KABUL (AFP) – The Taliban urged international airlines on Sunday (Sept 26) to resume flights to Kabul, saying all technical issues at the country’s main airport have been resolved. Facilities at Kabul airport were badly damaged in the chaotic evacuation of more than 120,000 people that ended on Aug 30 with the withdrawal of the […]
SINGAPORE – A second worker has died from the explosion at the Tuas Incineration Plant (TIP) on Thursday (Sept 23). The death was confirmed by the National Environment Agency (NEA) on Sunday. The executive engineering manager died after succumbing to his injuries on Sunday, the NEA said in a statement. Please subscribe or log in […]
SINGAPORE – Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre will be closed from Monday (Sept 27) to Wednesday for cleaning and disinfection after Covid-19 cases were detected among workers and visitors. The temporary closure is expected to disrupt the supply of fruit and vegetables as the centre handles about 30 per cent of Singapore’s fruit imports and 50 per […]
SINGAPORE – Quarantined students are allowed to take their national examinations this year if they wish to, subject to stringent criteria, said the Ministry of Education (MOE) and Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) in a statement on Sunday (Sept 26). They have to test negative for Covid-19 with a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test […]
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the United Nations on Saturday (Sept 25) that no country should exploit the turmoil in Afghanistan for its own advantage after Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan appealed for nations to work with the Taliban. Mr Modi’s address came after India upbraided Islamabad both in Washington […]
TAIPEI – Taiwan’s main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT) on Saturday (Sept 25) re-elected former chairman, Mr Eric Chu, hoping that he would be able to revitalise the party to appeal to younger voters following a string of electoral setbacks. Incumbent KMT chairman Johnny Chiang, 49, conceded defeat and congratulated Mr Chu, 60, even before all the […]
ZHENGZHOU, China — The heaviest hour of rainfall ever reliably recorded in China crashed like a miles-wide waterfall over the city of Zhengzhou on July 20, killing at least 300 people, including 14 who drowned in a subway tunnel. In the aftermath, regional and national officials initially suggested that little could have been done in […]
ZHENGZHOU, China — The heaviest hour of rainfall ever reliably recorded in China crashed like a miles-wide waterfall over the city of Zhengzhou on July 20, killing at least 300 people, including 14 who drowned in a subway tunnel. In the aftermath, regional and national officials initially suggested that little could have been done in […]
The speed at which Beijing returned two Canadians held seemingly tit-for-tat in exchange may signal comfort with the tactic. By Chris Buckley and Katie Benner In a rapid-fire climax to a 1,030-day standoff, China welcomed home a company executive whose arrest in Canada and possible extradition to the United States made her a focus of […]
SINGAPORE – Community mediators have seen an increase in requests for help with neighbour disputes as more stay home during the Covid-19 pandemic and frictions increase, said Second Minister for Law Edwin Tong. However, more can still be done to help resolve such conflicts so these cases do not escalate to the courts, he said. […]