Commentary: China struggles to contain impact of Omicron and stabilise economy
China continues to be registering disappointing GDP growth rates within 2022. To recover the loss in growth since zero-COVID lockdowns, it has no selection but to loosen its fiscal plus monetary policy in order to stimulate the economic climate, says a Chinese economist.Continue Reading
MP bill sent back to panel for vetting
The organic costs on the election of MPs was withdrawn from parliamentary deliberation and sent back for another round of initial scrutiny to ensure it is compatible with the new way of calculating party-list MPs.Continue Reading
Pot policy ‘won’t be axed’
Public Wellness Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has refused to back down from the proceed to decriminalise cannabis in spite of mounting calls for the particular policy to be instantly suspended.Continue Reading
See the powerful first trailer for ‘Till’
Emmett Till’s life and his and his mom’s fight for justice are shown in the effective new trailer for that movie “Till. “Continue Reading
GIC sets up new sustainability office to deepen green research and integration efforts
GIC said in its annual report that time is definitely running out to take decisive action upon climate change. To push the low-carbon transition, it actively spends in new systems, such as green hydrogen, carbon removal, and nuclear fusion. It acquired in July 2020 launched an internal investment fund toContinue Reading
GIC increases investments in inflation-resilient assets as 20-year annualised real return dips to 4.2%
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC says its varied portfolio and careful investment stance have got helped to cushioning its performance in the market correction that occurred in early 2022.Continue Reading
9/11 survivors’ group ‘appalled’ by ‘hurtful’ Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour ahead of event staged near Ground Zero
Speaking on Wednesday at a press meeting near Bedminster, New Jersey, Terry Strada, seat of 9/11 Families United — a coalition of family members and survivors of the 2001 terror assaults — said that playing such a tournament so close to the venue of the worst terrorist strike in AmericanContinue Reading
Here’s a look at the 2022 Venice Film Festival lineup
In in regards to a month, some of the planet’s best filmmakers can descend on the “City of Canals” for that 79th Venice Worldwide Film Festival.Continue Reading
Singapore reports 10th case of monkeypox infection
Singapore’s latest monkeypox case is a 28-year-old man who recently returned from Canada.Continue Reading
