AYUTTHAYA, THAILAND (REUTERS) – Thailand held a fruit banquet for dozens of elephants in the ancient capital Ayutthaya on Saturday (March 13), continuing an annual event which has been a big draw for foreign tourists in the hope they will return soon and revive the key tourism industry. The feast marks the country’s Elephant Day, […]
SINGAPORE – Eleven-year-old Aimee Liao’s art piece featuring a scientist, doctor and a nurse encapsulates her gratitude to front-line workers for their efforts in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic here. “I chose bright colours to represent happiness and gratitude,” said Aimee, who spent about five weeks completing the piece, created with markers, watercolours and ballpoint pen. […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans will see the first direct deposits from President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package hit their bank accounts this weekend, Treasury and Internal Revenue Service officials said on Friday.FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden attends an event where he announced administration plans to double its order of the single-shot Johnson […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans will see the first direct deposits from President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package hit their bank accounts this weekend, Treasury and Internal Revenue Service officials said on Friday.FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden attends an event where he announced administration plans to double its order of the single-shot Johnson […]
At least nine Singaporeans have been struggling to leave Macau after they were unable to secure a direct flight home due to the pandemic. One is desperate to return after losing his job in the Chinese city, whose economy has been hit hard by Covid-19. Another needs surgery for a spinal condition and wants to […]
TOKYO – Ten years ago, as the world reeled in shock from images of billowing smoke from hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Germany took the bold decision to phase out all 17 of its nuclear plants by 2022. But not so in the country where the massive disaster struck. Please subscribe […]
SINGAPORE – When changes to the subsidy framework of Singapore’s healthcare system take effect in the middle of next year, most patients will end up paying the same or less out of pocket for their treatments. But some from higher-income households will end up paying a little more. Please subscribe or log in to continue […]
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone finance ministers will pledge on Monday to keep supporting the economy with public money in 2021 and 2022 as the common currency area emerges from the depths of the coronavirus crisis, a draft statement seen by Reuters showed.FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, […]
SINGAPORE – An IT engineer who works at Deutsche Bank was the sole Covid-19 community case announced on Friday (March 12). He developed a runny nose on March 1 and sought medical treatment at a general practitioner’s on the same day but declined to be tested for Covid-19, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). The […]
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Myanmar’s first satellite is being held on board the International Space Station (ISS) following the Myanmar coup while Japan’s space agency and a Japanese university decide what to do with it, two Japanese university officials said. The US$15 million (S$20 million) satellite was built by Japan’s Hokkaido University in a joint project with […]