Indonesia's economy contracted by slightly more than expected in the third quarter as the coronavirus outbreak helped trigger its first recession in over 20 years, data from the statistics bureau ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines sinks to record quarterly loss on pandemic, impairments
Singapore Airlines Ltd reported on Friday a record S$2.34 billion ($1.74 billion) net loss for the July-September quarter, hit by a plunge in passenger numbers due to the COVID-19 pandemic and ... ( read original story ...)
Cipla expects Q2 growth momentum to continue on back of India business, albuterol sales in US
The firm's prescription business in India grew 14 percent YoY, as COVID-related products contributed about Rs 250 crore in Q2FY21. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Air Reports Its Biggest-Ever Loss
Singapore Airlines Ltd. posted its biggest ever quarterly loss as the coronavirus decimated travel demand and fuel hedging and fleet impairment charges weighed on its bottom line. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines Suffers Record Loss As Virus Hits Aviation
Singapore Airlines on Friday reported a record net loss for its fiscal second quarter as the carrier continued to reel from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on global air travel. The airline, ... ( read original story ...)
Rolls-Royce UK Staff Strike Over Possible Singapore Switch
Staff at a factory in northwest England run by engines maker Rolls-Royce on Friday began a three-week strike over the possible relocation of operations to Singapore, the British aerospace giant ... ( read original story ...)
Who is Lebanon’s Gebran Bassil?
The United States imposed sanctions on Friday on influential Lebanese Christian politician Gebran Bassil, the son-in-law of President Michel Aoun, over "systemic corruption". ( read original story ...)
US sanctions Lebanon’s former foreign minister
The US on Friday imposed sanctions against Lebanese former Foreign Minister Gibran Bassil over his alleged role in corruption. "The systemic corruption in Lebanon’s political system exemplified by ... ( read original story ...)
7,612 people infected with dengue in Laos
A total of 7,612 cases of dengue fever have been recorded across the country since January, according to the Lao Ministry of Health. Dengue Laos hospital Deputy Director General of the Department of ... ( read original story ...)
Palestinian Held by Israel Ends Hunger Strike After 103 Days
A Palestinian on Friday ended a 103-day hunger strike against his detention without charge by Israel after being assured his four-month detention would not be extended, the Palestinian Prisoners' Club ... ( read original story ...)