LONDON (Reuters) – Just as long-dormant inflation finally rears its head again, there are some signs that financial markets may already have overestimated the impact – or at least the response.FILE PHOTO: A U.S. dollar note is seen in front of a stock graph in this November 7, 2016 picture illustration. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoOne of […]
SINGAPORE – A woman who slapped her maid so hard that the domestic worker suffered a temporary loss of hearing was sentenced to seven months’ jail on Wednesday (April 14). Gayathri Iyer, 51, was convicted in February following a trial of two counts of abusing her maid – Myanmar national Thang Khaw Lam. The 30-year-old […]
SINGAPORE – A woman who slapped her maid so hard that the domestic worker suffered a temporary loss of hearing was sentenced to seven months’ jail on Wednesday (April 14). Gayathri Iyer, 51, was convicted in February following a trial of two counts of abusing her maid – Myanmar national Thang Khaw Lam. The 30-year-old […]
SYDNEY (XINHUA) – With recent rain creating ideal conditions for mushrooms to pop up in the wild, health authorities from Australia’s two major states, New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria, have warned that eating wild fungi can be fatal. Between January and March this year, the NSW Poisons Information Centre received 155 calls regarding mushroom […]
HANOI (AFP) – In her tiny Hanoi apartment, tattoo artist Ngoc inks middle-aged women whose lives have been upended by divorce or illness, each of them searching for healing through an art form that is still largely taboo in Vietnam. Although attitudes are changing, tattoos remain associated with gangsters, prostitution and the criminal underground in […]
The cooling water that has been accumulating at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan will be released into the Pacific Ocean after it has been treated to remove all harmful radioactive substances, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s Cabinet decided yesterday. The discharge will begin in two years, after the necessary piping and other […]
SINGAPORE – The response to the new NS Fitness Improvement Training (FIT) programme will be monitored and refinements will be made if necessary, said Senior Minister of State for Defence Heng Chee How on Tuesday (April 13). Noting that sign-up rates for the programme since its roll-out on April 1 have been very strong, Mr […]
GENEVA (AFP) – The UN rights chief warned on Tuesday (April 13) of possible crimes against humanity in Myanmar and said it seemed to be heading towards a massive conflict like the one ravaging Syria. In a statement, the UN rights office urged countries to take immediate and decisive action to push the military leaders […]
NEW DELHI (BLOOMBERG) – India will fast-track approvals for Covid-19 vaccines approved by governments overseas in order to have a wider pool of shots as it struggles to control its soaring second wave of infections, effectively opening the door to shots made by Pfizer and Moderna. A government panel has recommended that inoculations approved by […]
SINGAPORE – A man whose identity was listed as “Unknown” perplexed the court on Tuesday (April 13), prompting the judge to express his incredulity. The man, who was initially charged earlier this year under the name Mahesh Pathmanathan, is alleged to be a 67-year-old from Sri Lanka. However, the prosecuting officer from the Immigration and Checkpoints […]