SINGAPORE: Supermarket chain FairPrice has imposed a purchase limit on all Panadol and Nurofen products after a rise in sales for fever, cold and flu medicines in the past week. Each customer may buy only up to four units of Panadol and Nurofen products in any combination, said a FairPrice spokespersonContinue Reading
Though living with COVID-19 has been the norm for most countries around the world this year, it marks an abrupt change for China, which spent most of 2022 trying to keep the virus at bay with harsh lockdowns and near-constant mass PCR testing. Positive cases and their close contacts wereContinue Reading
Families of 16 Indian sailors who have been detained in Africa since August say they are waiting anxiously.Continue Reading
Myanmar’s civil war is pitting a father, fighting in the resistance, against his sons in the army.Continue Reading
WASHINGTON: United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday (Dec 22) he will seek China’s help in persuading North Korea to sit down for talks after Pyongyang’s slew of missile tests ratcheted up tensions. Blinken, who plans to visit Beijing in early 2023 in the first trip byContinue Reading
The White House says North Korea provided missiles and rockets to be used in Ukraine, which Pyongyang denies.Continue Reading
A bill seeking to grant amnesty to people prosecuted in political cases was submitted to parliament on Thursday by the New Palang Dhamma Party (NPDP), which aims to win support from MPs and pass the draft into law by the end of this House term.Continue Reading
The National Alcoholic Beverage Policy Committee has continued its drink don’t drive campaign to promote safe driving and to reduce the number of accidents caused by drunk driving over the coming New Year holidays.Continue Reading
Carpenter Tan Koon Tat has been beset by rain and the rising cost of materials, but is still determined to bring some festive cheer to the neighbourhood. Continue Reading
Where education doesn’t work, enforcement – with a measure of empathy – is the way forward in resolving neighbourhood noise disputes, says Dr William Wan of the Singapore Kindness Movement.Continue Reading