SINGAPORE – While employed by the property management corporation of Bugis Junction, a 55-year-old man tried to get kickbacks in exchange for helping a building maintenance company win a project tender. Subramaniam Panneer Selvam later lied to his superior that he was trying to test the company to see if it engaged in “such unethical […]
SINGAPORE – While employed by the property management corporation of Bugis Junction, a 55-year-old man tried to get kickbacks in exchange for helping a building maintenance company win a project tender. Subramaniam Panneer Selvam later lied to his superior that he was trying to test the company to see if it engaged in “such unethical […]
SINGAPORE – Singapore residents can collect free masks at 15 CapitaLand malls, and selected Sheng Siong, Prime Supermarket, Cold Storage, FairPrice Xtra and Giant outlets from Aug 26 until Sept 26. These are among the more than 130 collection points islandwide where the masks will be available, Temasek Foundation said in a statement on Thursday […]
ALOR SETAR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Four people were still missing after rescue officers spent the night searching for victims of flash floods in Kedah following an evening downpour in the northwestern Malaysian state. The Kedah Civil Defence Force and Kedah Disaster Management Committee said in a joint statement on Thursday (Aug 19) that […]
SINGAPORE – In a year, Singapore will add 33 high-cost cancer drugs to the Medication Assistance Fund (MAF), which subsidises expensive drugs that have been deemed clinically necessary. This means people who have trouble paying for such drugs could get them for up to 75 per cent off, depending on their per capita household income. […]
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Thursday, Aug 19. Unvaccinated 64-year-old S’porean man dies from Covid-19 complications; 9th death in August He had a history of end stage kidney failure, ischaemic cardiomyopathy, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. READ MORE HERE Firms in S’pore restore wages after pay cuts and freezes last […]
BANGKOK (BLOOMBERG) – Thailand has launched a pilot programme to test, vaccinate and isolate factory workers to limit Covid-19-related disruptions to its export-driven manufacturing industry, one of the few bright spots in an economy crushed by the virus. The “Factory Sandbox” initiative aims to protect three million jobs and support manufacturers who contribute about 700 […]
KABUL (REUTERS) – Armed Taleban members knocked on doors in cities across Afghanistan on Wednesday (Aug 18), witnesses said, telling fearful residents to return to their jobs a day after the militants announced they wanted to revive the country’s battered economy. Widespread destruction during a 20-year war between US-backed government forces and the Taleban, the […]
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s constitutional monarch may propose a unity government as a way to end the country’s fractious politics as it battles a raging coronavirus outbreak, said analysts. While it appears that Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob is the front runner to be the next prime minister, his administration, if confirmed, may be on […]
NEW DELHI — An Indian court on Wednesday cleared an influential politician of all charges in connection with the death of his wife, in a case long criticized by the country’s main opposition party as politically motivated. Shashi Tharoor, a member of Parliament from the opposition Indian National Congress, was charged with cruelty and abetment […]