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Turbulence injures 7 on Scoot flight to China
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/09/2024
» SINGAPORE - Seven people were injured, with one hospitalised after a plane operated by Singapore Airlines Ltd's budget carrier Scoot encountered turbulence during a flight from the city state to Guangzhou in China on Friday, the Straits Times reported on Saturday.
Myanmar junta to lose restive state to armed group
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/08/2024
» SINGAPORE - Myanmar’s junta is on the verge of being expelled from a western-most state bordering Bangladesh, according to a new report, marking the one of the biggest military losses since a 2021 coup led to renewed civilian conflict across the country.
Myanmar junta extends emergency rule as civil war rages on
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/08/2024
» YANGON - The Myanmar junta has extended the emergency rule that has been in place since a 2021 coup, as the generals struggle to quell a civil war with ethnic armed groups and pro-democracy fighters.
From ATMs to flights, epic IT crash leaves trail of chaos
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/07/2024
» LONDON - In what will go down as the most spectacular information technology (IT) failure the world has ever seen, a botched software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike Holdings Inc crashed countless Microsoft Windows computer systems around the world on Friday.
Vietnam's most powerful leader Nguyen Phu Trong dies
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/07/2024
» HANOI - Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam's Communist Party chief and the country’s most powerful official, has died, according to a government statement.
China warns passengers must shutter windows at military-civil airports
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/06/2024
» HONG KONG - China’s Ministry of State Security has warned passengers against opening window shades during take-off and landing at airports used by both civil and military aviation, a move that runs counter to prevailing practices regarding aviation safety.
Why Malaysia recognises Hamas and what it means for US ties
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/11/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia unexpectedly jumped into the fraught politics of the Israel-Hamas war when Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim vowed to maintain ties with Hamas even if his government were to come under outside pressure. Anwar has become one of the most vocal leaders in publicly criticising Israel, calling its military operations in Gaza the "height of barbarism".
Li Keqiang, China’s second-most powerful man for a decade, dies
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/10/2023
» BEIJING - China's former Premier Li Keqiang has died of a heart attack just months after stepping down as the nation's No. 2 official. He was 68.
Myanmar plays down Asean chair loss as bloc slams violence
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/09/2023
» YANGON - Myanmar’s junta played down the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (Asean) decision to strip it of the chairmanship in 2026, saying it had other priorities that includes making preparations to hold elections seen by the West as a sham.
Anwar wants Thailand to do more on Myanmar
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/02/2023
» Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has asked Thailand to play a more active role in resolving the conflict in Myanmar, making comments that signal Southeast Asia is divided on how to handle the junta that seized power two years ago.