Registration of constituency candidates begins nationwide
The registration of constituency candidates for the May 14 general election started on Monday at designated venues throughout the country and will continue until Friday.Continue Reading
106-year-old Filipino tattoo artist is oldest person on Vogue magazine cover
Apo Whang-Od, also known as Maria Oggay, is the oldest practitioner of the centuries-old batok tattooing technique, a hand-tapping method that uses a stick and thorn. Continue Reading
Ministry strives to shut down hacker’s website
The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) will ask the court to close down a website that hacked the personal information of 55 million Thais after finding more clues about the hacker.Continue Reading
Aboriginal ‘giant of a nation’ Yunupingu dies aged 74
One of Australia’s best-known Indigenous leaders “now walks in another place”, PM Anthony Albanese says.Continue Reading
Singapore private home prices up 3.2% in first quarter: URA flash estimates
SINGAPORE: Private home prices in Singapore increased by 3.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2023, according to official flash estimates released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Monday (Apr 3). This is compared to the 0.4 per cent increase in the previous quarter. The first quarter privateContinue Reading
Price resistance setting in, say analysts, as HDB Q1 resale prices see smallest increase in last 10 quarters
SINGAPORE: The HDB resale market is seeing signs of price resistance setting in, said analysts on Monday (Apr 3), as flash estimates showed that resale prices grew at a slower pace in the first quarter of 2023. The 0.9 per cent increase is the smallest rise in the last 10 quarters. The Housing andContinue Reading
HDB Q1 resale prices increase by smallest amount in last 10 quarters: Flash estimates
SINGAPORE: The rise in Housing Board resale flat prices slowed in the first quarter of 2023, edging up 0.9 per cent – the smallest increase compared to the last 10 quarters. The Housing and Development Board’s flash estimate on Monday (Apr 3) indicated that the Resale Price Index (RPI) roseContinue Reading
The other Chinese apps taking the US and UK by storm
Four out of the top 10 most downloaded free mobile apps in the US and UK are Chinese-owned.Continue Reading
Muslim woman’s Hindu children inspire Indian film
Thennadan Subaida’s children say the movie is a tribute to their mother’s extraordinary life.Continue Reading
Afghanistan: Rounded up from the streets into Taliban drug rehab
Afghanistan’s government is running an aggressive campaign to remove drug users from the streets.Continue Reading