Section: Singapore
German investor morale at brightest in just over a year in March
[MANNHEIM] The mood among German analysts and investors improved in March for a fifth consecutive month, hitting its highest level since February 2014 but ZEW warned a lack of progress in the Greek and Ukraine crises was having a dampening effect on sentiment. …read more Source: The Business...
Fighting rages near Donetsk airport despite Ukraine ceasefire
SPARTAK, Ukraine – Heavy machinegun and light artillery fire pounded a district of Donetsk, the biggest city of eastern Ukraine, on Monday and pro-Russian rebels said there had been no lull in the fighting since a February ceasefire.The Spartak district, adjacent to the city’s now-flattened airport, is one of several sites in eastern...
US to maintain Crimea sanctions until Russian rule ends
Washington vowed on Monday (Mar 16) to keep sanctions on Moscow for the annexation of Crimea as long as the peninsula remains under Russian rule, urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the occupation. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia accuses Kiev of tightening blockade on rebel east
Russia said on Monday that Kiev was stepping up a “blockade” of eastern Ukrainian regions controlled by pro-Russian rebels and accused Kiev of violating ceasefire agreements. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine unveils draft bills on rebel autonomy
Ukraine on Monday (Mar 16) said it will vote this week on bills granting separatist areas in the east special status in line with a February peace deal, as one soldier died in continuing sporadic clashes. …read more Source: Channel...
Fighting rages near Donetsk airport despite Ukraine ceasefire
Heavy machinegun and light artillery fire pounded a district of Donetsk, the biggest city of eastern Ukraine, on Monday and pro-Russian rebels said there had been no lull in the fighting since a February ceasefire. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia’s ‘Go East’ policy shakes up Asia
For several years now, Russia and China, with very different methods, have been testing their strengths in areas each considers to be in its legitimate arc of influence.Russia’s approach is more raw, focusing on military muscle and energy supplies. China’s is more nuanced, deploying its economic strength and legendary patience, while...
Kiev hopes EU to say more sanctions if Russia doesn’t stick to peace deal
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday that he wanted European Union leaders to make clear at a summit this week that they would impose further sanctions against Russia if Moscow does not implement the Minsk agreement. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin laughs off ‘rumours’ over his 10-day absence
SAINT PETERSBURG – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday dismissed days of frenzied “rumours” over his health and whereabouts as he reappeared in public after an unusually long 10-day absence.The feverish speculation fuelled by social media saw all eyes turn to an otherwise unexceptional meeting planned between Putin and...
Russia shows military might nationwide
MOSCOW – More than 45,000 Russian troops as well as war planes and submarines started military exercises across much of the country on Monday in one of the Kremlin’s biggest shows of force since its ties with the West plunged to Cold War-lows.President Vladimir Putin called the Navy’s Northern Fleet to full combat readiness in...
