SINGAPORE – The prospect of surging energy prices for the next few years and a severely diminished ability to effectively hedge against volatile conditions are what spurred the departure of two retailers from Singapore’s open electricity market (OEM), experts said. Of the 10 remaining retailers, at least two others are set for the exit door. […]
SINGAPORE – Visually impaired patients at the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) can now borrow assistive devices, such as text-to-speech magnifiers and Braille tablets, for free. This allows the patients to test the devices before deciding if they want to purchase them. It also helps to equip the patients with skills to use the devices […]
MELBOURNE (REUTERS) – About 400 Australian koalas will be vaccinated against chlamydia as part of a trial that researchers say they hope could play a significant role in the longer-term survival of the animals. Chlamydia, a sexually transmitted disease also found in humans, has spread widely among Australian koalas, affecting half the animals in some […]
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BANDUNG (AFP) – Eleven students have drowned and two more are in critical condition after a trekking accident in Indonesia, an official said Friday (Oct 15). Some 150 members of an Islamic scouts group, aged from 13 to 15 years old, were walking along the Cileuleur river when 21 are thought to have attempted to […]
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s Covid-19 death toll rose to 215 after eight more people, aged between 61 and 89, died from complications linked to the virus, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Friday (Oct 15). Seven were men and one was a woman – all Singaporeans. Three were vaccinated and five were unvaccinated. All except […]
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s new prime minister Fumio Kishida on Friday (Oct 15) told reporters he had spoken with South Korean President Moon Jae-in urging an “appropriate” response on disputes including compensation for forced wartime labour. Moon said he told Kishida in their first phone conversation that it was important to resolve wartime issues in a way […]
SINGAPORE – Batches of an apple juice product are being recalled after elevated levels of patulin were detected, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said on Friday (Oct 15). The organic compound can occur in fruits such as apples due to fungal contamination before and after harvest. The moves comes after the International Food Safety Authorities […]
SINGAPORE – Local farm and eatery Bollywood Veggies has lost its court fight with the taxman over property tax to be paid on the Lim Chu Kang property. Bollywood Veggies had challenged the method used to determine the annual value of the 10-acre (4ha) property, which was increased from $87,000 to $107,100 in December 2018. […]
SINGAPORE – Two Singaporean businesswomen who have been pushing the boundaries of innovation have received Her World magazine’s annual top awards in recognition of outstanding women. Ms Jessica Tan, co-chief executive and executive director at Chinese insurance company Ping An Group, was named Her World Woman of the Year 2021, while Ms Lin Fengru, CEO and […]