SINGAPORE – Two refurbished Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) patrol vessels are now back and ready to more effectively defend Singapore’s waters after being equipped with new capabilities such as improved ballistics protection, as well as better audio and visual warning systems. The Sentinel-class Maritime Security and Response Vessels (MSRVs) are part of a new […]
SINGAPORE – A lion cub has for the first time in the history of the Singapore Zoo been conceived through assisted reproduction. Named Simba, the birth of the cub last October preserves its bloodline at the zoo, Wildlife Reserves Singapore said on Tuesday (Jan 26). But, unlike its fictional equivalent in the movie, Lion King, Simba will […]
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s central government will shoulder all costs associated with coronavirus vaccinations, vaccine programme chief Taro Kono said on Tuesday (Jan 26), as the country prepares to begin vaccinations in late February. Kono, speaking at a regular press conference, did not reveal any cost figures for the vaccinations. Kono has said Pfizer’s vaccine […]
TOKYO – Go To Travel, Japan’s domestic tourism campaign, was once vaunted by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as a vehicle to revive a hospitality industry hurt by Covid-19. But its future is now up in the air. The campaign, which gives travellers subsidies of as much as 20,000 yen (S$255) a night, has been suspended […]
SINGAPORE – A programme to vaccinate about 80,000 land transport workers against Covid-19 began on Monday (Jan 25), as part of the national vaccination strategy. Employees of bus and train operators, such as bus captains, were among the first batch of 12,000 workers offered the first dose of the vaccine. In a statement released on […]
TAIPEI (AFP) – Taiwan expelled nearly 4,000 Chinese vessels illegally dredging sand from its waters in 2020, authorities said Monday (Jan 25), a more than six-fold increase on the year before as Beijing seeks to heap pressure on the democratic island. China has taken an increasingly belligerent tone towards Taiwan under President Xi Jinping – […]
KUALA LUMPUR – Percussionist Muhamad Al Hafiz Khalil, a full-time musician in the once-vibrant night scene in the Malaysian capital, has yet to secure a gig in a pub or club since March last year when the government first imposed a public movement control order (MCO) to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. The meagre savings for […]
SINGAPORE – Singapore must get its people and businesses to look beyond local borders while rethinking its approach to upskilling home-grown workers as well as its relationship with foreign labour. This was a way forward in a post-Covid-19 pandemic world outlined by business leaders on Monday (Jan 25) at the Singapore Perspectives conference, organised by the […]
SINGAPORE – A new underground detention tank will be built beside Syed Alwi Road by 2025 to prevent flooding in the low-lying Jalan Besar area. The construction of the tank is part of Singapore’s wider efforts to adapt to climate change, which will bring about more frequent and intense rainstorms. When completed, the tank will be […]
SINGAPORE – A new underground detention tank will be built beside Syed Alwi Road by 2025 to prevent flooding in the low-lying Jalan Besar area. The construction of the tank is part of Singapore’s wider efforts to adapt to climate change, which will bring about more frequent and intense rainstorms. When completed, the tank will be […]