As India considers its response to last Thursday’s suicide car bombing of a paramalitary convoy in the disputed region of Kashmir that killed dozens of soldiers, a retired military commander who oversaw a much-lauded military strike against neighbouring Pakistan in 2016 has urged caution. A local Kashmiri militant rammed an explosive-laden van into a convoy […]
HONG KONG — Many members of the Uighur ethnic group living in exile are worried that their relatives back home in China are locked up in internment camps — or dead. So when China released a video this past week to prove that a prominent Uighur musician had not died in custody as rumored, Uighurs […]
SINGAPORE – While Senior Lieutenant-Colonel Loh Mun Heng is fond of whiskey, he was determined not to receive a bottle of it during the six-month long “Perisher” submarine command course he attended in 2007. That is because trainees who fail the course – including those who choose to give up at any point – given […]
SINGAPORE – It is “critical” for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to plug into the digital economy, as it would make a noticeable impact on Singapore’s growth, Minister for Communications and Information S. Iswaran said on Sunday (Feb 17). Speaking about the Government’s ongoing efforts to support businesses in the digital space, Mr Iswaran, who […]
SINGAPORE – The push to get Singaporeans to learn for life will see the Ministry of Education (MOE) add a third thrust to its efforts to improve the education system. It will add to previously announced initiatives, which include a move to reduce the exam load and the setting up of an inter-agency taskforce to […]
MUMBAI (BLOOMBERG) – India raised duties on all goods imported from Pakistan following the withdrawal of most-favoured nation status to its neighbour after a terror attack last week killed dozens of Indian soldiers. The basic customs duty on all Pakistan exports to India will be increased to 200 per cent immediately, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley […]
SINGAPORE – Oasis Terraces, a seven-storey mall built along the waterfront in Punggol, is integrated with transportation nodes and also boasts a 24-hour fitness centre and a supermarket which opens until 11pm. Residents had a say in what they wanted included in the early planning stages of the Housing Board (HDB) development in 2014. In […]
PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – A reward of RM10,000 (S$3,325) has been offered to anyone with credible information on the person who assaulted a woman inside a lift at an MRT station in Cheras last Thursday (Feb 14). Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng said in a statement on Sunday (Feb 17) that his […]
MUMBAI (AFP) – Wearing only underpants, Mr Pavel Kalina twists his body up a wooden pole before performing a handstand at the top in the first world championships of an ancient Indian sport. The 55-year-old from the Czech Republic practises Mallakhamb, a gymnastics-like discipline that originated in western India in the 12th century and is […]
SINGAPORE – A burning smell in north-east Singapore is likely related to a fire at the Tanjong Langsat landfill in Pasir Gudang, Johor, according to the National Environment Agency (NEA). The agency told The Straits Times on Sunday (Feb 17) that it had received nine feedback cases on the smell between Friday evening and 11pm […]