At the mercy of blackmailers who spread false WhatsApp rumours about Covid, India’s restaurants struggle amidst public indifference. ( read original story ...)
Uber lays off 600 employees in India as coronavirus pandemic leaves its cabs empty
As a part of its massive global layoff of 6,700 employees, Uber India has today laid off 600 employees in India. Globally, Uber lost $2.9 billion in the first three months of the ... ( read original story ...)
Macau gambling king Stanley Ho dies aged 98
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Macau gambling king Stanley Ho, who built a business empire from scratch in the former Portuguese colony and became one of Asia's richest men, died on Tuesday at the age of 98, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong security law: Carrie Lam dismisses concerns over rights
Critics say it would limit the city's freedoms. But in her first public comments, Ms Lam said it was a "responsible" move to protect the law-abiding majority. She denied that the law would curtail the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus traps poor foreign workers in deserted Maldives
Tens of thousands of impoverished foreign labourers have been left stranded and ostracised in one of the world's most densely packed cities as the tourist paradise of the Maldives battles coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Georgia man blames coronavirus stress as factor in attack on women: cops
A Georgia man accused of attacking two women on Sunday outside an Athens store allegedly blamed coronavirus stress as a “precipitating factor” before the alleged attack. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Warns Of Worst Economic Contraction Since Independence
Singapore's embattled economy could shrink by as much as seven percent this year, which would be the worst reading since independence, with the government saying Tuesday the coronavirus pandemic had ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore cuts 2020 economic forecasts for the third time on coronavirus concerns
The Singapore economy is expected to shrink by between 4.0% and 7.0% this year, according to the Ministry of Trade and Industry. ( read original story ...)
Death of ‘Mr Big’ stirs memories of Singapore’s gangland past
Early one October morning in 1969, Singapore police officers found the body of a man dumped in a storm drain. He had been stabbed to death, police said, in what became one of the country's most ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Economy Could Contract Most Since Independence
Selena Ling, head of treasury research and strategy, global treasury, at OCBC Bank, talks about Singapore's economy, which is facing its worst contraction since independence more than a half-century ... ( read original story ...)