BP Plc has placed some personnel from its Singapore-based crude oil team on leave after they were mentioned in court documents filed in disputes between banks and other trading houses, said people ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 123 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore reported 123 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, including 112 foreign workers living in dormitories, the health ministry said. The rest 11 cases include five Singaporeans and six permanent ... ( read original story ...)
Laos: Dengue scourge is rising as over 3,000 people infected
A total of 3,390 cases of dengue fever have been recorded across the country since January, according to a report from the Lao Ministry of Health. ( read original story ...)
More than 3,000 people infected with dengue fever in Laos
A total of 3,390 cases of dengue fever have been recorded across the country since January, a report from the Lao Ministry of Health said on Monday. “The dengue fever has caused eight deaths,’’ the ... ( read original story ...)
Laos weather bureau official dispels Mekong flood concerns
The official from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Meteorology and Hydrology Department, who did not wish to be named, told Vientiane Times on Thursday that China’s floods were not ... ( read original story ...)
Israel’s Netanyahu Links Mass Protests to Jeffrey Epstein
Netanyahu is facing mass protests over corruption charges against him and his government's alleged failures in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
UAE Joins Growing List Of Nations That Have Sent Spacecraft To Mars
It's the country's first interplanetary space shot. "The UAE is now a member of the club and we will learn more and we will engage more and we'll continue developing our space exploration program," ... ( read original story ...)
The UAE has successfully launched the Arab world’s first Mars mission
The United Arab Emirates successfully launched its Mars-bound Hope Probe on Sunday, marking the the Arab world's first interplanetary mission -- and the first of three international missions to the ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia considers making face masks compulsory in public
Malaysia is considering making face masks compulsory in public following the emergence of 13 new coronavirus clusters since the government relaxed broad curbs on movement and businesses last month, ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia finds 1,800 tonnes of illegal toxic waste dumped at port
Malaysia has discovered 110 containers of illegally dumped toxic waste in what authorities are calling "the biggest finding of its kind" in the country's history, according to state media Bernama. ( read original story ...)