US bars ‘advanced tech’ firms from building China factories for 10 years
2022-09-07
The US has barred chip companies that get federal funding from building advanced facilities in China.Continue Reading
No kerosene, no food, say Sri Lanka’s fishermen
2022-09-07
For months, no kerosene was available at all in Mannar as the country’s foreign exchange reserves dried up and it was unable to import crude for its refineries. When supplies resumed just a couple of weeks ago, kerosene prices were nearly four times as high, as Sri Lanka began dismantlingContinue Reading
More than 3,700 cartons of contraband cigarettes seized in Jurong
2022-09-07
Two men were also arrested at an industrial building near Corporation Drive.Continue Reading
Phoon Chiu Yoke, jailed last year for breaking COVID-19 laws, gets new charges for not wearing a mask
2022-09-07
SINGAPORE: A woman who was jailed last year for breaking multiple COVID-19 regulations was brought back to court on Wednesday (Sep 7) for fresh charges of failing to wear a mask when required. Phoon Chiu Yoke, 55, received three new charges on Wednesday. Two are for breaching COVID-19 regulations byContinue Reading
How Zero Covid failed again in Chengdu
2022-09-07
NEW YORK – Chengdu’s 21 million people went under Covid lockdown on September 1, among 65 million Chinese in 33 cities now held in place under the country’s “Zero Covid” policy, including Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou province. Western media reported that local officials in Chengdu enforced the lockdown even as tremors hit the city […]
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1,605 new Covid inpatients, 20 more deaths
2022-09-07
The country registered 20 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1,605 new cases admitted to hospitals during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Wednesday morning.Continue Reading
South Korea: ‘They cancelled my job interviews because I’m disabled’
2022-09-06
Dayeon’s interviews were known as off after employers discovered she acquired hearing loss.Continue Reading
Once rejected for a job at HP Singapore, this ‘tiger mum’ is now its managing director
2022-09-06
A “tiger mum” at work and a laidback one at home, Vivian Chua tells CNA Women what she did when HP first turned down her because the lady didn’t have an education and how she ultimately became one of the industry’s top executives.Continue Reading
Meet China’s lost pet detectives
2022-09-06
They not only help owners discover lost animals, but also teach them ways to look after their cats and dogs.Continue Reading
In Braddell, construction is causing this building to vibrate. Residents might have to endure it for many more years
2022-09-06
Residents in Block 10D of Braddell View also are affected by noise from your construction of the North-South Corridor and Mount Alvernia Hospital’s brand new centre.Continue Reading