SINGAPORE – In this first of the askST series on university education, senior education correspondent Sandra Davie of The Straits Times responds to questions on university places for this year and the chances of polytechnic graduates getting into university Q: My son was supposed to go to Australia to study, but we decided against it […]
SINGAPORE – Mr Ferris Wee, 44, has devised a game to teach his four-year-old son, Matthias, about e-hongbao. Any virtual red packets that Matthias receives will go into a container, known as a treasure box, in the form of Post-it Notes with the monetary value written on them. Please subscribe or log in to continue […]
DHAKA (REUTERS) – Bangladesh is moving 3,000-4,000 more Rohingya Muslim refugees to a remote Bay of Bengal island over the next two days, two officials said on Sunday (Feb 14), despite concerns about the risk of storms and floods lashing the site. Dhaka has relocated around 7,000 to Bhasan Char island since early December from […]
SINGAPORE -Some 45,000 people watched the live stream of River Hongbao’s opening ceremony last Wednesday (Feb 10). Held at Gardens by the Bay this year, the ceremony drew a much larger audience than previous editions, despite the safe management measures put in place because of the Covid-19 pandemic. On Sunday, organising committee chairman Tan Aik […]
SINGAPORE – There were 14 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at noon on Sunday (Feb 14), taking Singapore’s total to 59,800. All the 14 cases were imported and 13 of them had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). The remaining case had tested negative for Covid-19 […]
SINGAPORE – The Singapore Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China (SingCham) has played an active and important role in deepening social and economic relations between the two countries, Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Culture, Community and Youth Alvin Tan said on Sunday (Feb 14). He highlighted how, at the start of […]
SINGAPORE – A police manhunt is underway for two men wanted for drug-related offences after a road accident that injured a pedestrian on Friday night (Feb 12). A 32-year-old woman, who was with them, has already been arrested, also for drug-related offences. On Saturday (Feb 13), the police told The Straits Times that Traffic Police […]
TOKYO (REUTERS, NYTIMES, AFP) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 hit off the coast of eastern Japan on Saturday (Feb 13), the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicentre of the earthquake was off the coast of Fukushima prefecture at a depth of 60km, the agency said, adding that a tsunami warning had […]
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PUTRAJAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysia’s Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition has welcomed Gerakan, as its newest member and believes the move will strengthen the coalition. Gerakan was formerly in Barisan Nasional (BN) but exited the coalition in June 2018 after the pact was ousted from power following a stunning loss in Malaysia’s general election […]