SINGAPORE, June 23 — Singapore's key consumer price gauge rose in May at its fastest pace in more than a decade, driven by higher inflation for food and utilities, official data showed on Thursday.

SINGAPORE, June 22 — Singapore has confirmed one imported case of monkeypox infection in the republic involving a 42-year-old male British national who works as a flight attendant.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has upgraded its outlook for the airline industry’s 2022 financial performance as the pace of recovery from the Covid-19 crisis quickens.

SINGAPORE/JAKARTA, June 20 — Indonesian authorities hope to reach an agreement with Singapore to start exporting chickens within weeks, officials said, as the city-state scrambles to find alternative supply sources after Malaysia restricted sales.

SINGAPORE, June 20 — China's crude oil imports from Russia soared 55 per cent from a year earlier to a record level in May, displacing Saudi Arabia as the top supplier, as refiners cashed in on discounted supplies amid sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

HONG KONG, June 20 — The world's biggest gambling hub Macau began its second day of mass Covid-19 testing on Monday after dozens of locally transmitted cases were discovered over the weekend, with most businesses shut but casinos remaining open.

PARIS, June 20 — French President Emmanuel Macron lost control of the National Assembly in legislative elections on Sunday, a major setback that could throw the country into political paralysis unless he is able to negotiate alliances with other parties.

MOSCOW, June 20 — Sara Duterte-Carpio, the daughter of outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, took the oath of office on Sunday as the Southeast Asian nation's 15th vice president following her win in the May 9 election.

ANKARA, June 18 — United States electric carmaker Tesla has begun 10 per cent staff cuts, as layoffs paced up with recession fears in the American economy, with many companies either trimming their workforce or slowing down and freezing hiring.

NEW YORK, June 18 — United Nations (UN) secretary-general Antonio Guterres on Friday warned against a "global mental health crisis," while launching a report on mental health.

BANGKOK, June 17 — Starting July 1, travellers will no longer need to apply for the ‘Thailand Pass’ and purchase Covid-19 insurance prior to their entry into Thailand.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 — Ninety-three per cent of consumers in Southeast Asia (SEA) are using a multitude of cashless payment methods including cards, contactless cards and mobile contactless, mobile wallets and QR code payments, according to a study by Visa.

JAKARTA, June 17 — Garuda Indonesia's creditors including Britain's Rolls-Royce and European planemaker Airbus are voting on Friday on a $9.4 billion debt restructuring proposal, with the carrier confident of winning enough backing to move forward.

MOSCOW, June 17 — FIFA has announced the list of 16 cities that will host the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada, reported Sputnik.

JAKARTA, June 17 — Garuda Indonesia's creditors including Britain's Rolls-Royce and French planemaker Airbus will vote today on a US$9.7 billion debt restructuring proposal, for which the flag carrier is confident of winning enough backing to move forward.

SEOUL, June 16 — K-pop supergroup BTS rejected rumours Thursday that the band is taking steps to disband itself following its recent announcement of a pause in group activities.

MOSCOW, June 16 — Some 770 million people are illiterate worldwide, with two-thirds of them being women, reported Sputnik.

LONDON, June 16 — The number of monkeypox cases in Britain exceeded 500 cases on Wednesday, reported Xinhua, based on to the latest official figures.

LONDON, June 16 — Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey is due to appear in a British court on Thursday to face allegations of sex offences after he was charged by London police earlier this week.

SHANGHAI, June 16 — Chronic air pollution cuts average global life expectancy by more than two years per person, a study published on Tuesday showed, an impact comparable to that of smoking and far worse than HIV/AIDS or terrorism.