WELLINGTON (AFP) – New Zealand researchers have created a weight-loss device that uses magnets to clamp a patient’s jaw together – hailing it as a new tool against obesity despite critics likening it to an instrument of medieval torture. The “world-first” innovation involves a dentist fitting magnets and locking bolts to the patient’s upper and […]
JAKARTA (REUTERS) – Indonesia’s government will wait until Covid-19 cases fall significantly before opening Bali to foreign tourists, the country’s tourism minister said in an interview. The coronavirus pandemic has devastated the economy of Bali, for decades a magnet for holiday-makers thanks to its spectacular beaches, vibrant nightlife and distinctive Hindu culture. “We were targeting […]
JAKARTA (REUTERS) – Indonesia’s government will wait until Covid-19 cases fall significantly before opening Bali to foreign tourists, the country’s tourism minister said in an interview. The coronavirus pandemic has devastated the economy of Bali, for decades a magnet for holiday-makers thanks to its spectacular beaches, vibrant nightlife and distinctive Hindu culture. “We were targeting […]
NEW DELHI (THE STATESMAN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The problem for a medium-sized, aspiring regional power such as India in evolving a strategic doctrine is to ensure in-built provisions that allow quick pivots as the geopolitical situation evolves. With that caveat entered, on the flip side is the fact that there are emerging meta trends in […]
SEOUL (BLOOMBERG) – South Korea’s former top prosecutor whose battles with President Moon Jae-in made him one of the country’s most popular political figures is expected to declare his candidacy to seek the top job himself. Mr Yoon Seok-youl – who was appointed prosecutor-general by Moon before feuding with the administration and resigning – has […]
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, June 29. Schools in S’pore reopen with Covid-19 measures in place for students returning to class These include mask wearing, fixed seats in class and staggered recess times. READ MORE HERE PUB engineer, TV installer among 4 Covid-19 community cases, lowest since June 11 An […]
SINGAPORE – The number of male pre-school educators in Singapore has risen from 114 in 2016 to about 160 last year, with the recruitment of more teachers to fill a growing need as more parents seek full-day places for their children in pre-schools. The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA), responding to queries from The Straits […]
SINGAPORE – It was billed as Asia’s first all-in-one transit application and the next big disruptor in the land transport sector here. But less than two years after a splashy launch in September 2019 and amid ambitious plans to expand overseas, the plug has been pulled on Zipster and its SMRT-backed developer, mobilityX. The Zipster […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell urged President Joe Biden on Monday to get the two top Democrats in Congress to abandon a plan to link a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal to a larger reconciliation package that Republicans reject.FILE PHOTO: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to the media after the […]
KUALA LUMPUR – Ms Firdaus Nisha used to earn a good income from her small environmental consulting firm in Kuala Lumpur, but now, more than a year after the pandemic started, she has slipped into the lower-income group. She said her business, which had to shift its office and cut overheads, has effectively been in […]