SINGAPORE – Family members of operationally ready national servicemen (NSmen) will have free membership at Safra and HomeTeamNS, with fees waived for second and subsequent dependants. Applicants will not need to pay the administrative fee of $10 for each registration, too, from now till March 31 next year. This new family membership scheme for Safra […]
NEW DELHI (AFP) – Five senior police officers have been suspended over their handling of an investigation into the gang rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman that has sparked outrage across India and triggered days of protests. The seriously injured teenager from the disadvantaged Dalit caste was found in mid-September outside her village in […]
JAKARTA (BLOOMBERG) – Indonesia looks to vaccinate 160 million people against the coronavirus by the end of next year, an ambitious plan targeting more than half of the population of a nation comprised of thousands of separate islands. The government will focus its efforts on vaccinating working people in the world’s fourth-most populous country. The […]
(Reuters) – European stocks closed slightly higher on Friday, shaking off early weakness sparked by news that U.S. President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 as investors pinned hopes on more stimulus.FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, October 1, 2020. REUTERS/StaffThe pan-European STOXX […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors on Wall Street can add another layer of uncertainty to a market already unnerved by last month’s sell-off, stalled fiscal stimulus, and by President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis, which weighed on stocks on Friday.U.S. Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign stop in Johnstown, […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors on Wall Street can add another layer of uncertainty to a market already unnerved by last month’s sell-off, stalled fiscal stimulus, and by President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis, which weighed on stocks on Friday.U.S. Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign stop in Johnstown, […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The safe-haven yen and dollar rose on Friday after President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19, rattling investors just a month before November’s U.S. presidential election.FILE PHOTO: U.S. Dollar and Japan Yen notes are seen in this June 22, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Thomas WhiteData showing U.S. nonfarm payrolls rising less than […]
SINGAPORE – Coffeeshop operators can apply to get up to 90 per cent funding from the National Environment Agency (NEA) to improve the cleanliness and design of their toilets under a new programme launched on Friday (Oct 2). Coined the Toilet Improvement Programme, the funding, capped at $45,000, will cover better designs and newer technologies, as well […]
Hi all, In today’s bulletin: Chinese netizens poke fun at Trump’s Covid-19 diagnosis, Protests erupt in India following woman’s death in rape case, Indonesia’s stimulus plan draws fire, Demand for service robots set to ‘explode’ in China, Malaysian leaders draw flak after post-election coronavirus jump, and more. Reading this on the web or know someone who […]
SINGAPORE – Twelve people were charged in a district court on Friday (Oct 2) after they allegedly flouted safe distancing measures and took part in an unlawful gathering on Lazarus Island amid the Covid-19 outbreak on Aug 8. According to court documents, the event took place between 11am and 6pm that day. They are said […]