BANGKOK — It has been 59 years since separatists in the Indonesian territory of West Papua raised their red, white and blue flag and declared independence. The region has been in conflict ever since. This month, the United Nations Human Rights Office called on all sides to reduce escalating violence in the territory, which has […]
BANGKOK — It has been 59 years since separatists in the Indonesian territory of West Papua raised their red, white and blue flag and declared independence. The region has been in conflict ever since. This month, the United Nations Human Rights Office called on all sides to reduce escalating violence in the territory, which has […]
JAKARTA (BLOOMBERG) – Indonesia invited SpaceX to assess the possibility of setting up a rocket launch site in the country, according to a ministry statement. President Joko Widodo discussed the idea with SpaceX founder Elon Musk during a phone call on Friday (Dec 11), the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment Affairs said in the […]
About 90 breast cancer patients may have received unnecessary treatment since 2012 due to inaccurate test results, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) said yesterday. Side effects from the drug given to the affected patients may include diarrhoea, chills and fever. In about 3 per cent to 4 per cent of cases, patients may also experience […]
Build-To-Order (BTO) flats in prime locations may receive more subsidies as the Government considers ways to ensure that new Housing Board units remain affordable for ordinary Singaporeans. But home owners may face restrictions on the resale conditions for future prime area public housing projects, under one idea being considered. In a Facebook post yesterday, National […]
HONG KONG (AFP) – Former Hong Kong lawmaker and pro-independence activist Sixtus Leung said on Friday (Dec 11) he had left the city and was in the United States to seek asylum. He is the latest in a string of democracy activists and former legislators who have fled Hong Kong since Beijing imposed a sweeping […]
PHNOM PENH (THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION) – The trafficking of Cambodian “brides” to China has risen sharply this year, with mass job losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic driving more young women and girls abroad to support their families, according to two charities that help victims. Over the past decade, tens of thousands of women from […]
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s currency woes will not be resolved with a “one shot” fix, Economy Minister Martin Guzman told Reuters, indicating that the South American country will continue to guide a slow decline in the peso rather than a sudden devaluation.Argentina’s Economy Minister Martin Guzman poses for a picture before an interview with […]
SINGAPORE – Financially needy residents are being offered job opportunities through a partnership between Parkway East Hospital and Joo Chiat Citizens’ Consultative Committee. The hospital and others in the Parkway Pantai group listed more than 20 healthcare vacancies in October. They collaborated with Jobs Connect @ Joo Chiat – an agency managed by volunteers that […]
SINGAPORE – An 80-year-old man, his wife, 66, and their son, 45, died following an incident in the elderly couple’s flat in Lakeside on Thursday (Dec 10). The police said no foul play is suspected and they were alerted to the case of unnatural death at Block 120 Ho Ching Road about 4.15pm. The couple […]