“Why did you study at Shatec and end up a hawker?” the third-generation hawker’s towkay dad once said to him. After five years, Lim Yuyuan’s father has finally come round and Geylang Laksa Prawn Noodles now boasts a new outlet in Ang Mo Kio.Continue Reading
TOKYO: Japan on Friday (Apr 14) approved a plan to build the country’s first casino in the western city of Osaka, paving the way for a large resort aimed at attracting domestic and international tourist spending. Put forth by the city and Osaka prefecture, the project aims to open aContinue Reading
Thailand yesterday officially began celebrating Songkran, or Thai New Year, with locals and foreigners alike flocking to major sites and splashing water on each other after a three-year suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic.Continue Reading
The central bank said the effects of its past tightening moves are “still working through the economy and should dampen inflation further”.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: The Singapore economy grew 0.1 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2023, slowing from 2.1 per cent growth in the previous quarter, according to official estimates released on Friday (Apr 14). The figure is lower than the 0.6 per cent expected by 19 economists in a ReutersContinue Reading
Dr Han How Chuan has made it his life’s work to help women through childbirth, miscarriage, infertility, menopause and gynaecological cancers. He tells CNA Women what he has learnt about women as an obstetrician and gynaecologist, and how it has enhanced his own marriage, in this instalment of this series about men who champion women’s issues. Continue Reading
SEOUL: North Korea said Friday (Apr 14) it had successfully tested a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which state media hailed as a key breakthrough for the country’s nuclear counterattack capabilities. South Korea’s military said Thursday that the North had likely tested a new type of ballistic missile, with theContinue Reading
Just 13.2 per cent of private firms offer their staff leave to take care of their parents, according to figures given by the Manpower Ministry in a parliamentary reply last month.Continue Reading
The French President’s comments are the latest example of his consistent call for Europe to set its own path, says Lowy Institute research associate David Vallance.Continue Reading
The Election Commission (EC) has taken flak after all six of its members flew abroad over the Songkran holiday using taxpayers’ money to conduct inspection visits.Continue Reading