New TB kit to curb spread
The Department of Medical Sciences (DMS) has signed an MoU with AEC Healthcare on the transfer of DMSc-TB FastAmp (TB-LAMP) kit production technology, aiming to support tuberculosis (TB) control.Continue Reading
Australia plans to buy 220 cruise missiles from US
The potential $895m deal will give Australia long-range strike capability from ships or submarines.Continue Reading
Singapore PC Market Fell 11% in 2022 Says IDC
Expects the PC Market in Singapore to Fall 17% in 2023
Inventory corrections, dwindling private demand, and drop in public projects possible reasons Singapore’s PC market declined 11% in 2022, totalling 1 million units shipped to the country, according to the recent IDC Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. This decrease can…Continue Reading
35 years of Queendom: Zoe Tay didn’t choose the Ah Jie life, the Ah Jie life chose her
On the occasion of her 35th anniversary in television and film, Zoe Tay reveals what her brother said that nudged her into starting out as a teenage model, how she and her fellow Star Search 1988 winners turned the “conservative” industry “upside-down” and who it was who first started calling her “Ah Jie”.Continue Reading
House dissolution next as boundaries settled
The government is counting down to a House dissolution after the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday announced the electoral boundaries of the 400 constituencies.Continue Reading
Bishan hawkers surprised by study saying chicken rice is most expensive in their neighbourhood
The average price of chicken rice in Bishan is S$4.26, compared with the national average of S$3.80, according to the Institute of Policy Studies.Continue Reading
Privacy or your own kitchen? Mixed reactions from public rental tenants to new hostel set-up
An upcoming public rental housing scheme for singles will offer tenants their own room but shared kitchen and bathroom facilities. Continue Reading
Mixed views on canal project
Despite winning the “2020 Asian Townscape Awards” after undergoing renovation for several years, Ong Ang Canal in Phra Nakhon district has received mixed reactions from locals and tourists.Continue Reading
What China’s baby woes mean for its economic ambitions
The country’s ageing population and shrinking workforce are a threat to its economic growth.Continue Reading
Chuvit accused of defaming BJT Party
Bhumjaithai’s 400 potential election candidates have been asked to file defamation complaints against former politician Chuvit Kamolvisit, in an apparent counter attack after the massage parlour tycoon vowed to “destroy” the party.Continue Reading