August 04, 2019 5:00 AMSYDNEY • Washington wants to quickly deploy new intermediate-range missiles in Asia, US Defence Secretary Mark Esper said yesterday, in a move likely to anger China. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-08-04 00:05:20 Category: AMSYDNEY Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8927

July 31, 2019 5:00 AMSYDNEY • Australia’s government said yesterday it would investigate relations between consular officials and the country’s main casino operator, Crown Resorts. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-31 00:00:19 Category: AMSYDNEY Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8799

July 19, 2019 5:00 AMSYDNEY • Instagram started hiding “likes” on its platform in Australia, Brazil and several other major markets yesterday, saying it wanted to ease pressure on users, following criticism about its impact on mental health. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-19 00:05:23 Category: AMSYDNEY Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8428

July 11, 2019 6:15 AMSYDNEY (REUTERS) – Gunmen have massacred as many as 18 people including women and children in a remote village in Papua New Guinea, apparently the latest victims of a tribal feud, and Prime Minister James Marape vowed on Wednesday (July 10) to hunt down the killers. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com […]Continue reading

July 06, 2019 9:30 AMSYDNEY (NYTIMES) – A video game that uses footage of the Christchurch massacre to put Muslims in a gunman’s crosshairs. Memes featuring the face and weapons of the man charged in that New Zealand attack. Messages on online forums that glorify him as St Tarrant – patron saint of the far […]Continue reading

July 05, 2019 7:30 AMSYDNEY (REUTERS) – Australia’s government warned a student on Friday (July 5) not to return to North Korea a day after he was released from detention by Pyongyang under mysterious circumstances. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-05 03:05:16 Category: AMSYDNEY Tag: 2019 Post ID: 7838

July 04, 2019 8:46 AMSYDNEY (REUTERS) – Australia’s competition regulator said on Thursday (July 4) that it had launched a lawsuit against the local unit of Samsung Electronics, alleging it misled consumers by promoting its Galaxy smartphones as water resistant. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-04 03:01:05 Category: AMSYDNEY Tag: 2019 Post ID: […]Continue reading

July 03, 2019 5:00 AMSYDNEY • Australian counter-terrorism police said they arrested three men in raids across Sydney yesterday, with alleged links to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group over an alleged plot to attack police stations, embassies and defence facilities in central Sydney. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: […]Continue reading

July 02, 2019 9:05 AMSYDNEY (REUTERS) – Australia’s conservative government is close to securing enough votes to pass sweeping tax cuts after independent lawmakers said on Tuesday (July 2) they were poised to strike an agreement with Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-02 03:00:30 Category: AMSYDNEY Tag: 2019 Post […]Continue reading

June 28, 2019 9:48 AMSYDNEY (AFP) – The wife of an Australian man who has gone missing and is feared detained in North Korea said she had no hint that anything was wrong before his disappearance. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-06-28 03:10:19 Category: AMSYDNEY Tag: 2019 Post ID: 7584