July 14, 2019 10:41 AMSHANGHAI (AFP) – Mr Nie Feng used to toss his rubbish outside his Shanghai flat without a thought while rushing to work, but saving China from a garbage crisis now requires him to consult a complex diagram each morning. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-14 06:05:14 Category: 2019 Tag: […]Continue reading

July 13, 2019 12:35 PMJAKARTA (JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – President Joko Widodo met his former challenger Prabowo Subianto on Saturday (July 13) morning at an MRT station in Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta, in their first encounter following the bitterly contested presidential election. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-13 09:05:53 Category: 2019 Tag: […]Continue reading

July 13, 2019 11:52 AMBANGKOK (BLOOMBERG) – The Pheu Thai Party on Friday (July 12) elected Mr Sompong Amornvivat to lead Thailand’s biggest opposition party into parliament, pledging to keep the coalition government under close scrutiny. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-13 06:00:37 Category: 2019 Tag: 1152 Post ID: 8252

July 13, 2019 11:35 AMCHRISTCHURCH (AFP) – Dozens of New Zealanders handed in their firearms Saturday (July 13) as a gun buyback scheme went into operation aimed at ridding the country of semi-automatic weapons in the wake of the Christchurch mosque attacks. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-13 06:00:35 Category: 2019 Tag: 1135 […]Continue reading

July 13, 2019 11:33 AMA Vietnamese baby girl who was treated at a Singapore hospital after being left for dead in Vietnam in March has died. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-13 06:00:33 Category: 2019 Tag: 1133 Post ID: 8250

July 13, 2019 11:07 AMMIRI, MALAYSIA – A German tourist who was reported missing during a flash flood in Malaysia’s Mulu caves in the state of Sarawak was found dead on Saturday (July 13). Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-13 06:00:31 Category: 2019 Tag: 1107 Post ID: 8249

July 13, 2019 11:03 AMSHANGHAI (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – A search has intensified for a nine-year-old girl from Zhejiang province whose mysterious disappearance almost a week ago has grabbed hearts and headlines across China. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-13 06:00:28 Category: 2019 Tag: 1103 Post ID: 8248

July 12, 2019 12:38 PMSRIHARIKOTA, INDIA (AFP) – India will step up the international space race on Monday (July 15) when it launches a low-cost mission to become only the fourth country to land a probe on the moon. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-12 06:05:13 Category: 2019 Tag: 1238 Post ID: 8215

July 12, 2019 12:38 PMTAIPEI (AFP) – Taiwan’s former president Ma Ying-jeou was found not guilty in a political leaks case on Friday (July 12), a major legal victory for a politician facing a slew of lawsuits since leaving office. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-12 06:05:10 Category: 2019 Tag: 1238 Post ID: […]Continue reading