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South Korea Is Going to Seek to Extend Foreign Workers Stay Permits: PM

The PM mentioned many foreign workers are now unable to return home, despite their expired stay permits, because of their home nations' lockdown or cancellation of flights

Jul 29, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Court Defers Hearing Against Zardari, Others Till August 7

The case dragged on until June 2018, when the Supreme Court took suo moto notice regarding the fake accounts and ordered a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to probe the matter

Jul 29, 2020

By IANS

Pakistani Soldier Killed in Firing Along Afghan Border

The militants who are from Pakistan regularly assault the border posts from the side of Afghanistan

Jul 29, 2020

By IANS

Bangladesh Confirms 3,009 New Coronavirus Cases, Tally 232,194

The deadly new virus has created a major stir around the world in recent times infecting more than 16.7 million people globally

Jul 29, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

PM Lee Hsien Loong held a Joint Press Conference with US Vice-President Mike Pence at the Istana on 16 November 2018.

Singapore PM Lee Says US-China Animosity May Continue Beyond Trump's Presidency

PM Lee Hsien Loong believes if the U.S. could come back to Trans-Pacific Partnership, it could also bring China to the table of fair trade

Jul 29, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Coronavirus

WHO Asserts Coronavirus Pandemic is 'One Big Wave' That's Set to Get Even Worse

The head of WHO's emergency program said he is concerned about the increase in Coronavirus cases on Africa, where many people believe that the pandemic is not real

Jul 29, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Chinese Mainland Confirms 101 New Cases of Coronavirus

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times infecting more than 16.7 million people worldwide

Jul 29, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Hong Kong Might Delay Election due to Coronavirus in Blow for Democracy Camp

The postponement is going to be a blow for the opposition pro-democracy camp, which is targeting to win a historic majority in the city's assembly

Jul 29, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

California Man Burnt to Death on Highway; Clueless Police Ask for Public Help

Jerry Mungaray III, 40, reportedly had a verbal altercation with several men outside a 7-Eleven Store in Gilroy a night before his death.

Jul 29, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak

Who is Najib Razak? 5 Little Known Facts About Malaysia's Disgraced Former Prime Minister

Najib has been convicted of corruption in several cases related to the theft of money from state fund 1MDB.

Jul 29, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Indonesia Confirms 1,748 New Cases of Coronavirus and 63 More Deaths

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times infecting people in more than 170 nations

Jul 28, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Vietnam Suspends Flights to and From Virus-hit Danang

Vietnam has returned to high alert following the confirmation of nearly 22 cases of the coronavirus infection in and around Danang

Jul 28, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

North Korean Women In Prison Camps Faced Sexual and Physical Abuse, Says UN Report

The women, who were held in prison camps and subjected to abuse, narrated their ordeals to UN investigators in Seoul in interviews after their release

Jul 28, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Chinese CDC Head Gao Fu Claims to Have Been Injected with Experimental Coronavirus Vaccine

Fu said that he did that to instill confidence in people amid growing concerns about Coronavirus vaccines among anti-vaxxers

Jul 28, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Coronavirus

National Safety Will Be Guaranteed By Nuclear Deterrence: Kim Jong-un

The Supreme Leader's remarks came during his speech on Monday at a national conference of veterans on the 67th anniversary of the end of the 1950-53 Korean War

Jul 28, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

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