TAIPEI: Taiwan’s military fired flares on Thursday (Jul 28) to warn away a drone that “glanced by” a strategically-located and heavily fortified island close to the Chinese coast that was possibly probing its defences, the Taiwanese Defence Ministry said. Taiwan, claimed by China as its own territory, has complained ofContinue Reading
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Sri Lankans have been increasingly overwhelmed with the soaring cost of living, driven by spiralling inflation and foreign exchange shortages. The country is officially in default after failing to make debt interest payments in May. Its dwindling foreign currency has crippled the economy, disrupted imports and led to shortages ofContinue Reading
At least 51 victims have fallen prey to the phishing scams impersonating IRAS since the beginning of July, authorities said.Continue Reading
Let’s get you caught up for the day’s top tales. AMO Residence, a condo development, sold a lot more than 98 per cent of its 372 devices in a single day on Saturday (Jul 23). Only seven units of the mutual private residential project between developers UOL Group, Singapore LandContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: Law Society chief executive Adrian Tan stated on Thursday (Jul 28) that he had been diagnosed with cancer within March, just months after he has been elected to the posting in January. Mr Bronze, a partner and head of intellectual home and technology on TSMP Law Company, said inContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) swung to a first-quarter net profit of S$370 million, this said on Thursday (Jul 28), after a fourteen-fold increase in passenger traffic year upon year thanks to a good easing of COVID-19 travel restrictions. The amount was a major improvement from the S$409 million lossContinue Reading
BEIJING: China will try hard to obtain the best possible results for your economy this year, state media said on Thursday (Jul 28) after a high-level meeting of the ruling Communist Party, in contrast to earlier calls to meet the full-year economic growth target. In the second half of 2022,Continue Reading
The general public Health Ministry documented Thailand’s second monkeypox case on Thursday night, a man living with 10 other people in Bangkok.Continue Reading
Singaporean conglomerate Keppel Corp reported a 66 per cent rise in first-half income on Thursday (Jul 28), helped by higher earnings across most of its main businesses and a come back in performance from its offshore and marine (O& M) unit. Keppel, which traces its roots to some small shipContinue Reading