SRINAGAR, INDIA (AFP) – Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir ordered a probe on Thursday (Nov 18) into the killing of two men during a security operation, after police violently broke up a protest demanding the bodies be returned to their families. Police said the men died in “crossfire” on Monday during a shootout inside a commercial […]
SINGAPORE – Households here can collect a bottle of mouth gargle at 25 Singapore Pools branches islandwide from next Monday (Nov 22). The povidone-iodine (PVP-I) gargle, which is distributed under Temasek Foundation’s Stay Prepared initiative, kills germs that cause sore throat and aims to reduce the spread of illnesses. Singapore Pools announced the distribution of […]
SINGAPORE – There is an increasing acknowledgement worldwide of how important technology is for sustainable farming practices that can continue to feed the growing global population, said panellists at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum on Thursday (Nov 18). The pace of innovation also needs to keep up if the soil is changing as the climate […]
SEOUL (REUTERS) – South Korea has reported a record high of 3,292 new Covid-19 cases, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Thursday (Nov 18), as the country moves into the first phase of its “living with Covid-19” with loosened restrictions. A rise in cases was predicted by officials and experts as […]
SRINAGAR (REUTERS) – Indian troops have killed seven suspected militants in Kashmir this week, including a district commander, in an offensive following recent killings by militants, police said on Wednesday (Nov 17). Security forces said they had also killed two others suspected of helping the militants, but relatives said the two dead men were innocent […]
SINGAPORE – The overall intensive care unit (ICU) utilisation rate in Singapore has fallen to 62.6 per cent, down from 63.3 per cent on Tuesday (Nov 16). The Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily Covid-19 update also said there were 3,474 new Covid-19 infections reported in Singapore on Wednesday (Nov 17), up from 2,069 the day before. The […]
PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The Drug Control Authority (DCA) has given conditional approval to the Covid-19 vaccines from Sinovac and AstraZeneca as booster shots, said the Malaysian Health Ministry. In a statement on Wednesday (Nov 17), Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said approval had been given for the two vaccines to be […]
SINGAPORE – A wholesaler was fined $8,000 in court on Wednesday (Nov 17) for illegally importing fresh fruits and vegetables, and processed food, for sale. Ng Kai Hong, the licensee of Sunnyland Wholesale, had in March imported these products from Malaysia. A lorry carrying food produce consigned to Sunnyland Wholesale was detained by Immigration and […]
BEIJING (REUTERS) – China’s major coal-consuming industries, including power, steel, cement and coal chemical production, could hit peak use of the dirty fossil fuel around 2024, a government researcher said on Wednesday (Nov 17). Beijing has pledged to bring its carbon emissions to a peak by 2030 and to start phasing down coal use after […]
BRISBANE (AFP) – One of the women pulled off a plane at Doha airport and forced to undergo an invasive gynaecological search told AFP on Wednesday (Nov 17) that she feels “disrespected and disregarded” by Qatari authorities and is still “terrified” of travelling a year later. The French woman in her fifties, who asked not […]