SYDNEY: Sydney Airport received a multi-billion-dollar takeover bid from a consortium of Australian investors Monday, sending its share price soaring.

JAKARTA: Indonesia will provide free telemedicine services to coronavirus patients with mild symptoms, its health minister said on Monday, in an effort to reduce pressure on a healthcare sector inundated by record numbers of Covid-19 cases.

The Office of Attorney General (OAG) has finished reviewing the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GOP)'s draft supply agreement for the purchase of the US-made Moderna Covid-19 vaccine.

SAMUT PRAKAN: A huge explosion and fire destroyed a factory producing plastic foam and plastic pellets and caused extensive damage to surrounding communities in Bang Phli district early Monday morning

Near the centre of Manila, construction workers are now rushing to complete a $69-million China-funded bridge by the end of this year after repeatedly missing deadlines.

CHAIYAPHUM: A 42-year-old man who was said to be mentally ill cut his father's throat with a kitchen knife, killing him, in Ban Thaen district late on Sunday night, police said.

ATAMI, Japan: Rescue teams trawled Monday through muddy debris in a landslide-hit Japanese holiday town looking for survivors, as concerns grew that dozens of people may be missing.

LONDON: Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer headline the final 'Manic Monday' at Wimbledon with the two Grand Slam heavyweights looking to edge closer to a dream title showdown.

SINGAPORE: Senior foreign executives of major telecommunications firms in Myanmar have been told by the junta that they must not leave the country without permission, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said.

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has delayed the announcement of qualified investors in the "Energy For All" renewable energy scheme by one week because of Covid-19 and a overload of paperwork.