Sri Lanka: Forces raid anti-government protest camp
2022-07-21
Troops descended in the camp less than a time after Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn within as president.Continue Reading
CNA Explains: What we know about the new COVID-19 variant BA.2.75 or ‘Centaurus’
2022-07-21
Is the BA. second . 75 subvariant more transmissible and does the COVID-19 vaccine force away it? CNA checks the new variant as well as the concerns surrounding this.Continue Reading
Droupadi Murmu: The woman who is India’s first tribal president
2022-07-21
Droupadi Murmu registered an appropriate win against the girl rival candidate Yashwant Sinha.Continue Reading
Parents, youths say social media platforms can be more responsive to Singapore’s online safety needs
2022-07-21
SINGAPORE: Parents and youths on Thursday (Jul 21) said social media platforms could be more responsive to Singapore’s needs, amid growing concerns over online safety. During a public consultation on online safety on Thursday evening, several participants highlighted that some services offered by social media platforms could be better designedContinue Reading
Lynne O’Donnell: Taliban detained, abused and threatened me
2022-07-21
Australian Lynne O’Donnell says the girl was forced to submit tweets that publicly retracted her articles.Continue Reading
CNA Explains: Singdollar up against most major currencies – why and what that means for you
2022-07-21
The Singapore dollar has touched all-time highs against the yen and ringgit, and strengthened against the euro and the pound. What does this mean for holidaymakers and businesses?Continue Reading
Couple who fled Singapore after allegedly failing to deliver luxury goods listed on Interpol red notice website
2022-07-21
Red notices are published by Interpol at the request of a member country and must comply with Interpol’s constitution and rules.Continue Reading
Court dismisses drug trafficker’s bid against death sentence one day before execution
2022-07-21
SINGAPORE: The Court of Appeal on Thursday (Jul 21) dismissed an eleventh hour bid by a convicted drug trafficker against his death sentence, one day before it is due to be carried out. Nazeri Lajim, 64, was convicted in 2017 of possessing not less than 33.39g of diamorphine for theContinue Reading
OG to shut Orchard Point store after 18 years, plans to open outlets closer to customers in heartlands
2022-07-21
OG department store chain says a new tenant will take over the space at Orchard Point.Continue Reading
Security threats should be taken seriously, says MHA after bomb hoax at Evergreen Secondary School
2022-07-21
It is important to exercise crisis plans regularly, says the Ministry of Home Affairs, after a false bomb threat at Evergreen Secondary School.Continue Reading