Second Minister for Home Affairs Josephine Teo said in Parliament that she was “surprised” by the suggestion and questioned how much such a test could help.Continue Reading
The US is seeking to woo India away from Russia by dangling its most advanced combat aircraft, playing on India’s need to keep pace with rival Pakistan and China’s rapidly modernizing air forces. For the first time, the US this month brought its most advanced combat jet, the F-35, alongside F-16s, F/A-18s, and B-1B bombers […]Continue Reading
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon says he has decided remain in politics because he sees a need to overcome a prevailing conflict between elite authoritarianism and liberalism, and believes he is the man for job if given the chance.Continue Reading
Two universities said they are in the process of putting together a framework for managing the use of AI tools, which includes educating students on utilising the technology purely as a learning aid, and providing support for instructors.Continue Reading
Three weeks have passed since the devastating earthquakes that shook Turkey, demolishing 10 municipalities and killing more than 44,000. One in every seven people in the country has been directly affected by this disaster, leaving many to wonder: Was the crisis avoidable? Even as the death toll continues to climb, grief-stricken Turks are enraged by […]Continue Reading
The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has moved to dispel concerns about the efficacy and safety of both monovalent and bivalent mRNA vaccines for Covid-19, after reports of adverse side-effects made the rounds on social media.Continue Reading
BEJING: China accused the United States of “endangering” peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait after a US P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance military plane flew through the sensitive waterway on Monday (Feb 27). Beijing has been incensed by US military missions through the narrow strait, most frequently of warshipsContinue Reading
Indonesia has vast potential. Despite numerous setbacks since its independence in 1945 — including the 1997 Asian financial crisis — the country is now the largest Southeast Asian economy and a member of the G20. Traditionally an agrarian economy, Indonesia is transitioning towards more services and manufacturing employment. These efforts have been promoted by strong government […]Continue Reading
At one primary school in Bishan, there are only 25 school buses ferrying students, down from 36 such buses three years ago.Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Abu Dhabi’s International Petroleum Investment Co (IPIC) and its unit Aabar Investments PJS have agreed to pay US$1.8 billion to settle a legal dispute over the scandal at Malaysian state fund 1MDB, Malaysia’s finance ministry said on Monday (Feb 27). Malaysia in 2018 had filed a challenge inContinue Reading