US: In a long line of love specialists, Ury, 34, is part of a dating pundit factory. TikTokers, podcasters, and Instagram infographic creators have recently entered the fray, churning out dating “rules” like: wait three hours before responding to a text, tell guys they make you feel comfortable, limit your want to argue with your relationship. Ury, on the other …

SINGAPORE: About 170 persons who were screened earlier for tuberculosis tested positive, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH), therefore screenings for residents and workers in Block 2 Jalan Bukit Merah are now required (Jun 24). The Ministry of Health said in a press statement that tuberculosis screening will be extended to June 24 and June 25. This rule will …

MALAYSIA: There will not be a float in chicken prices in Malaysia starting on July 1, the country’s administration has decided. According to Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, the Agriculture and Food Industries Ministry (MAFI) will soon declare a new price ceiling (Jun 24). According to the Prime Minister, the government’s move shows its care for Malaysian families, who face …

US: Despite the Supreme Court’s decision to reverse the landmark Roe v Wade rule on abortion, US President Joe Biden said that the health and lives of American women are now at stake. On this “disturbing” day, Biden said in a White House address, “the court and the country are in mourning.” He said that the decision “takes us back …

COLOMBO: Officials said Thursday (Jun 23) that parliament in Sri Lanka had canceled the remainder of its week’s sessions to preserve fuel, as the island nation’s already low supply of gasoline is fast decreasing due to a severe economic crisis. People living in Sri Lanka’s 22 million-plus population are suffering because of the country’s severe shortage of foreign cash as …

SINGAPORE: Keppel Electric and Laos’ state-owned Electricite du Laos signed a two-year power purchase deal on Thursday (June 23) to begin importing renewable energy from Laos through Thailand and Malaysia (EDL). Renewable hydropower will be imported from Laos, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore via existing interconnections in the Lao PDR–Thailand–Malaysia–Singapore Power Integration Project (LTMS-PIP). More than 144,000 four-room HDB flats in …

INDONESIA: Joko Widodo gifted new Australian Minister Anthony Albanese with a bamboo bicycle when he toured the presidential palace gardens south of Jakarta earlier this month. As soon as Singgih Susilo Kartono realized the leaders would be riding the Spedagi model he had handcrafted in a little town on the island of Java, he was ecstatic. During the symbolic bike …

BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha signed a statement announcing that the country’s COVID-19 situation had improved, and that the mask mandate had been lifted immediately. Wearing hygiene or cotton masks is entirely optional, according to a notice published in the Royal Gazette on Thursday (Jun 23). Public Health Ministry officials tell CNA that the mask-lifting rule applies to both …

SAN FRANCISCO: The hacking tools of an Italian business were used in Italy and Kazakhstan to spy on Apple Inc. and Android smartphones, Alphabet Inc.’s Google reported on Thursday. New tools have been created to spy on the private communications and contacts of the targeted devices by Milan-based RCS Lab, which counts European law enforcement agencies as clients. European and …

COLOMBO: Thursday (June 23), India’s top diplomat met with Sri Lanka’s president and prime minister to express India’s preparedness to give more financial assistance to its cash-strapped neighbor beyond the $4 billion in loans, swaps, and help previously granted. In the greatest economic crisis in seven decades, Sri Lanka is unable to import basics like food, gasoline, and medication because …