July 26, 2019 9:12 PMNEW DELHI (AFP) – Messaging giant WhatsApp plans to launch its first payment service this year in India, its biggest market with 400 million users, the company said on Friday (July 26). Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-26 15:00:44 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8668

July 26, 2019 8:08 PMBANGKOK (AFP) – The Thai government must suspend plans to buy electricity from a dam in Laos, conservationists said on Friday (July 26), as water levels along the kingdom’s section of Mekong river plummet to near-record lows. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-26 15:00:41 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post […]Continue reading

July 26, 2019 7:50 PMJAKARTA (REUTERS) – A volcano erupted near Indonesia’s third-biggest city of Bandung on Friday (July 26), sending ash several hundred metres into the air and triggering warnings for people to stay away. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-26 15:00:39 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8666

July 26, 2019 7:33 PMJAKARTA (REUTERS) – Indonesia plans tighter rules to combat a surge in imports of plastic waste, such as a registry of trash exporters and tougher border checks, officials said on Friday (July 26). Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-26 15:00:37 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8665

July 26, 2019 7:16 PMKUALA LUMPUR: (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysia’s “prime minister in waiting” Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday (July 26) that the government intends to accelerate a needs-based economic policy set by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-26 15:00:33 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8664

July 26, 2019 6:22 PMDHAKA (AFP) – The death toll from monsoon storms in Bangladesh rose above 100 on Friday (July 26) with flood levels still rising in many parts of the country, officials said. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-26 12:02:59 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8663

July 26, 2019 6:10 PMREAM NAVAL BASE (AFP) – Cambodia gave an unprecedented media tour of a strategically crucial naval base on Friday (July 26) as authorities try to knock down a report of a secret deal allowing Chinese warships to dock at the facility. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-26 12:02:55 Category: […]Continue reading

July 26, 2019 5:23 PMBEIJING (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – A woman who was once hailed as a philanthropist and a “love mother” for adopting 118 children, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for multiple crimes including manipulating children to serve her own purposes. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-26 12:02:53 […]Continue reading

July 26, 2019 3:59 PMIn its editorial, the paper says that confrontation between Washington’s two core Asian allies – Japan and South Korea – could hamper trilateral security cooperation that is necessary to keeping the growing military clout of China and Russia in check. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-26 09:05:46 Category: Asia […]Continue reading

July 26, 2019 3:58 PMSHANGHAI (REUTERS) – Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun issued a lengthy public apology on Thursday (July 25) for the manner in which he promoted his US$4.57 million (S$6.25 million) charity lunch with Mr Warren Buffett, raising questions over whether the event will go ahead. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: […]Continue reading