jobs in Sri Lanka
Big tourist companies demand more funds to revive their businesses, not out of sympathy for workers, but to boost profits.
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policy is Non-aligned, Both India and China are Valued Friends: PM Mahinda Rajapaksa
In an exclusive interview, the Sri Lankan PM asserted that Tamil people want prosperity and peace, not a separate homeland, and asked Tamil politicians to realise that a separate state is just not …
Sri Lanka- No pressure from Ministry on private schools
By Vyshnavy Velrajh The Education Ministry says it can only request and not put pressure on private schools with regards to the payment of term fees. Minister of Education Dullas Alahapperuma told the …