SINGAPORE – The labour movement is calling for monetary support beyond current grants to be given to professionals, managers and executives (PMEs) who have lost their jobs. Speaking to the media on Thursday (Aug 26), Mr Patrick Tay, the assistant secretary-general of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), said PMEs are worried about job security, […]
DHAKA (THE DAILY STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Over the last four years, the Rohingya refugee crisis has changed the Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf Peninsula on many levels. It is not only that 3,200ha of forest area got converted into 34 camps to shelter about a million Rohingyas, but also that at least 700 thousand tons of fuelwood […]
DHAKA (THE DAILY STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Over the last four years, the Rohingya refugee crisis has changed the Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf Peninsula on many levels. It is not only that 3,200ha of forest area got converted into 34 camps to shelter about a million Rohingyas, but also that at least 700 thousand tons of fuelwood […]
SINGAPORE – The owners of Rivervale Mall in Sengkang have been ordered to carry out rectification works after cracks appeared on the mall’s facade. The Building and Construction Authority (BCA), responding to queries from The Straits Times on Wednesday (Aug 25), said it made the directive after sending an engineer to investigate. It added that […]
MOSCOW (REUTERS) – Four Russian military planes evacuated Russian and other nationals from Kabul on Wednesday (Aug 25) on the orders of President Vladimir Putin, as Moscow held military exercises involving its tank forces in neighbouring Tajikistan. The flights mark a shift in Russia’s stance on Afghanistan. Its ambassador to Kabul had previously praised the […]
TOKYO — The first time Abbas Karimi jumped into a pool, the water brought fresh relief from the heat of Kabul. For Mr. Karimi, 24, who was born without arms, the pool also conferred a sense of freedom and protection. As he advanced quickly from flailing in a life jacket to winning races, he discovered […]
SINGAPORE – A police raid on a commercial unit in Bukit Batok Crescent on Monday (Aug 23) night found 11 women and 10 men purportedly gathering and gambling. Among them are a 42-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man who were arrested for allegedly using the unit as a common gaming house, the police said on […]
SINGAPORE – Punters planning to buy Toto or 4D online these days should check that they are really on the Singapore Pools website – or it would be a sure-lose bet. The police warned on Wednesday (Aug 25) that scammers have faked the lottery operator’s website and mobile app, and people may come across these […]
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob met top leaders of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition pact on Wednesday (Aug 25) afternoon to offer political reforms in exchange for their support in Parliament. Official sources told The Straits Times that the leaders discussed a confidence and supply agreement (CSA), whereby PH’s 88 lawmakers […]
(Reuters) -European stocks edged higher on Wednesday, with gains in travel stocks offsetting weak German business sentiment data, while global markets were range-bound ahead of a policy update from the U.S. Federal Reserve later this week.FILE PHOTO: The German share price index (DAX) board is seen at the end of a trading day at the […]