July 15, 2019 3:19 PMYANGON (REUTERS) – Days of heavy monsoon rain and dangerously high river levels in Myanmar have forced more than 18,000 people from their homes and flooded at least one camp for people displaced by recent fighting, authorities and a politician said on Monday (July 15). Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post […]Continue reading

July 15, 2019 5:00 AMA worker depositing waste into a container at a garbage transfer station in Shanghai in this photo taken on Saturday. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-15 00:00:35 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8291

July 15, 2019 5:00 AMA sleeper box-office hit, now screening in Japanese theatres, has rankled the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) establishment, though it is unlikely to derail the party’s odds of a resounding victory at the Upper House election this Sunday. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-15 00:00:32 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 […]Continue reading

July 14, 2019 9:11 PMTOKYO – A sleeper box office hit, now screening in Japanese theatres, has rankled the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) establishment though it will unlikely derail the party’s odds of a resounding victory at the Upper House poll this Sunday (July 21). Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-14 15:06:02 […]Continue reading

July 14, 2019 5:47 PMSINGAPORE (REUTERS) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck south-east of the city of Ternate, in the Moluccas in the eastern area of Indonesia, the US Geological Survey reported. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-14 12:00:27 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8282

July 14, 2019 4:56 PMSEOUL (BLOOMBERG) – Samsung Electronics Co has secured emergency supplies of three key materials that Japan had cut off as part of its export restrictions, averting a crisis at the South Korean company’s production lines. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-14 12:00:24 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8281

July 14, 2019 4:37 PMPETALING JAYA – Dutch brewing company Heineken has clarified that the sale of its new non-alcoholic malt beverage, Heineken 0.0, is aimed towards non-Muslims only amid concern that its name could be misleading for Muslim customers. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-14 12:00:22 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: […]Continue reading

July 14, 2019 4:35 PMSINGAPORE (REUTERS) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck west of Australia’s beach resort of Broome, the United States Geological Survey said on Sunday (July 14), with residents saying the impact shook some buildings and pushed groceries off shelves. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-14 12:00:20 Category: Asia Tag: […]Continue reading

July 14, 2019 3:39 PMNEW DELHI (DPA, AFP) – At least 35 people have been killed and more than 1.5 million affected by flooding triggered by monsoon rains in northern and eastern India, officials and news reports said on Sunday (July 14). Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-14 09:01:25 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 […]Continue reading

July 14, 2019 3:04 PMTOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – Huawei Technologies is planning to cut jobs at its US subsidiary as the Chinese technology giant continues to struggle with its American blacklisting, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the situation. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-14 09:01:20 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 […]Continue reading