An armed Cambodian army colonel was arrested after a 17 hour stand-off and charged with illegal entry and other offences after driving through a border checkpoint into Thailand without stopping into Khong Hat district of Sa Kaeo province on Saturday afternoon, police said.Continue Reading
HANOI: Despite Vietnam’s solar boom and ambitious climate targets, the fast-growing economy is struggling to quit dirty energy – leaving one of the world’s biggest coal power programmes largely intact. During the COP26 climate summit last year, the government boldly promised to end the construction of new coal plants andContinue Reading
JAKARTA – Indonesia may be on safe ground for now, but Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati is preparing for a worst-case scenario in 2023 by slashing line ministry spending and drawing up contingencies for a now widely-expected global recession. The impact of US Federal Reserve rate hikes, persistent inflationary pressures and a slowdown in global […]Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: The Government will spend S$1.4 billion more to offset additional GST expenses for most Singaporean households for at least five years, announced Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Monday (Nov 7). Speaking in Parliament at the second reading of the Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, Mr Wong saidContinue Reading
Around 45 per cent of HDB flat owners who own at least one private residential property are not living in their flats and have rented out their whole unit.Continue Reading
Southeast Asian general publics tend to be far more positive about China than their national elites, according to a comparison of existing polls of “elite” opinion and a recently-published survey of 15 Indo-Pacific nations. Analysts say this could be because ordinary people tend to perceive China primarily through economic lenses, increasing the popularity of the […]Continue Reading
On Mr Liang’s query as to how the Government can promote the scheme, Mr Lee said that the numbers “have been growing over the years partly due to greater awareness” but also because of adjustments made to the scheme over the years. He said that the ministry works with mediaContinue Reading
The State Lands Protection Bill seeks to replace current legislation that was last reviewed in 1974.Continue Reading
The partnership between SMRT Trains and EDPR Sunseap – then Sunseap Leasing – to power Bishan Depot began in 2016, with 10,000 sqm of solar panels installed on the rooftop of the depot’s main building as part of the initial agreement. Installation of the panels was completed in 2017, withContinue Reading
Under proposed amendments to the law, if a prisoner or their lawyer has abused court processes, they will not be allowed to file a post-appeal application unless there is new evidence.Continue Reading