WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An overhaul of U.S. lending rules must boost incentives to promote affordable housing for low-and-moderate income families, a U.S. Federal Reserve governor said on Tuesday, touching on two issues which will take center stage if Democrats win on Nov. 3.FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard speaks at the John F. […]
NTU researchers invent new cost-saving chip to protect satellite electronics from radiation in space
SINGAPORE – A group of six researchers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has invented a new hardware which promises to reduce costs for electronics used in satellites by up to 1,000 per cent and improve protection for them in space. Known as the Latchup Detection and Protection (LDAP) chip, it was launched by Zero Error […]
SINGAPORE – A woman repeatedly abused her maid for close to five years, using household items like a metal ladle, a clay cup and a high-heeled shoe to assault the woman. On one occasion, Tan Bee Kim, 55, was so incensed that her maid had used a smaller ladle to serve her food that she […]
KUALA LUMPUR (BLOOMBERG) – The United Malays National Organisation (Umno) and Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) pledged to strengthen their cooperation in preparation for the next general election in Malaysia, leaders from the two ruling parties said in a joint statement. Umno and PAS will register their alliance under the name ‘Muafakat Nasional’ with the Registry […]
SINGAPORE – National Kidney Foundation (NKF) chairman Koh Poh Tiong will step down on Oct 31, after holding the position for eight years. Mr Koh will be succeeded by Mr Arthur Lang, the chief executive of Singtel’s International Group who joined the foundation as a board director in 2015. In announcing Mr Koh’s relinquishing of […]
FILE PHOTO: A server at Mamma Martino’s Restaurant serves customers after indoor dining restaurants, gyms and cinemas re-open under Phase 3 rules from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos OsorioOTTAWA, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Business sentiment in Canada has improved as COVID-19 restrictions have eased, though it remains “negative” […]
JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Indonesia’s largest airport, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, is providing special lanes for passengers travelling between Indonesia and Singapore as the two countries have agreed to establish a travel corridor to facilitate diplomatic missions and essential business trips. The travel arrangement, called the reciprocal green lane (RGL), will come into […]
JAKARTA – Indonesia and the United States have agreed to boost defence and security cooperation after a meeting between Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto and US Defence Secretary Mark Esper in Washington. The top defence officials discussed “regional security, bilateral defence priorities, and defence acquisitions” in their meeting last Friday (Oct 16), according to a joint […]
MUMBAI (REUTERS) – At least half of India’s 1.3 billion people are likely to have been infected with the new coronavirus by next February, helping slow the spread of the disease, a member of a federal government committee tasked with providing projections said on Monday (Oct 19). India has so far reported 7.55 million cases […]
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Investors dumped Thai stocks on Monday and analysts warned of a possible selloff in the currency, as worries mount that escalating confrontation between the authorities and anti-government protesters could drag Asia’s worst performing market even lower.Slideshow ( 2 images )Thailand’s benchmark equity index .SETI fell 2% to a six-month low in the […]