SINGAPORE – A solar farm the size of 112 football fields, one of Singapore’s largest yet, is being planned on Semakau Island. If completed, it will be more than twice the size of the Tengeh Reservoir solar farm announced earlier this year, and will generate more energy. With an intended capacity of 72 megawatt-peak (MWp), […]
SYDNEY (BLOOMBERG) – Australia has narrowed the range of people who will receive the AstraZeneca Plc Covid-19 vaccine due to concern about blood clots, in a move that could slow the nation’s already tardy rollout. The Australian Technical Advisory Group made the recommendation that the AstraZeneca vaccine should only be given to those aged 60 […]
SINGAPORE – The youth unemployment rate climbed higher last year amid the Covid-19 pandemic, compared with previous downturns, the Ministry of Manpower said on Thursday (June 17), as part of its labour market report for the first quarter. The annual average resident youth unemployment rate hit 10.6 per cent, higher than the 8.8 per cent in the […]
WELLINGTON (REUTERS) – New Zealand will take up to the end of the year to inoculate all those eligible for Covid-19 vaccinations, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday (June 17), as she announced details of a vaccine campaign. The Pacific island nation shut its borders and used tough lockdown measures to become one of […]
SINGAPORE – As Singapore pushes the frontiers of science and technology, it has to ensure that biomedical advances benefit its people and are in line with the country’s ethical stance, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Thursday (June 17). Mr Heng was speaking at a virtual public conference to mark the 20th anniversary […]
SINGAPORE – With just over a week left of the June school holidays, people in Singapore are returning to attractions and staycations, which saw an increase in bookings since some Covid-19 restrictions were lifted earlier this week. Tourism players said it is a welcome change after phase two (heightened alert) measures, which kicked in on May […]
Health Check Ep 62: Dissecting controversy surrounding US-approved drug for Alzheimer’s disease 19:27 mins Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you. There’s a new drug in the United States that offers hope for patients facing the daunting prospect of not being […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Just who or what is holding down U.S. government borrowing rates has become one the big financial questions of the year – at least for those who think the Fed’s ongoing bond-buying programme is not a good enough explanation.A financial trader works at their desk at CMC Markets in the City of […]
BANGALORE (REUTERS) – Like many other twenty-somethings in India, Beverly Coutinho kept postponing buying a life insurance policy, until a surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths made her confront her own mortality. “I saw people my own age dying, which prompted me to get life insurance immediately,” says Coutinho, a 24-year-old senior executive at a […]
SINGAPORE – There were 24 confirmed cases of the coronavirus as at Wednesday noon (June 16), taking Singapore’s total to 62,339, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). Of these cases, 19 were in the community and five were imported. Of the 19 community cases, three were unlinked and the remaining 16 were linked to existing […]