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Indonesia – After an almost two-decade waiting, Indonesia finally won the renowned Thomas Cup by defeating China 3-0 in the finals at the Ceres Arena. Despite having won 13 championships and being the most successful team in tournament history, Indonesia last won the trophy in 2002 in Guangzhou, China, when they defeated Malaysia 3-2. World number five Anthony Sinisuka Ginting …

Malaysia – For the second consecutive year, Indonesia have denied Malaysia a spot in the Thomas Cup semi-finals, defeating Lee Zii Jia and Co 3-0 in the quarterfinals at the Ceres Arena. Indonesia, who have won the Thomas Cup a record 13 times, defeated five-time champions Malaysia 3-1 in last year’s edition in Bangkok. Malaysia was relying on world number …

Singapore – First Singaporean to win the renowned Vautrin Lud Prize in Geography, Professor Brenda Yeoh of the National University of Singapore (NUS) has won the top prize in geography for her exceptional accomplishments. It’s been given every year for the last 30 years and is known as the “Nobel Prize” of geography. A five-person international jury in Saint-Die-des-Vosges, France, …

ASEAN – In a statement released by the Red Cross, they stated that the small Pacific island of Palau had the world’s highest number of individuals who have been vaccinated against Covid-19, and urged the country’s lagging neighbors to follow its lead and boost up vaccination initiatives. Fully 99 per cent of Palau’s population over the age of 12 has …

Singapore – Defamation cases he successfully brought against Terry Xu, chief editor of the now-defunct sociopolitical website The Online Citizen (TOC), and the author of a defamatory post, were granted costs and disbursements of S$87,833 by the High Court yesterday. Mr Lee, who sued Mr Xu and Ms Rubaashini Shunmuganathan, was given S$210,000 in total damages by Justice Audrey Lim …

ASEAN – Singapore Samsung CEO Jay Y. Lee pleaded guilty in court on Tuesday to a charge of illegal use of a controlled drug, as legal problems continue to plague the executive despite his August parole release after a bribery conviction. Market observers anticipated a rush of significant choices at Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and its affiliates after Lee’s announcement, …

Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration applauded writer Maria Ressa on Monday for receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, describing it as “a victory for a Filipina.” Ressa, the creator of the Philippine news site Rappler, along with Dmitry Muratov received the 2021 award for risking the wrath of the Philippines and Russia’s governments in order to expose corruption and misrule. …

India – Indian police said on Sunday that the son of a minister has been detained on preliminary accusations of murder, a week after the deaths of eight people during a farmers’ protest which has caused widespread anger throughout the country. Ashish Mishra was recently arrested in Uttar Pradesh, where he was charged with involvement in the event in the …

China – President Xi Jinping of China recently declared that “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan “would be and can be realized,” days after Chinese aircraft made unprecedented incursions into the democratically ruled island’s air defense zone. Taiwan, which has never officially proclaimed independence, is constantly threatened by China, which regards the island as its own and has promised to take it, …

India -India will re-open for tourists from October 15 after being closed for more than a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the government said yesterday. The country had suspended all visas for foreigners in March 2020 when the pandemic took off as Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s government imposed a strict lockdown. “After considering various inputs, the MHA (home ministry) …