Waste startups and entrepreneurship tackle Cambodia’s growing trash problem
As waste collection and management issues persist in Cambodia’s major cities, a resident steps up to take out the trash
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Four months’ jail for ex-lecturer in SG who took students’ upskirt videos, photos on campus
A lecturer was working at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) College East in Simei when he took upskirt videos and photographs of multiple students. Read full storyContinue Reading
Amazon grapples with more labour strife, this time in Japan
Amazon.com Inc, which is struggling to quell workplace movements from the US to Europe, faces a growing union effort in Asia’s second largest economy. Read full storyContinue Reading
Four-year-old’s ambulance call helps save mother in Australia
Australian boy Monty Cocker had been taught how to call paramedics only a day before the emergency.Continue Reading
Strong demand for larger flats in August BTO exercise, with Tampines units most popular
She said that demand is stronger in Ang Mo Kio and Tampines because these places are in mature estates. The Tampines project has one of the shortest completion periods – about 36 months – and is set to be ready by the second quarter of 2026. “We noticed that five-roomContinue Reading
King grants audience to Singapore’s DPM
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah granted an audience to Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong and his wife Loo Tze Lui at Istana Negara here. Read full storyContinue Reading
Japan’s Aegis Ashore destroyer plan is full of holes
In a surprising policy reversal, Japan is mulling an unprecedented upgrade of its missile defense systems against hypersonic missile threats from China and North Korea. Whether it will be money militarily well-spent, however, is in question. Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MOD) says it plans to spend US$7.1 billion on a sea-based version of the Aegis […]
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Man stopped by police for behaving suspiciously at train station jailed for having sex videos
SINGAPORE: A man stopped by police officers for behaving suspiciously at a train platform was later revealed to possess illegally obtained videos of himself having sex with women. Malaysian Khoo Ee Seong, 29, was sentenced on Tuesday (Sep 6) to 20 weeks’ jail and a fine of S$4,000. He pleadedContinue Reading
Kerala: Girl’s death highlights India’s ‘stray dogs menace’
The 12-year-old died in hospital of rabies this week after she was bitten by a dog in August.Continue Reading
Alongkorn to head RTAF in new promotions list
ACM Alongkorn Wannarot has been nominated to take over as commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Air Force from ACM Napadej Dhupatemiya, who retires at the end of September, in changes made to the air force annual reshuffle list, informed sources said.Continue Reading