The fatal alchemy of mud, water and sheer force struck in eastern Indonesia at an hour past midnight on Sunday, killing at least 41 people, disaster-relief officials said. Flash flooding and landslides submerged entire neighborhoods in East Nusa Tenggara Province, which includes more than 560 islands. Seven villages were badly affected, according to Raditya Jati, […]
SINGAPORE – Those aged below 45 will be invited to book their slots for Covid-19 vaccination from June, if all goes as planned, said Senior Minister of State for Health Janil Puthucheary in Parliament on Monday (April 5). He added that as at April 3, around 1.05 million individuals have received at least one dose of […]
SINGAPORE – Don’t panic if you do get stung in the arm or leg. Instead, you should immediately shout for help from a lifeguard, and call for an ambulance, said Dr Tan Heok Hui, an ichthyologist at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum. The pain typically lasts for around 48 hours, but it is […]
DHAKA (AFP) – One protester was killed and at least three others are in critical condition after police in Bangladesh opened fire on a violent protest against coronavirus restrictions, officials said. The incident took place Monday (April 5) in the central town of Saltha in Faridpur district, where rumours had spread that a man at […]
DHAKA (AFP) – One protester was killed and at least three others are in critical condition after police in Bangladesh opened fire on a violent protest against coronavirus restrictions, officials said. The incident took place Monday (April 5) in the central town of Saltha in Faridpur district, where rumours had spread that a man at […]
SINGAPORE – An exhibition, a culinary walk and a treasure hunt are among the activities that will liven up Little India for this year’s Indian New Year event, which will take place from April 12 to May 15. The exhibition, put together by 16 organisations representing Indian ethnic groups, will feature their unique cultural aspects […]
NEW YORK/BEIJING (NYTIMES) – Faced with accusations that it was profiting from the forced labour of Uighur people in the Chinese territory of Xinjiang, clothing retailer H&M Group promised last year to stop buying cotton from the region. But last month, H&M confronted a new outcry, this time from Chinese consumers who seized on the […]
SINGAPORE – More than $100 million was donated in a year online to about 600 charities amid the Covid-19 pandemic, surpassing previous annual records. The National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) said on Monday (April 5) that its online donation platform Giving.sg received $102 million in donations for the financial year from April 1, 2020, […]
SINGAPORE – Putting on a costume and solving puzzles in a mediaeval-themed room sounds like a fun weekend activity for a family or group of friends. But for more than 200 healthcare workers at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), it was part of training from March 22 to 31. The aim was to learn more […]
The 408 Taroko Express was carrying many tourists and people heading home at the start of the long-weekend Qing Ming Festival holiday to tend to family graves when it crashed yesterday and derailed in a tunnel in eastern Taiwan. The fact that many people were standing in the crowded train – from Taiwan’s capital Taipei […]