Commentary: Does party president Ahmad Zahid’s acquittal represent darker days for UMNO?
UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is milking his recent acquittal in a corruption case for all it is worth. But the jury is out as to whether the day has dawned for the party going into the next general elections, says this academic.Continue Reading
Banned in Singapore, but some underage youths say it’s easier to get vapes than cigarettes
One youngster started vaping through her brother; another through his father. In the first of a two-parter, the programme Talking Point finds out how youths get their supplies and what chemicals may be causing them harm.Continue Reading
Commentary: Don’t put down ‘overpriced’ food in New York’s first Singapore hawker centre
New York City’s first Singapore hawker centre has drawn flak for its high prices. Even amid rising food and energy costs, the burden is placed on hawkers to keep their dishes affordable, says cookbook author Pamelia Chia.Continue Reading
Commentary: Being old doesn’t mean you have to slow down
The proportion of citizens aged 65 and above is rising in Singapore. Growing older is enjoyable only if we remain active and take more time for things that matter, says Dr William Wan.Continue Reading
Hurricane Ian takes aim at Carolinas after reports of 21 deaths in Florida
FORT MYERS, Fl: A resurgent Storm Ian barreled toward South Carolina on Fri (Sep 30), a day after carving a path of damage across the Florida peninsula, washing away homes, destroying a causeway and stranding thousands along the state’s Gulf of mexico Coast. There have been reports of at leastContinue Reading
US extends debt relief to Pakistan after floods
The rollover relates to the Paris membership agreement in 04 2020 to support 73 lower income countries during COVID-19, under that the US provided comfort on US$128 million in debt to Pakistan. The agreement to postpone payments on that debt, plus an additional US$4 million, has been rolled once again.Continue Reading
Malaysia parliament must be dissolved soon so that elections can be held this year: UMNO secretary-general
KUALA LUMPUR: The supreme council of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) has agreed that parliament must be dissolved soon so that general elections can be held this year, said party secretary-general Ahmad Maslan on Friday (Sep 30). In a statement issued after the party’s monthly supreme council meeting atContinue Reading
Fuelled by meth addiction, Vietnam’s drug-treatment centres are rife with abuse
Despite international pressure, forced labour and beating are still common at government-run rehab facilities
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George Clooney reacts to ‘pretty boy’ Brad Pitt calling him the ‘most handsome man’
George Clooney and Brad Pitt can’t quit teasing each other.Continue Reading
Wet weather to continue in first half of October, thundery showers expected: Met Service
SEPTEMBER REVIEW There were more showers in the second half of September as compared to the first half, the Met Service said, with the highest total daily total rainfall of 127.6mm recorded around Tuas South on Sep 25. “On several days of the month, moderate to heavy thundery showers affected theContinue Reading