JAKARTA: Indonesia has approved its first locally developed COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, the head of the country’s public health agency said on Friday (Sep 30), hailing it as a step toward “the nation’s independence in access to medicine”. Jakarta has stressed the importance of developing national vaccines since the beginningContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: About 950,000 Singaporean households living in Housing Board (HDB) flats will receive their third quarterly Goods and Services Tax Voucher (GSTV) – U-Save and GSTV – service and conservancy charges (S&CC) rebates in October. The rebates are part of the permanent GSTV scheme and Household Support Package (HSP) announced during the 2022 Budget inContinue Reading
The European Union is preparing to impose a new tranche of sanctions against Myanmar’s democracy-suspending, coup-installed military regime, but behind the new measures, a debate rages about whether Brussels should revoke the benighted nation’s EU trade privileges. In particular, many European and Myanmar trade unions are calling for Myanmar’s suspension from the Everything But Arms […]
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The blast took place at the Kaaj education centre in the Dasht-e-Barchi area in the west of the city.Continue Reading
South Korea’s new President Yoon Suk-yeol, who took office in May, has vowed to boost trilateral security cooperation with the United States and Japan to better counter the North’s evolving weapons threats. The exercises brought together the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, the 9,800-ton guided missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville, theContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Temasek Holdings said that market valuations had not yet priced in a global economic recession and that the state investor was waiting for further declines before stepping up investments. “Current valuations are not reflecting the risk of downturn we see in the next 12 to 18 months,” Temasek’sContinue Reading
Female workers have endured uninvited touching, requests for sex, and a predatory culture, a review says.Continue Reading
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
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
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