Singapore gas pipelines so far unaffected by oil tanker grounded nearby: EMA
Supply and pressure from pipelines conveying gas from Indonesia and Singapore remain normal, says the Energy Market Authority.Continue Reading
White Christian nationalists on US midterm election mission
According to a May 2022 poll from the University of Maryland, 61% of Republicans favor declaring the United States a Christian nation – even though 57% recognized that it would be unconstitutional. Meanwhile, 31% of all Americans and 49% of Republicans believe “God intended America to be a new promised land where European Christians could […]Continue Reading
Delhi air: Leaders trade barbs as India capital becomes ‘gas chamber’
Politicians are blaming each other as a toxic haze once again smothers India’s capital.Continue Reading
More pre-schools in Singapore sowing seeds of sustainability in their pupils
Children at such a young age are more receptive to fresh ideas, making it easier to shape their mindsets about sustainability, said educators.Continue Reading
Singapore court clears way for man to be extradited to US for sex charges against 5-year-old girl
SINGAPORE: A court has cleared the way for a man in Singapore to be extradited to the United States to face charges of sexual offences against a five-year-old girl that he allegedly committed in a San Diego church in 2017. In a decision on Oct 3, District Judge Loh Hui-MinContinue Reading
Omicron offshoots multiply new pandemic risks
The Omicron variant of concern has splintered into multiple subvariants. So we’ve had to get our heads around these mutated forms of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, including BA.1 and the more recent BA.5. We’ve also seen recombinant forms of the virus, such as XE, arising by genetic material swapping between subvariants. More recently, […]Continue Reading
Singapore and Hong Kong compete, but also mutually benefit from each other: Ong Ye Kung
SINGAPORE: While Singapore and Hong Kong’s companies and sectors compete, they also mutually benefit from each other to an even greater extent – both strategically and in the long term, said Singapore Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung on Thursday (Nov 3). Speaking at the inaugural South China Morning PostContinue Reading
Need to equip Singaporeans with in-demand skills as uncertainties shake job market: Tan See Leng
Workers themselves have to put in the effort to reskill and keep up to date with the latest industry trends, said the Manpower Minister. Continue Reading
Man jailed for attacking pregnant sister’s boyfriend after she goes missing
SINGAPORE: A man was sentenced to three months’ jail on Thursday (Nov 3) for attacking his teenage sister’s boyfriend after she went missing following news of her pregnancy. Kenneth Lee Jun Hao, 23, pleaded guilty to one charge of voluntarily causing hurt, with common intention. Another charge was taken intoContinue Reading
Thai woman killed by Itaewon crush to arrive home Friday
The body of the young Thai woman killed in the Itaewon crush will be returned to Bangkok on Friday, and her father to take her home to Phetchabun province.Continue Reading