SINGAPORE – A food caterer’s food hygiene grade was lowered to “C” after 52 people suffered food poisoning in March, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said in a statement on Tuesday (July 9). Stamford Catering’s food hygiene grade was lowered from Tuesday and its premises will be under surveillance until its grade is reviewed in […]
Since late 2017, more than 700,000 Rohingya refugees have fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh, following a military crackdown on the Muslim minority people. Under a deal between the two countries, thousands of them were due to be moved back to Myanmar. But this was halted when none wanted to return. So what is in store […]
MANILA (AFP) – A man who ran an illegal online manga comic library read by around 100 million people each month has been arrested in Manila, Philippine authorities said on Tuesday (July 9). Romi Hoshino, 28, managed “Manga Mura” (Manga village), which shut down on its own in April last year as Japan launched a […]
SINGAPORE – Madam Ong Geok Hua, 63, has been a housewife for over 40 years but now wishes to join the workforce. She is one of many potential employees in the food and beverage and retail industries who benefited from pre-scheduled interviews introduced by FastJobs. The online job portal held its first Jobs & Learning […]
A landmark peace conference between the Taliban and influential Afghans, including government officials, has agreed a “roadmap for peace” that could hasten the end of the 18-year war. A statement called for an end to civilian casualties and the protection of women’s rights within an “Islamic framework”. The non-binding agreement comes as the US and […]
BEIJING – With the United States and China engaged in a strategic rivalry that threatens to change the global geopolitical climate, all countries need to speak up to secure a peaceful and prosperous world and future, Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong told a forum of world leaders here on Tuesday (July 9). While Chinese […]
The US State Department has approved a potential arms sale to Taiwan, estimated to be worth $2.2bn (£1.76bn), the Pentagon said. The deal is for 108 Abrams tanks, 250 Stinger missiles and related equipment. Last month, China’s Foreign Ministry had urged the US to halt the sale, calling it an “extremely sensitive and damaging” decision. […]
China sees Taiwan as a breakaway province that will eventually be part of the country again, but many Taiwanese want a separate nation. The dispute with China has left relations frayed and a constant threat of a violent flare up that could drag the US into the fray. What is the history and source of […]
RAUSU, Japan (Reuters) – Masato Hasegawa is the fourth generation of his family to be a fisherman on Japan’s northern oceans, but now his cruises focus on admiring sea life instead of catching it. His company provides whale-watching trips, a growing business across Japan that has helped put Rausu, a remote town on Japan’s northernmost […]
Indian authorities have released a video showing the final moments of a team of climbers whose bodies were recovered in the Himalayas. The clip shows four Britons, two Americans, an Australian and an Indian slowly making their way up an unnamed peak in sunny weather, officials said. The group was attempting to climb India’s second-highest […]