COLOMBO: President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday appointed a three-member committee headed by an apex court judge to probe the country’s
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BBC Learning English – Words in the News / Puppet carnival in Thailand
Transcript They’ve come in droves to Bangkok. Glove puppets, puppets on strings and even the odd wannabe celebrity puppet. The
BBC Learning English – Words in the News / Don’t look down!
Transcript The wonderful sight of Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls. Two daredevils trained for two years to make the 100-metre-long crossing on
BBC Learning English – Words in the News / A joke gone wrong
Transcript It seems like an ordinary motorsport event at Britain’s former Grand Prix track, Brands Hatch. But all is not
Sudan tensions escalate after talks with military break down
KHARTOUM (SUDAN): Tensions are rising in Sudan after talks broke down between protesters and the country’s military rulers who earlier
Ukraine enters uncharted new era after comedian wins presidency
KIEV: Ukraine entered uncharted political waters on Monday after near final results showed a comedian with no political experience and
4 small earthquakes hit different parts of Alaska
KNIK-FAIRVIEW (ALASKA): Four small earthquakes hit different parts of Alaska over the weekend, according to an earthquake monitoring center.At 6:04pm
Mirach gets 15-month extension to exit SGX watch list
SINGAPORE – The Singapore Exchange has granted mainboard-listed Mirach Energy a 15-month extension, from Feb 28, 2019 to June 5,
‘Free at last!’: when black South Africans could finally vote
PARIS: Black South Africans voted for the first time in April 1994, turning out in droves for a jubilant election
Huawei Q1 revenue jumps 39% to $36.3b amid heightened US pressure
HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Huawei Technologies said on Monday (April 22) its first-quarter revenue jumped 39 per cent to 179.7
From comic to commander-in-chief: Challenges for new Ukraine leader
KIEV: Ukraine’s election has catapulted Volodymyr Zelensky, a 41-year-old standup comedian and television star with no political experience, into the
China names Chen Siqing to head world’s largest bank
SHANGHAI (BLOOMBERG) – China has named a new chief for Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd, the world’s largest
Samsung delays Galaxy Fold media events in China
SEOUL (REUTERS) – Smartphone maker Samsung Electronics has postponed media events for its Galaxy Fold planned for this week in
M1 to delist on April 24
SINGAPORE – Telco M1 on Monday (April 22) said it will delist from the Singapore bourse with effect from 9am
One-horse South African town still scarred by ‘racist’ murder
COLIGNY, SOUTH AFRICA: Not many people had heard of Coligny in South Africa’s North West province until 2017, when the
The 5 hottest tech jobs in Singapore this year: Robert Half
SINGAPORE – Cyber security analysts, technology risk managers, data scientists, project managers and software developers are the five most sought-after
Sri Lanka attacks: Toll rises to 290, about 500 wounded
COLOMBO: The death toll from attacks on churches and luxury hotels across Sri Lanka rose significantly to 290, and about
Sri Lanka air force defuses improvised bomb near Colombo airport
COLOMBO: An improvised pipe bomb discovered close to Colombo‘s main airport was successfully defused by the Sri Lanka air force,
Oil jumps over 3% as US prepares to end Iran sanction waivers after May 2 expiry
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – Oil rose to the highest level in almost six months as the US government was said to
13 under arrest for Sri Lanka blasts: Police
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police have arrested 13 men in connection with bomb blasts on churches and hotels that killed more
Yoma Strategic in $26.6m share deal with Tokyo Century to grow Myanmar vehicle leasing business
SINGAPORE – Mainboard-listed Yoma Strategic Holdings said on Monday (April 22) that Japanese leasing company Tokyo Century Corporation will acquire
Singapore shares open higher on Monday, STI up 0.34% to 3,359.09
SINGAPORE – Singapore stocks opened higher on Monday (April 22), with the Straits Times Index advancing 11.51 points, or 0.34
Trump’s ‘greatest memory’ lapsed in response to Mueller’s questions
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has boasted at various points that he has “one of the great memories of all time”
Perennial-led consortium to sell Chinatown Point Mall for $520m
SINGAPORE – Perennial Real Estate Holdings (Perennial) and its consortium of investors, including Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), are selling their
Need to find if Trump obstructed justice, say Democrats
WASHINGTON: Top congressional Democrats left the door open on Sunday to pursue the impeachment of US President Donald Trump, but