Indonesia: More than 120 dead in football stampede
At least 127 died after police tear-gassed rioting supporters after a match on East Java.Continue Reading
Indonesia police say 129 people killed after stampede at football match
JAKARTA: At least 129 people were killed and around 180 injured at a football match in Indonesia after a crowd stampede during a riot, police said on Sunday (Oct 2), in what appears to be one of the world’s worst stadium disasters. The stadium had been been filled beyond capacity, said Indonesia’sContinue Reading
14.5km of cycling paths completed in Ang Mo Kio, Bishan and Toa Payoh
SINGAPORE: Residents in Ang Mo Kio, Bishan and Toa Payoh can now cycle more conveniently between and within their towns with the completion of 14.5km of new cycling paths. In a media release on Saturday (Oct 1), the Land Transport Authority (LTA) gave an update on the ongoing development of cycling paths in Singapore. Seven kilometres ofContinue Reading
Meet the Singaporean crafter foodie behind With Autumn’s popular dyeing, tufting and punch needle workshops
In this week’s instalment of Creative Capital, we talk to 36-year-old Singaporean Autumn Brown Yushun who runs a successful textile workshop and retail business while teaching at NAFA and creating culinary content for a local food business.Continue Reading
Commentary: Will we ever see fully electric sports cars in F1 races?
There is something special about the roar of an engine in a sports car – but views must change when even the F1 championship has a net-zero target, says motorsport presenter Claire Jedrek.Continue Reading
1,600 floodlights and months of preparation: This is what goes into lighting up the Singapore Grand Prix
How do you transform Marina Bay into a 61-lap, 5.063km Formula 1 race track? It’s a process that begins months before the race, says the man who oversees lighting at the Singapore Grand Prix.Continue Reading
‘She got an abortion, broke up with me’: The human suffering behind China’s property crisis
Millions of Chinese are in limbo as cash-strapped developers halt construction. Some of them may have already been touched by tragedy. The programme Insight uncovers their stories.Continue Reading
Forests in the desert: Why Mongolia is banking on a billion new trees to halt desertification
Asia’s Great Climate Frontiers: The growing threat of climate change means that more ecosystems now find themselves on the brink of catastrophe. In the first part of a monthly series, CNA looks at the threat of desertification in Mongolia.Continue Reading
In the deep, cold Gobi desert, Mongolia’s nomadic herders cannot outrun climate change
Asia’s Great Climate Frontiers: The growing threat of climate change means that more ecosystems now find themselves on the brink of catastrophe. In the first part of a monthly series, CNA looks at the threat of desertification in Mongolia.Continue Reading
Ferrari’s Leclerc takes pole in Singapore Grand Prix as Verstappen fumes in eighth
SINGAPORE: Charles Leclerc took pole position on Saturday (Oct 1) for the Singapore Grand Prix, but Formula 1 world championship leader Max Verstappen was left fuming after finishing only eighth fastest in damp conditions. Leclerc clocked 1 minute 49.412 seconds in his Ferrari to top the timesheets 0.022 seconds aheadContinue Reading