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Session called off after 11 Covid-19 cases were found among attendees; DPM denied postponement was due to politics.
The US Justice Department said criminal charges are pending against Kwek Kee Seng, the alleged owner of the Courageous.
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So crazy it is to feel, at least for a brilliant, beautiful while, that a 100m Olympic champion, or medallist, can come from Asia, says Rohit Brijnath.
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Covid-19 in S-E Asia
The restrictions, including travel curbs, mall closures and curfews, will be expanded to 29 provinces from 13.
Experts say the move by the doctors was the result of policy gaps stretching for years.
It will switch between the AstraZeneca and Chinese Covid-19 vaccines to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Climate Change
Temperatures more than 10 degrees above seasonal norms have been measured.
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Asian Insider
ST correspondents in India, Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia report on how students there have fared.
In this week's edition, get up to speed on Malaysia’s political crisis after Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was asked to quit by his allies over a royal rebuke. Also, learn about how it now costs more to die in Indonesia as undertakers profiteer even as many succumb to Covid-19 in their homes.
A record 18 start-ups became unicorns this year, most of them in fintech, software services and e-commerce.
On Saturday, Thailand reported a daily record of 18,912 new Covid-19 cases with 178 fatalities.
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Each month, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests.
ST will discuss how feelings of wanting to escape China's rat race still exist, and sentiments in Singapore and across Asia.
Every week, The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments.
