Teong Tzen Wei apologises to family, fellow swimmers over drug use; says he should have known better

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Teong’s statement comes after apologies by Schooling and Lim, and SportSG said it has issued the three swimmers with letters of warning. Support for Teong, Schooling and Lim will also be suspended for a month. This means the three carded athletes under the high performance scheme will not receive training assistance grantsContinue Reading

Ash scattering garden in Choa Chu Kang receives 1,900 applications; Another site to open by 2024: NEA

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SINGAPORE: More than 1,900 applications for inland ash scattering services at Singapore’s first such facility were received as of mid-September, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Wednesday (Sep 28), as it announced the opening of another site by 2024. “As of 13 September 2022, there have been more thanContinue Reading

Mad rush out of draft-time Russia

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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a “partial mobilization” in the Ukraine war has triggered mass protests throughout the country and launched an exodus of Russian citizens fearing the draft. Many who previously supported Putin’s “special military operation” in Ukraine are now having second thoughts. But with the price of airline tickets skyrocketing and flights […]

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Taiwan confirms mid-October end to COVID-19 quarantine for arrivals

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Crisis in Iran: Raisi’s hijab hype backfiring badly

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Protests continue to roil Iran after the shocking death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman arrested by the morality police for an “improper hijab,” who is widely believed to have been beaten to death while in custody of the guards. Despite a crackdown that has so far claimed at least 76 lives, Iranians are not […]

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New challenges, new solutions: sowing the seeds of healthy lifestyles with Bloom

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USAID’s latest social behaviour change campaign targeting women’s health was just launched in Phnom, with stakeholders across sectors coming together with a 21st century approach to community outreach.

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