Posted 05-22-2019
JAKARTA: Indonesian police fired water cannon and rubber bullets at protesters setting fires and trying to breach barbed wire barricades on Wednesday (May 22) as demonstrations over the outcome of the presidential election hit the capital for a second night.
The riots followed an announcement on ...
Posted 05-22-2019
SINGAPORE: Singapore and China need to build on their “good foundation” and develop new areas of cooperation, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat in an interview with China’s Xinhua news agency.
Speaking ahead of an eight-day visit to China that began on Wednesday (May 22), Mr Heng said that ...
Posted 05-22-2019
BEIJING: Singapore and China have reaffirmed their strong bilateral relations and the importance of maintaining a rules-based multilateral trading system, as Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat kicked off an eight-day visit to China.
On Wednesday (May 22) evening, Mr Heng met and was hosted to ...
Posted 05-22-2019
Two of Japan's top mobile carriers said on Wednesday (May 22) they will delay releasing new handsets made by Huawei, as British telecoms company EE also announced it had "paused" the launch of the Chinese tech giant's 5G phones.
Posted 05-22-2019
Indonesia has introduced curbs on social media in a bid to prevent the spread of hoaxes, some calling for violent post-election attacks, and quell two days of protests in the capital.
