BEIJING (AFP) – China is preparing to launch a rocket carrying supplies for its new space station just days after landing a rover on Mars, as it hustles ahead with its extraterrestrial ambitions. Beijing has pumped billions into its space programme in a bid to make up ground on pioneers Russia and the United States, […]
SINGAPORE – More than 7kg of illicit drugs were seized by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) on Tuesday evening (May 18) in separate operations that led to the arrest of seven suspects. Six men and one woman, aged between 26 and 48, were arrested, CNB said on Wednesday. About 2,287gof heroin, 5,041g of methamphetamine, also […]
SINGAPORE – A man linked to his sister’s death may have his original assault charge upgraded to a more serious offence as prosecutors await the results of a post-mortem on the woman, Ms Huang Baoying, 19. On Wednesday (May 19), a police prosecutor told District Judge Terence Tay that her cause of death has not been […]
SINGAPORE – The police have refuted allegations that they had bullied an elderly woman who was not wearing a mask in Yishun. In a statement on Wednesday (May 19), the police said they were aware of various posts circulating online on an incident that occurred at Block 743 Yishun Avenue 5 on Monday evening. The […]
TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan will consider extending its pandemic-relief programme beyond the current September deadline if necessary, Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said as the country struggles with a spike in COVID-19 infections that is crippling the economy.FILE PHOTO: Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks at a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, December 19, […]
SINGAPORE – About 6,500 students, staff and vendors at Singapore Polytechnic (SP) will be tested for Covid-19 from Wednesday (May 19), after three students earlier tested positive for the virus. There is currently no evidence to show that these cases, which were reported on Sunday and Monday, are linked to one another, said SP in […]
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) has rebutted claims by a politician in India, which were carried by several media outlets, of a new Covid-19 strain in Singapore. “There is no truth whatsoever in the assertions found within the reports. There is no ‘Singapore variant’,” an MOH spokesman said on Tuesday (May 18). “The […]
NEW DELHI (REUTERS) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s approval ratings have fallen to a new low, a survey showed on Tuesday (May 18), as the country struggles to contain a devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Mr Modi, who swept to power in 2014 and was re-elected in 2019 with the biggest majority […]
SINGAPORE – Visitors to Jem or Westgate malls in Jurong East between May 10 and May 14 are being strongly encouraged by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to get tested for Covid-19. The tests are free and are being offered to the public, as coronavirus-positive patients had been at the malls during that period of time, said […]
SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) are investigating an incident of gastroenteritis involving 13 people who fell ill after eating at Eng’s Wanton Noodles. In a media release on Tuesday (May 18) night, MOH and SFA said the incident happened between last Friday and Sunday at 287 Tanjong […]