Tourism | MSAR implements new travel alert system

The region’s new travel alert system was published yesterday in the Official Gazette and will take effect from March 7. The alert system will be managed

Crime | Local youngsters involved in violent robbery

A man was the victim of a violent robbery committed by three other men on Saturday evening, the police revealed yesterday during a press conference. One of the robbers,

Courts | Session halted due to Ho’s health condition

Yesterday’s trial of the city’s former top prosecutor, Ho Chio Meng, was halted after only approximately 20 minutes. As usual, the session started at

Briefs | Winter Games kick off

The 8th Asian Winter Games (AWG) officially kicked off on Sunday in Sapporo, Japan. Led by the president of  the Sports Bureau, Pun Weng Kun,

Singapore budget 2017: Winners and losers

In a bid to boost growth and productivity amid global economic and geopolitical uncertainties, Singapore Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced measures to support infrastructure projects

One-third of restaurants report growth in December survey

The results of the latest “Business Climate Survey on Restaurants and Similar Establishments” were released yesterday in a statement published by the Statistics and Census Service

Game site said to seek funds at USD1.2b valuation

Douyu, the live- streaming service backed by Tencent Holdings Ltd. that’s been compared to Amazon’s Twitch, is in talks to raise a billion yuan (USD145 million) in

Increased opportunities available in Macau-PSC cooperation

The two- or three-way relationship between China and the Portuguese-Speaking Countries (PSC) will be in focus today, at an international conference due to be held in Lisbon

Hong Kong | Disneyland posts 2016 loss on tourism softness

Hong Kong Disneyland posted a wider annual loss yesterday as attendance by mainland Chinese tourists dropped amid a softer tourism market. The park said it lost

Taipei protests Spain’s deporting of 200 Taiwanese to China

Taiwan’s foreign ministry has protested Spain’s decision to deport more than 200 Taiwanese telecom fraud suspects to China, in the latest instance of a government moving to

China wins big with stakes in USD22 billion Abu Dhabi oil venture

Chinese companies are big winners in the competition among foreign bidders for stakes in Abu Dhabi’s largest oil concession, snatching a combined 12 percent of the venture

Taiwan | Formosa seeks US permit for USD9.4 billion investment

Formosa Plastics Group is seeking permission from the U.S. state of Louisiana to invest USD9.4 billion to build petrochemical plants. The Taiwanese chemicals producer is waiting for the

South China Sea | US reportedly planning fresh freedom of navigation mission

The U.S. Navy is planning a fresh freedom of navigation operation around China’s man-made islands, the first under President Donald Trump, the Navy Times reported yesterday,

Philippines | Ex-cop says Duterte paid him, others to kill crime suspects

A  retired Philippine police officer said yesterday that President Rodrigo Duterte, when he was a mayor, ordered and paid him and other members of a so-called liquidation

North Korea | On frozen fields, farmers prep for battle ahead

Plug your noses and ready your “Juche fertilizer.” It’s time to prep the frozen fields in North Korea. North Korea relies on its farmers

Cambodia | Lawmakers approve law threatening opposition party

Cambodia’s legislature amended a law governing political parties yesterday to allow the government to apply to the courts to have a party dissolved, an act aimed at the sole opposition

USA | Trump marks his first month with tweets, turmoil

One month after the inauguration, the stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of Donald Trump’s White House still is a hard-hat zone. Skeletal remains of the inaugural

This Day in History | 1965 – Black nationalist leader shot dead

Controversial black leader Malcolm X, who once called for a “blacks-only” state in the US, has been assassinated. He was shot several times as he began a

Offbeat | Misspelled note on pickup apologizes for ‘anger isusesh’

Police in western Colorado say a man battered somebody else’s pickup with a baseball bat and then left a note acknowledging he had anger issues. Police say the

Football – Asian Champions League – South China derby: Female coach ready to take on Scolari

The first test of Chan Yuen-ting’s assignment as the first female coach in the Asian Champions League couldn’t be much more difficult, considering she’s taking her

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