Sexual harassment ‘rife’ at Australia’s Antarctica research stations
2022-09-30
Female workers have endured uninvited touching, requests for sex, and a predatory culture, a review says.Continue Reading
Prayut at Defence Ministry, will return home to hear court’s ruling
2022-09-30
Suspended prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha went to work at the Defence Ministry on Friday morning and was expected to go home in the afternoon to hear the Constitutional Court’s ruling on his eight-year tenure.Continue Reading
15-month wait for private home owners to buy resale HDB ‘a form of deterrence for buyers with deep pockets’: Analysts
2022-09-30
The 15-month wait-out period may also affect the HDB resale market, particularly the bigger five-room and executive flats, say property analysts. Continue Reading
Shares of Singapore property developers fall after new cooling measures
2022-09-30
In announcing the cooling measures, Singapore authorities noted that market interest rates have risen significantly and are likely to rise further, which will affect borrowing costs for home purchases. “We urge households to exercise prudence before taking up any new loans and be sure of their debt-servicing ability before makingContinue Reading
Software robots are gaining ground in white-collar office world
2022-09-30
First they came for factory jobs. Then they showed up in service industries. Now, machines are making inroads into the kind of white-collar office work once thought to be the exclusive preserve of humans. Read full storyContinue Reading
Body in suitcase might be missing Lao businesswoman
2022-09-30
NAKHON PHANOM: An unidentified murder victim found in a suitcase in the Mekong River might be a Lao businesswoman missing from Vientiane since last week, relatives told police after seeing photos of her clothes.Continue Reading
Bursa bounces higher on bargains
2022-09-30
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI erased losses made earlier in the day to end the morning session slightly higher even as regional markets slumped. Read full storyContinue Reading
Russia sending oil and gas workers to fight in Ukraine
2022-09-30
Russia’s effort to conscript 300,000 reservists to counter Ukraine’s military advances in Kharkiv has drawn a lot of attention from military and political analysts. But there’s also a potential energy angle. In its call for reservists, Russia’s leadership specifically targeted oil and gas workers for the draft. One might assume that energy workers, who provide […]
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Lower electricity tariffs from October to December after 6 consecutive hikes
2022-09-30
SINGAPORE: Electricity tariffs will be lower for the October to December period compared with the previous quarter, SP Group said on Friday (Sep 30) after six consecutive quarters of increase. For the period from 1 October to 31 December 2022, electricity tariff, excluding Goods and Services Tax (GST) will decrease by anContinue Reading
Woman accused of killing husband in Ang Mo Kio found to be of unsound mind
2022-09-30
The High Court ordered that her case be reported to the Minister of Law after the woman was assessed to be unfit to plead.Continue Reading