Masks rule to stay for public transport
2022-09-29
Wearing face masks on public transport and in cinemas is still mandatory, the Department of Health said.Continue Reading
Spartan race puts Phuket in limelight
2022-09-29
Phuket will host the Spartan Apac Championship 2022 in November, a gruelling series of races that is expected to attract 5,000 runners and generate 1 billion baht for the local economy.Continue Reading
Myanmar clashes prompt border checkpoint closure
2022-09-29
Kanchanaburi: The Mai Kradok checkpoint in Sangkhla Buri district has been temporarily closed following clashes between Myanmar troops and the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) near the border on Wednesday.Continue Reading
US prioritises Pacific islands, cites China’s ‘coercion’
2022-09-29
WASHINGTON: The United States released its first technique for ties with Pacific island nations upon Thursday (Sep 29), the second day of a peak with leaders from the region , pledging to help them battle climate change plus rebuff what it called China’s “economic coercion”. Because President Joe Biden preparedContinue Reading
China Walvax’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine obtains first approval overseas
2022-09-29
BEIJING: The Indonesian food and drugs agency (BPOM) said on Thursday night (Sep 29) it has approved the emergency use of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Walvax Biotechnology. It is the first authorisation for the China-developed COVID shot based on the novel mRNA technology, which Pfizer-BioNTech and ModernaContinue Reading
Government imposes new property cooling measures: Maximum loan quantum limits tightened, loan-to-value limit lowered
2022-09-29
SINGAPORE: The Government will tighten maximum loan quantum limits and introduce the 15-month wait-out period for private home owners buying Housing Plank resale flats, as part of new residence cooling measures to market sustainable property marketplace conditions. The Loan-to-Value limit for HDB financial loans will also be lowered from 85Continue Reading
Singapore introduces new property cooling measures: Maximum loan quantum limits tightened, loan-to-value limit lowered
2022-09-29
INCREASE WAIT-OUT PERIOD Private home owners will have a 15-month wait-out period before they can purchase a non-subsidised HDB resale even. This will kick in once they have sold their property. The new principle will also apply to people who sold their personal property prior to posting an application toContinue Reading
Singapore introduces property cooling measures, with stricter borrowing criteria and tighter limits for HDB loans
2022-09-29
Private home owners will now have to wait 15 months after they sell their property before they can buy an HDB resale flat. Continue Reading
Pakistan court acquits former PM Sharif’s daughter in graft case
2022-09-29
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court on Thursday night (Sep 29) quashed the conviction associated with Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of previous prime minister Nawaz Sharif, in a data corruption case that experienced seen her sentenced to seven yrs in jail, the girl party and protection lawyer said, lifting curbs on herContinue Reading
Man charged for causing alarm after allegedly making bomb threat on Singapore Airlines flight SQ33
2022-09-29
SINGAPORE: A 37-year-old man who was arrested after allegedly assaulting cabin crew and claiming that he had a bomb on Singapore Airlines flight SQ33 was charged in court on Thursday (Sep 29). “Preliminary investigations indicate that during the flight, the man had allegedly shouted that there was a bomb on theContinue Reading