Since the start of the year, Singapore has reported 37 workplace fatalities – the same number for the whole of last year, and exceeding the 30 deaths reported in 2020. Amid the increased rate of fatal workplace accidents, MOM imposed the requirement of a mandatory safety-time out to review safety procedures,Continue Reading
SINGAPORE – Robust demand for Singapore’s electronics and semiconductors during the pandemic fueled the city-state’s fastest economic expansion in over a decade and big-ticket investments in chip-making capacity. Now, the notoriously cyclical semiconductor industry is in the grip of a deepening downturn as geopolitical and inflationary headwinds buffet the global economy. Chip makers in […]
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DHAKA, Bangladesh: Rescuers in northern Bangladesh on Tuesday (Sep 27) found more bodies from an overcrowded boat with Hindu pilgrims that capsized in one of the country’s worst recent river disasters, pushing the death toll to 66, officials said. At least 15 more people are still unaccounted for, said DipankarContinue Reading
The Meteorological Department says Typhoon Noru, currently threatening Vietnam after pounding the Philippines, will weaken to a tropical storm before it crosses into Thailand on Thursday.Continue Reading
Demo flights such as these show that sustainable aviation fuel is available and safe to use, said the producer of the cleaner alternative. Continue Reading
Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul remains unimpressed by two decisive political victories by the Pheu Thai Party in northeastern provinces over other parties’ candidates in local government elections.Continue Reading
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A woman was found dead and two others – a boy and his mother – were still missing after the three went out on a boat across the reservoir of the Mun Bon dam in Khon Buri district on Monday and disappeared.Continue Reading
Intelligence agencies are secretive organizations that generate secret products. Their reports come adorned with reminders to maintain discretion: “Top Secret” this, “Sensitive Compartmented Information” that. Those following former US president Donald Trump’s curious filing practices in Mar-a-Lago will appreciate the significance governments attach to protecting their classified materials and the damage revelations can do. Yet, […]
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Police have arrested transgender influencer Nara Crepe Katoey on a charge of advertising dietary supplements containing a hazardous psychoactive drug, desoxy-D2PM.Continue Reading
Tokyo demands an apology after one its diplomats is accused of spying in Russia’s Far East.Continue Reading