SINGAPORE – Children with hearing loss will get dedicated support for the first time at a pre-school run by the Ministry of Education (MOE). The kindergarten, which starts operations next year, will teach sign language to children with moderate to profound hearing loss. The aim is for them to build basic language proficiency in Singapore […]
SINGAPORE – The police have launched an investigation after reports were made over the use of funds intended for the Pentecostal Church of Singapore. Several staff of the church in Tai Gin Road, and its followers, have alleged that money meant for the church was used for purposes that are not related to its running. […]
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Australia should change the lyrics of its national anthem to honour its indigenous people, the leader of the country’s most populous state said on Wednesday (Nov 11), becoming one of the most prominent lawmakers to endorse such an alteration. Australia’s national anthem includes the line “we are young and free”. But New […]
FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Staff(Reuters) – European shares rose for a third straight session on Wednesday as optimism around a COVID-19 vaccine overshadowed concerns about the economic damage from a second wave of coronavirus infections across the continent. […]
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – China indicated that it wants Australia to act to improve strained relations, saying that Canberra should know what needs to be done to get ties back on track. “China has been pragmatic in growing its business relations with all partners. A healthy relationship needs the nurturing and care of both sides,” Assistant […]
SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will meet his regional counterparts virtually for this week’s Asean Summit, during which the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade deal is expected to be signed on Sunday (Nov 15), after years of negotiation. Other items on the agenda include the official launch of the region’s reserve of […]
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s most prominent health worker Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah on Wednesday (Nov 11) rebutted a bizarre claim by a government lawmaker that he was “scared to die” and had not visited Sabah state, where the Covid-19 pandemic is rampant. “The issue that we are afraid to die does not arise. As a […]
SEOUL (BLOOMBERG) – A drone taxi and a drone delivery were tested in South Korea’s capital on Wednesday (Nov 11) as the country moves closer to launching unmanned air vehicles by 2025. The event, near Seoul’s Han River, offered a glimpse into the future and what flying vehicles might look like in a densely populated […]
MANILA – At least one person was killed and three others reported missing, as a fast-moving typhoon began to cut across the main island of Luzon late on Wednesday (Nov 11) evening. Typhoon Vamco, known locally as Ulysses, made landfall at around 10.30pm in Patnanungan town in Quezon Province, 130km east of the capital Manila, […]
SINGAPORE – The distributor of Ribena beverages in Singapore has voluntarily withdrawn specific batches of its cordial products after feedback that some bottles looked and tasted unusual. In a statement on Wednesday (Nov 11), Suntory Beverage & Food Singapore said that it is recalling the affected one litre and two litre bottles of Ribena Blackcurrant Fruit […]