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Cambodian workers stranded in Malaysia plead to return
PETALING JAYA: Cambodian workers stuck in Malaysia after flights were cancelled in April have been given some support from the Cambodian embassy, but they are looking forward to returning home because work is scarce. Ham Saly from Kampong Cham told The Phnom
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South Korean cafe follows social distancing by hiring robot barista
The new robot barista at the cafe in Daejeon, South Korea, is courteous and swift as it seamlessly makes its way towards customers. “Here is your Rooibos almonds tea latte, please enjoy. It’s even better if you stir it,” it
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Chinese minister says Australia regularly launches trade cases
SYDNEY: China’s Commerce Minister Zhong Shan said China’s anti-dumping investigation into Australian barley that imposed tariffs of 80.5 per cent had complied with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. Zhong has declined requests to speak to Australian Trade Minister Simon Birmingham
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Indian stocks’ performance this year to be worst since 2011: Reuters poll
BENGALURU: Indian stocks will not recoup this year’s losses anytime soon and 2020 will mark the worst annual performance in nine years on fears of a deep downturn in the economy and business activity, a Reuters poll of market strategists
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Singapore cuts 2020 GDP outlook again as virus batters economy
SINGAPORE: Singapore downgraded its 2020 gross domestic product forecast for the third time on Tuesday, the trade ministry said, as the bellwether economy braces for its deepest ever recession. The city-state lowered its GDP forecast to a contraction range of -7%
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Indonesia tones down Eid celebration amid COVID-19 spike
JAKARTA: Indonesia, home to the world’s largest Muslim population, ushered in Aidilfitri today with toned down celebrations that broke away from traditions as part of the country’s effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Muslims in Indonesia have been forbidden from holding Aidilfitri
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Oil falls as U.S.-China tensions take toll
TOKYO: Oil prices eased on Monday on concerns over rising tensions between the United States and China over Beijing’s plans to impose security laws on Hong Kong and the possibility of sanctions from Washington. Oil prices have risen sharply in
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Americans pass pandemic holiday on beaches, in parks as death toll nears 100,000
Americans sunbathed on beaches, fished from boats and strolled on boardwalks this holiday weekend, but the occasional person wearing a mask was a constant reminder that the world is still battling the coronavirus pandemic. The Memorial Day weekend that signals
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Singapore PM sends Aidilfitri greetings to Malaysian, Brunei, Indonesian leaders
SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong today conveyed his Hari Raya Aidilfitri greetings to leaders of the republic’s neighbours that include Malaysia, according to the Prime Minister’s Office. Lee made telephone calls to his Malaysian counterpart Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin; the
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Karachi hospitals receive at least 56 bodies from plane crash site: hospital officials
KARACHI: Karachi hospitals received 56 bodies from the site of a commercial jet that crashed into a residential neighbourhood while landing in Pakistan’s largest city, hospital officials said on Friday. Seemin Jamali, the head of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, said
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