SINGAPORE – It was her knowledge of Malay that helped Ms Lee Zi Xin, 26, land an internship in a venture capital firm in what some would consider an unlikely place – China. Having spent six years learning Malay as a third language in school as well as having done her master’s degree in Mandarin, […]
HONG KONG — A Chinese court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence of a Canadian man convicted of drug trafficking, one of a series of legal cases that have driven a diplomatic rift between Beijing and Ottawa. The Canadian, Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, was initially sentenced to 15 years in prison for methamphetamine trafficking. But in […]
HONG KONG — A Chinese court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence of a Canadian man convicted of drug trafficking, one of a series of legal cases that have driven a diplomatic rift between Beijing and Ottawa. The Canadian, Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, was initially sentenced to 15 years in prison for methamphetamine trafficking. But in […]
JOHOR BARU (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Fully vaccinated Malaysians in Singapore are elated by the news that starting Tuesday (Aug 10), they can quarantine at home when they return from the Republic instead of spending two weeks at a hotel. While describing the move as timely, some are hoping for Singapore to reciprocate by […]
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, Aug 10. Recovered individuals still need pre-event Covid-19 test exemption from a clinic to dine in: MOH Singapore kicks off differentiated community measures based on vaccination status from Tuesday. READ MORE HERE S’pore residents can walk in for Covid-19 jabs at 37 vaccination centres from […]
SEOUL (REUTERS) – South Korea and the United States will face even greater security threats for going ahead with scheduled joint military drills due to begin this week, Kim Yo Jong, a powerful North Korean official and sister of leader Kim Jong Un said on Tuesday (Aug 10). South Korea and the United States will […]
YANGON (REUTERS) – Myanmar’s foreign ministry said on Monday (Aug 9) that an alleged plot in New York against United Nations ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun, an opponent of the ruling junta, had nothing to do with the country and was a US domestic case. It was the military government’s first statement since the arrest of […]
SINGAPORE – Lugging a cooler chest containing Covid-19 vaccines and a 15kg suitcase filled with medical equipment, resuscitation tools and an oxygen canister, Dr Nathaniel Ng and a nurse headed to a Housing Board flat in Hougang to vaccinate a senior citizen. After thoroughly checking that the woman was eligible for vaccination, and recording her […]
SINGAPORE – Laws to tackle workplace discrimination can better protect Singaporeans against errant employers who do not consider them fairly for job opportunities. Yet legislation cannot be too rigid, labour observers told The Straits Times. If it is, there may be unintended consequences like deterring firms from setting up shop here and creating good jobs […]
KATHMANDU (AFP) – Nepal on Monday (Aug 9) rolled out second Covid-19 vaccine jabs for nearly 1.4 million elderly people, following a months-long delay after neighbouring India halted exports over a massive surge in infections. People aged over 65 became eligible from March to receive their first AstraZeneca-Oxford shots from India, but were unable to […]