A nurse prepares a dose of China's Sinopharm coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine at a health center in Caracas, Venezuela, on March 7, 2021.Reuters Two Covid-19 vaccines from China's Sinopharm showed more than 70 per cent efficacy against symptomatic cases, but it remains unclear how much protection they provide against severe or asymptomatic cases, according to the...
A view of the station of two metro light rail trains that collided in an underground tunnel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 25, 2021.Reuters Malaysia's finance ministry said on Wednesday it had terminated the services of the chairman of the public transport operator amid an outcry over his response to a train accident in which...
Amid India’s growing coronavirus crisis, BTS fans took action to raise funds to help those in need. Last week, the Covid-19 relief efforts coordinated by a group from the BTS fan club known as Army, had raised over two million rupees (S$35,500). Coordinated on the Indian crowdfunding site Milaap, the social media account known as “Covid Relief...
Instagram/ airtangan_tunkuazizah The arrest of well-known Malaysian graphic artist and activist Fahmi Reza for allegedly insulting the country’s queen – who is under fire for a social media faux pas – has triggered an outcry among free speech advocates who say authorities are being trigger-happy in using the law to clamp down on satire. The police action follows...
A test tube labelled with the Vaccine is seen in front of AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken, on Sept 9, 2020.Reuters Malaysian health authorities on Monday (April 26) said the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca is safe for use, three days after the Southeast Asian nation received its first batch of the shots bought through the...
India's Covid-19 numbers hit another record on April 26 for the fifth day in a row.Reuters The first thing senior fintech consultant Shubadha Mishra does when she wakes up in her flat in Kembangan nowadays is to reach for her phone to check on the condition of her fiance, Mr Zakwan Khan, 28. He is diabetic and lives...
Thousands of people join anti-coup protests across Myanmar.Twitter/AFP The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) must ensure that any plan to appoint a special envoy to mediate in Myanmar's post-coup crisis does not lead to recognition of the junta as a legitimate authority, an official from the country's parallel civilian government and regional rights advocates said...
A Petronas logo at their office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Reuters Malaysia's government on Wednesday (April 21) enacted a new emergency law allowing it to use funds derived from oil and gas contributions to pay for vaccine procurement, as it looks to ramp up its Covid-19 vaccination programme. The ordinance will allow the government access to use the...
Plans are now being made to move hundreds of workers to a quarantine facility.The Straits Times Another 11 workers staying at Westlite Woodlands dormitory have tested positive for Covid-19, including 10 who have recovered from the virus, said the Ministry of Manpower on Wednesday (April 21). This comes after a 35-year-old Bangladeshi worker staying at the purpose-built...
The storage tanks for treated water are seen at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, on March 1 2021.Reuters After rebuking Japan last week over its plan to discharge contaminated water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean and threatening to petition an international court, South Korea...
