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Indonesia's top terrorist convict Abu Bakar Bashir released from prison
January 08, 2021
January 09, 2021 5:00 AM
Indonesia's top terrorist convict Abu Bakar Bashir, the spiritual leader of South-east Asia's terrorist group Jemaah Islamiah (JI), was released from prison early yesterday.
Indonesia's top terrorist convict Abu Bakar Bashir, the spiritual leader of South-east Asia's terrorist group Jemaah Islamiah (JI), was released from prison early yesterday.
China seals off two cities to suppress new outbreak
January 08, 2021
January 09, 2021 5:00 AM
BEIJING • China has sealed off two cities south of Beijing, cutting transport links and banning millions of residents from leaving, as the authorities move to stem the country's largest Covid-19 outbreak in six months.
BEIJING • China has sealed off two cities south of Beijing, cutting transport links and banning millions of residents from leaving, as the authorities move to stem the country's largest Covid-19 outbreak in six months.
Sinovac drug 78% effective in Brazil trial; experts say more details needed
January 08, 2021
January 09, 2021 5:00 AM
SAO PAULO • A coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech was 78 per cent effective in a late-stage Brazilian trial, with no severe Covid-19 cases, researchers said, although a lack of data details stirred calls for more transparency.
SAO PAULO • A coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech was 78 per cent effective in a late-stage Brazilian trial, with no severe Covid-19 cases, researchers said, although a lack of data details stirred calls for more transparency.
Mountain of masks: Growing environmental problem emerges amid Covid-19 pandemic
January 08, 2021
January 09, 2021 5:00 AM
It is estimated that billions of masks are used daily across the globe.
It is estimated that billions of masks are used daily across the globe.
Outrage over adopted girl's death, S. Korea police chief apologises
January 07, 2021
January 08, 2021 5:00 AM
SEOUL • South Korea's police chief has apologised amid an outpouring of grief and anger over the death of an adopted child in a country with a long history of adoption, both domestically and abroad.
SEOUL • South Korea's police chief has apologised amid an outpouring of grief and anger over the death of an adopted child in a country with a long history of adoption, both domestically and abroad.
Rising cases too in other prefectures in Japan
January 07, 2021
January 08, 2021 5:00 AM
TOKYO • The leaders of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures in western Japan said yesterday they saw a need for a state of emergency amid rising Covid-19 numbers.
TOKYO • The leaders of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures in western Japan said yesterday they saw a need for a state of emergency amid rising Covid-19 numbers.
Concerns as Malaysia schools set to reopen
January 07, 2021
January 08, 2021 5:00 AM
Eleven-year-old Hakim has not gone to school since it was closed in October last year after a third wave of Covid-19 hit Malaysia.
Eleven-year-old Hakim has not gone to school since it was closed in October last year after a third wave of Covid-19 hit Malaysia.
Beijing records coldest morning in more than five decades
January 07, 2021
January 08, 2021 5:00 AM
BEIJING • The mercury dipped to minus 19.6 deg C at a meteorological station in the south of Beijing as a strong cold wave swept the city, marking the coldest morning in the Chinese capital since 1966.
BEIJING • The mercury dipped to minus 19.6 deg C at a meteorological station in the south of Beijing as a strong cold wave swept the city, marking the coldest morning in the Chinese capital since 1966.
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