Philippines’ Marcos set for supermajority as ‘Uniteam’ dominates Congress
MANILA, May 19 — Philippines president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr is all but certain to command a supermajority in Congress, a proclamation of winners showed on...
Singapore Airlines narrows annual loss, says outlook improving
REUTERS, May 19 — Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA) on Wednesday posted a narrower annual loss of S$962 million (US$694.08 million), at a time when demand...
Biden invokes Defence Production Act to address infant formula shortage
WASHINGTON, May 19 — US President Joe Biden on Wednesday invoked emergency powers under the Defence Production Act to boost the production of baby formula...
World Bank announces up to US$30 bln to address global food crisis
WASHINGTON, May 19 — The World Bank on Wednesday announced actions it plans to take as part of a comprehensive, global response to the ongoing...
US FDA authorises Pfizer Covid-19 booster for children aged 5 to 11
LOS ANGELES, May 18 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday granted emergency use authorisation for a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech...
UN chief calls on world to shift to sustainable energy systems
NEW YORK, May 18 — UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called on the international community to make efforts to shift to sustainable energy systems....
Indonesia to drop outdoor mask mandate as Covid-19 infections drop
JAKARTA, May 18 — Indonesia will drop requirements for people to mask up outdoors and for vaccinated travellers to show negative pre-departure tests, officials said...
Philippines detects local transmission of Omicron BA.2.12.1 subvariant
MANILA, May 17 — The Philippines’ Department of Health confirmed on Tuesday local transmission of the highly transmissible Omicron BA.2.12.1 subvariant of Covid-19 in the...
Prepare for two months of hardships, Sri Lanka PM tells people in grim speech
NEW DELHI, May 17 — Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told his people to prepare for at least two more months of hardships...
Singapore reports three local Covid-19 positive cases for Omicron BA.4, BA.5 variants
SINGAPORE, May 16 — Singapore has detected two local Covid-19 cases infected with the BA.4 variant, and one local case infected with the BA.5 variant,...
Asean Health Ministers agree on mutual recognition of Covid-19 vaccination certs
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — The Asean Health Ministers have agreed on the Mutual Recognition of Covid-19 Vaccination Certificates to ensure smooth and safe cross-border...
Indonesia’s Jokowi meets Tesla’s Musk after nickel talks
JAKARTA, May 15 — Indonesian President Joko Widodo met Tesla Inc chief executive Elon Musk on Saturday in Texas to discuss potential investments and technology,...