SINGAPORE – Two local scientists have devised a novel process that can turn prawn shells into a drug that treats Parkinson’s disease, and pruned tree branches into a nutritional supplement, among other quests to unlock the value hidden in discarded waste products. The researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) first use chemical processes […]
BANGKOK (THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha gave the green light to amending the kingdom’s Constitution on Wednesday (Oct 28), as Parliament’s two-day special debate on the ongoing political crisis wrapped up. Mr Prayut said he agreed with many of the points made by MPs about the crisis, but said the […]
SINGAPORE – A section of power cable that burnt through and a faulty circuit breaker along the Tuas West Extension were the primary cause of a massive disruption on Oct 14 that affected three MRT lines. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Wednesday (Oct 28) released a report of its findings on the three-hour, 36-minute […]
SINGAPORE – Visitors to the revamped Singapore Discovery Centre (SDC) can now role-play as special agents investigating the fate of soldiers sent on a top-secret military mission. Working in teams of two to five, they need to piece together clues to solve puzzles before they can “escape” from one room to the next in what is […]
JAKARTA – A series of storms buffeting Vietnam this month, claiming the lives of 130 people and leaving 20 missing so far, has underscored the added complexity of responding to disasters during the Covid-19 pandemic. Typhoon Molave, packing winds of 125kmh, is the fourth big storm to hit the country’s central provinces this month, further […]
Hi all, In today’s bulletin: US-China tensions flare-up over genocide bill & Pompeo’s visit to Colombo; India changes controversial land laws in Kashmir; Anwar Ibrahim’s chances of becoming PM decline; Another stimulus package for Japan?; Suu Kyi & old guard frustrate young Myanmar politicians; Philippines builds fleet in South China Sea, and more. Reading this on […]
NEW DELHI – Election speeches in India are mostly delivered by leaders on a dais and received by the masses that are assembled further away and below the platform. This separation between the hoi polloi and politicians is an abiding feature of electioneering in the country. But when Sanjay Sahni addresses a crowd, he stands […]
An Indian firm is the world’s largest solar company today. A global ranking last month revealed that Adani Green Energy (Agel), part of the Adani Group conglomerate, had overtaken Hong Kong’s GCL New Energy to become the world’s top solar developer. The five-year-old Adani’s sprint to the top was possible thanks to an Indian government […]
SINGAPORE (THE NEW PAPER) – Some users are allegedly breaking open their TraceTogether tokens, removing the battery and even swapping the QR code with that of another device. But doing so is not only a crime, it also puts Singapore at risk. In response to queries from The New Paper, a Smart Nation and Digital […]
KABUL, Afghanistan — The son’s grief was unbearable enough after his parents and three relatives were killed in an airstrike that errantly hit their car near the family farm. But then came another ordeal for the son, Ghulam Mohaiuddin Rabani: the extensive paperwork for the promise of compensation from the Afghan government for the Jan. […]