Elections in Timor-Leste have highlighted the challenges facing one of Southeast Asia’s poorest nations, amid predictions that its key oil and gas resources could be depleted by the end of the ... ( read original story ...)
Rights groups urge Biden to shift US policy towards Bahrain
Joint letter urges US president-elect to restore human rights conditions on any arms sales or military aid to kingdom. ( read original story ...)
China’s lunar sampler lands in Mongolia with Moon dust onboard
China’s landmark lunar sampling mission has drawn to a close, with the Chang’e-5 lander touching down in Mongolia with the first rocks and dust collected from the Moon in decades. Described as one of ... ( read original story ...)
Mongolia laments Rio Tinto’s ‘diminished’ Oyu Tolgoi project
Rio Tinto's relationship with the Mongolian government continues to deteriorate, with the government expressing "great concern'' at cost and schedule blow outs ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Chang’e 5 successfully enters Earth’s surface, lands in Mongolia with moon rocks in tow
An unmanned Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon returned safely to Earth early Thursday, completing the first mission in four decades to collect lunar samples. While scientists ... ( read original story ...)
GOP places focus anywhere but Atlanta in Georgia runoffs
Vice President Mike Pence has seemingly been holding rallies everywhere in Georgia lately. Everywhere, that is, except Atlanta and its inner suburbs. Pence touches down in Georgia again Thursday for a ... ( read original story ...)
Jon Ossoff’s view of the Georgia Senate runoff elections
Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff is eager for his rematch against incumbent GOP Senator David Perdue on January 5. Though Perdue won more votes than he did in the November election, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore law firm offers ‘integrated’ cybersecurity, legal assistance
Rajah & Tann's IT business unit has formed a joint venture with cybersecurity vendor Resolvo Systems to offer integrated legal and security services that they say will be necessary as businesses ... ( read original story ...)
Buy these REITs as Singapore eases Covid measures further, says major Asian bank
OCBC names four Singapore-listed REITs that it expects to outperform in the near term as the Southeast Asian city-state's economic reopening gathers pace. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bourse May Test Resistance At 2,900 Points
For the day, the index picked up 16.08 points or 0.56 percent to finish at 2,872.80 after trading between 2,862.43 and 2,875.48. Volume was 2.29 billion shares worth 1.25 billion Singapore dollars. ( read original story ...)