All HDB coffee shops to offer budget meal options by 2026
2023-03-02
Budget meals at coffee shops offering them now are typically priced at around S$3 to S$3.50.Continue Reading
China digitizing health care up and beyond Covid-19
2023-03-02
In early December 2022, China announced that it was terminating the itinerary code, which had tracked people’s movements in public spaces to determine if they had been to areas of high risk for the transmission of Covid-19. The itinerary code worked alongside China’s health code (jiankang ma) which tracked individuals’ Covid-19 status, including vaccination status and previous […]Continue Reading
Leader of contraband cigarette syndicate swam to Singapore from speedboat, ordered lackeys to abduct rival
2023-03-02
Knowing that he could not return to Singapore because of his past conviction, the 36-year-old paid a boatman to ferry him to Singapore waters, where he disembarked and swam to shore.Continue Reading
Vo Van Thuong confirmed as new Vietnam president
2023-03-02
Vietnam’s National Assembly elects Vo Van Thuong as the new president
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Go easy on pa thong ko, say health experts
2023-03-02
Thai people love their street food and “pa thong ko” (fried dough) and “cha Thai” iced tea are two favourites. But too much of a good thing can be bad for you, says the Health Department.Continue Reading
China wants candid talks with US on improving trade, investment: Chinese minister
2023-03-02
BEIJING: China is willing to conduct candid consultations with the United States to reduce restrictions on bilateral trade and investment, China’s vice minister for commerce said on Thursday (Mar 2). The two countries need to create a stable and predictable trade and economic environment to enhance confidence and business cooperation,Continue Reading
Betting on a Chinese tourism recovery in Macau
2023-03-02
In light of China ending its zero-Covid policy, Macau is seeking to recover its tourism-based economy. Success will depend on the effectiveness of ongoing efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19, international travelers’ willingness to visit the region and the Macau government’s ability to support local economic recovery. n China since December 2022, recent data […]Continue Reading
Sunken Philippine tanker leaks industrial fuel oil into sea
2023-03-02
MANILA: A sunken Philippine tanker carrying 800,000 litres of industrial fuel oil has leaked some of its cargo into the sea, authorities said on Thursday (Mar 2), as they raced to find the vessel and contain the spill. The Princess Empress was travelling from Bataan province, near the capital Manila,Continue Reading
Man fined for trying to use TraceTogether screenshot to enter food court when he was not fully vaccinated
2023-03-02
The Kopitiam manager pressed the “refresh” button on the screenshot and realised it was not the actual TraceTogether application.Continue Reading
First-time BTO applicants who give up chance to select flat will lose priority status
2023-03-02
About 40 per cent of HDB BTO applicants do not book a flat when invited to do so.Continue Reading