Heatstroke kills 11 at India awards event
Since 2010, heatwaves have claimed the lives of more than 6,500 people in India, and many cities across the nation experienced record temperatures next year. According to researchers, climate change is causing the warm spells to become harsher and more frequent throughout South Asia. Due to the heat, officials inContinue Reading
South getting smoke from indonesia, fires still burning in North
The southernmost district town of Betong in Yala province is covered in smoke haze, which usually comes from Indonesia at this time of the year officials said.Continue Reading
Government Parliamentary Committee for transport monitoring rising COE prices, impact on transport cost for Singaporeans
Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums have remained high, with the latest bidding exercise on Apr 5 closing with Category A and B prices breaking records for the second time in a row. Continue Reading
Nationwide watch for Covid after mask-free Songkran
Health officials nationwide have been ordered to watch for new Covid-19 outbreaks and clusters, and prepare medication and equipment for inpatients, in the wake of Songkran festivities.Continue Reading
Laos celebrates new year in full tilt with pandemic precautions aside
Pageants and parades light up ‘Pi Mai’ in Luang Prabang as Laos’ most prominent tourist town rings in the Buddhist new year
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Spike in COVID-19 cases in Malaysia, experts say time to mask up again
CAN MALAYSIA’S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM COPE WITH THE RISE IN CASES? In her statement last Thursday, the health minister said that the rising trend in COVID-19 patient admissions will not burden the health services and that hospitals will still operate as usual. According to the health ministry, 34.4 per cent ofContinue Reading
Diplomacy for peace, dead in US, blossoms elsewhere
“Global power struggles signal an end to an era of diplomacy.” So ran a front-page headline in The New York Times’ April 11 print edition for an article marking US President Joe Biden’s ceremonial visit to Ireland to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Accords. The commemoration served as an “unspoken reminder that such […]Continue Reading
Migrant workers ‘never been segregated’ from community or mosques: MUIS
MUIS said the circular from the Singapore Bangladeshi Society “did not provide the full scope of arrangements” made for Muslim migrant workers.Continue Reading
Reports of deadly ambush in Papua shake Indonesian military
Papuan rebels have reportedly killed or captured up to 15 Indonesian soldiers in an ambush in the mist-shrouded central highlands and close to where tribal gunmen have been holding a New Zealand pilot hostage for more than two months. If confirmed, it is one of Indonesia’s worst military setbacks, raising fears of a massive retaliation as security forces […]Continue Reading
MUIS apologises for asking migrant workers to perform Hari Raya Puasa prayers in dorms
An earlier circular from the Singapore Bangladesh Society “did not provide the full scope of arrangements” made for Muslim migrant workers, with MUIS adding they are a “valued member” of the community.Continue Reading