SINGAPORE – SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) is reducing costs such as regulatory fees for the training providers it funds. These providers include private education institutions, which can offer both government-approved Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) and non-WSQ programmes. At the same time, SSG will also be increasing scrutiny on non-WSQ programmes, in a bid to regulate the […]
In their article, the writers call for further cooperation between China and Russia to develop the potential of the Arctic. Ernesto Gallo and Giovanni Biava BEIJING (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The Arctic matters and, being a “near-Arctic state”, China is fully engaged in its affairs. This is in stark contrast with the United States, […]
SINGAPORE – A documentary-drama that pays tribute to the contributions of former educators from CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School premiered on Thursday evening (April 11) at the Capitol Theatre. Set in the 1950s, the 70-minute film From Victoria Street To Ang Mo Kio was directed and produced by former St Nicholas girl Eva Tang. The […]
Economic growth and physical infrastructure development would likely be among the hot issues discussed in Indonesia’s final presidential debate tomorrow, four days before almost 193 million voters go to the polling stations. In the last of five debates leading up to the April 17 elections, both candidates will be allowed to question each other on […]
SINGAPORE – Smart water meters will be installed in 300,000 residential and commercial premises here by 2023, with an eventual goal of having such devices islandwide, national water agency PUB announced on Friday (April 12). This will help people and companies keep tabs on their water usage, while allowing the PUB to optimise resources as […]
Brunei’s foreign ministry has said implementing Sharia is about prevention rather than punishment, after intense criticism of its decision to implement the strict Islamic code. Under the new laws, adultery and sex between men is punishable by stoning to death. Brunei said there would be a high threshold for evidence in those cases, suggesting punishment […]
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG, REUTERS) – Japan is finally stepping into the ring for a fight it had managed to dodge for more than two years: Bilateral trade talks with United States President Donald Trump. The world’s third-biggest economy has a lot at stake in the talks, which are expected to start next week in Washington just […]
(Reuters) – Venezuela’s debt is another step closer to being removed from a key emerging market bond index series after JPMorgan Chase & Co placed the country’s securities on “index watch” because of trading disruptions caused by U.S. sanctions against President Nicolas Maduro’s government. In an advisory to JPMorgan index clients seen by Reuters, the […]
SINGAPORE – It is crucial that schools remain open communities that give students chances to interact with peers from different backgrounds and races, and grow up in a multicultural Singapore, said Education Minister Ong Ye Kung on Thursday evening (April 11). In the light of this, Special Assistance Plan (SAP) schools need to make extra […]
SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison yesterday called an election for May 18, clearing the way for a battle that is likely to centre on the economy, wages and climate change. The election will pit Mr Morrison, the head of the ruling Liberal-National Coalition, against Labor leader Bill Shorten, whose party has long enjoyed […]