KUALA LUMPUR: Kumpulan Powernet Bhd has secured a second renewable energy project in Laos, as the group seeks to double its orderbook to RM2bil within the next one year. The company told Bursa ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore central bank says it is working with police investigating Wirecard
Singapore's central bank is working with the city-state's police to scrutinise collapsed German payments firm Wirecard's local operations, it said on Monday, adding that local authorities had also ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore offers Bluetooth COVID-19 trackers to smartphone-less seniors
To bring that functionality to seniors, the government in Singapore is sending Bluetooth pendants called TraceTogether tokens. They can communicate with each other -- as well as with the TraceTogether ... ( read original story ...)
Syria ends tycoon Makhlouf’s duty free contracts
Syria's government has announced the termination of duty free contracts with companies affiliated with President Bashar al-Assad's billionaire cousin Rami Makhlouf as part of an ongoing spat between ... ( read original story ...)
Top Financial Official Resigns As Lebanon Crisis Deepens
The move comes as talks stall between Lebanon and the International Monetary Fund to lift the nation out of its worst economic crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war. Alain Bifani is the second member ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Envoy in Lebanon Says ‘Page Turned’ After Interview Ban
The U.S. ambassador in Lebanon said on Monday the page had been turned on an incident sparked by a court ruling banning media in the country from interviewing her after she heaped criticism on the ... ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan The Missing Link In China’s Railway To Uzbekistan…And Beyond
A new trade route opened earlier this month between China and Uzbekistan, but the part that runs through Kyrgyzstan still needs some work and a whole lot of money. Will the final hurdles that have ... ( read original story ...)
NATO officials say they were briefed on Russian bounties on US soldiers in Afghanistan — even though Trump claims he wasn’t
Three NATO officials told Insider they were briefed on the matter by US intelligence. Trump claims US intel "did not find this info credible." ... ( read original story ...)
Trump says report on Russian Afghanistan bounties isn’t credible
President Donald Trump said in a tweet that U.S. intelligence officials told him a report that the Russian government paid bounties for American and allied troops to be killed in Afghanistan wasn't ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea to spend $2 billion on aircraft buy
South Korea is set to acquire more airborne surveillance and intelligence gathering aircraft, as the U.S. ally seeks to bolster its capabilities in both areas. ( read original story ...)