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Tear gas, 'live rounds' fired as tens of thousands protest in Hong Kong
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/10/2019
» HONG KONG: Police shot tear gas volleys at protesters as simultaneous rallies raged across Hong Kong, including a march through the city centre, hours after celebrations for a holiday marking 70 years of Communist rule in China began in Beijing.
Haze threatens Singapore as Indonesia forest fires rage
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/09/2019
» SINGAPORE: Air quality in Singapore and parts of Malaysia may worsen in the coming days with Indonesian authorities warning of more forest fires in the region already in the grip of an unusually long dry weather spell.
Malaysia shuts 400 schools as haze spreads
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/09/2019
» SINGAPORE/JAKARTA: Malaysia closed more than 400 schools, citing unhealthy air quality as smoke and ash from raging forest fires in Indonesia spread to more areas in countries from Thailand to the Philippines.
Haze leaves Indonesians, Malaysians gasping for air
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/09/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia opened temporary clinics to treat thousands of people suffering from acute respiratory illness in the haze struck regions as authorities stepped up efforts to douse forest and peatland fires threatening air quality in parts of Southeast Asia.
Russian pilot hailed as 'hero' after Airbus crashes safely into cornfield
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/08/2019
» MOSCOW: A Russian airline pilot averted disaster on Thursday, safely landing an Airbus A321 jet with over 230 passengers and crew on board in a cornfield near Moscow after it struck a flock of seagulls and lost power in both engines.
Baht seen as SE Asia’s ‘safest bet’
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/08/2019
» SINGAPORE: The currency that was at the epicentre of the 1997 Asian financial crisis is emerging as the region’s safest bet.
Indonesia fights fires in palm-growing regions as drought looms
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/07/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia is stepping up efforts to prevent a repeat of haze that blanketed much of Southeast Asia four years ago by deploying thousands of firefighters and emergency response teams in its main palm oil- and rubber-producing regions.
Duterte to visit quake-hit Philippine region as tremors continue
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/07/2019
» MANILA: President Rodrigo Duterte visited the northern Philippine province of Batanes on Sunday, a day after earthquakes struck the region and killed at least eight people including a newborn.
Apple recalls some older MacBook Pro units
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/06/2019
» Apple Inc on Thursday recalled some MacBook Pro laptops sold between September 2015 and February 2017 due to a "battery that may overheat and pose a safety risk".
Thailand tilts towards Chinese-style internet controls
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/04/2019
» HONG KONG: A swathe of the world is adopting China’s vision for a tightly controlled internet over the unfettered American approach, a stunning ideological coup for Beijing that would have been unthinkable less than a decade ago.