A record jump in money flowing into Singapore bank accounts from abroad underlines the city-state's safe haven appeal during the COVID-19 pandemic and political uncertainty in rival financial centre ... ( read original story ...)
Profit Taking Predicted For Singapore Stock Market
The Singapore stock market has spiked higher in four straight sessions, surging almost 200 points or 7.7 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 2,705-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to Build Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity Amid Pandemic
Singapore is building up its vaccine manufacturing capacity in order to offer fill and finish contract manufacturing services to vaccine developers, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in ... ( read original story ...)
Israel’s New F-35s Are Holding Iran At Risk Like Never Before
That’s important considering the emerging threats Israel now faces from Iran and Iranian-backed groups such as Hezbollah which are seeking precision guidance for their rocket arsenal. Iran is accused ... ( read original story ...)
Israel’s State Twitter knocks tweet calling Jesus ‘Palestinian’
Israel's State Twitter account knocked a tweet by the popular @TheTweetOfGod, after the satirical Twitter account tweeted a traditional drawing of Jesus with the text "Privilege doesn't get much ... ( read original story ...)
Israel’s annexation plans expected to spur new violence in West Bank
Palestinians gather in the West Bank city of Nablus on June 3 for a protest against Israeli plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank. (AFP / JAAFAR ASHTIYEH) Short Url NABLUS: With Israel ... ( read original story ...)
Journalists, NGOs Urge Tajik Government to Probe Journalist’s Beatings
Fifteen nongovernmental organizations in Tajikistan, along with several noted journalists, have urged officials to "thoroughly" investigate the recent beatings of a journalist working for independent ... ( read original story ...)
Cambodia: Thai Activist Abducted in Phnom Penh
Wanchalearm is a prominent pro-democracy activist affiliated with the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), known as the “Red Shirts.” He fled to Cambodia after the May 2014 military ... ( read original story ...)
Film News Roundup: Kazakhstan Warrior Queen Movie ‘Tomiris’ Acquired for U.S.
In today’s film news roundup, Kazakh action-adventure movie “Tomiris” and Scottish music film “Beats” find U.S. homes and the Lulu Wilson thriller “Becky” ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen coronavirus: Experts fear nation could suffer one of the world’s worst outbreaks
Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis face what experts fear could be one of the world's worst coronavirus outbreaks, raising concerns of a staggering death toll after the United Nations began cutting aid ... ( read original story ...)