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After decades of decline, Air India is betting billions on…
Air India was once so renowned for its service that Singapore’s founding statesman Lee Kuan Yew used the airline as a blueprint for launching the city-stateâ€
Pakistan bets on a cannabis high as its economy struggles
Islamabad, Pakistan – When Aamir Dhedhi took his mother to India in 2014 to get treatment for Parkinson’s disease, the doctors there advised him to procure
US cancels export licenses of suppliers to China’s Huawei
Move comes after launch of AI-enabled laptop drew fire from Republican lawmakers.The United States has revoked some licenses that allow companies to ship goods,
Amazon to invest $9bn in Singapore to expand cloud services
Announcement comes after rival Microsoft last week unveiled major investments in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.Amazon has announced plans to invest $9bn in S
US officials probe allegations Boeing workers falsified inspection records
Federal Aviation Administration says Boeing voluntarily informed officials that inspections may not have been completed.Air safety officials in the United State
Australia’s Qantas to pay $79m over ‘ghost flights’ furore
Competition watchdog says national carrier’s advertising of cancelled flights was ‘egregious and unacceptable’.​​Australia’s flagship airline Qantas
A good, steady job? India election turns spotlight on a…
Mumbai, India — Ever since he can remember, Rohit Kumar Sahu knew he wanted to go to college and get a well-paying, white-collar job. His father delivered cou
KFC Malaysia temporarily closes outlets amid Gaza boycott
Franchise operator cites ‘challenging economic conditions’ amid local reports linking closures to boycotts of Israel.KFC Malaysia has temporarily closed som
US to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug in historic…
Shares of cannabis companies surge as much as 80 percent after move to classify drug as schedule three substance.The United States has moved to reclassify marij
On ‘China’s Instagram’, women find a space to discuss the…
Taipei, Taiwan – Alice Guo sparked a flurry of interest on Xiaohongshu, the Chinese social media and e-commerce platform, when she decided one day in 2021 to
TikTok says bill to force its sale would ‘trample’ free…
Bill targeting Chinese-owned app goes to the US Senate after passing the House in bipartisan vote.TikTok has slammed a bill that would ban the video-sharing app
Singapore plays down payment to Taylor Swift amid grumbles from…
City-state’s culture minister says grant given to pop icon ‘not anywhere as high as speculated’.Singapore has downplayed the size of a grant it paid Taylo
