Visually impaired woman fights to save endangered gibbons in remote Indonesian village
2023-04-21
To mark Earth Day, CNA looks at how a woman in West Java perseveres to help endangered silvery gibbons against the odds.Continue Reading
IN FOCUS: Amid inflation, are budget meal schemes in Singapore and Malaysia filling bellies?
2023-04-21
Affordable hawker food has always been a feature of life in both countries. CNA explores the challenges in offering budget meals and whether they are nutritious.Continue Reading
I’m a stay-at-home dad who fell into depression. It made me wonder if I was a bad parent
2023-04-21
As a first-time parent and his child’s main carer, Kris Tan began feeling tired and irritable all the time. He talks about his experience, and the lessons from his struggle with depression, in the podcast series Imperfect by CNA Insider.Continue Reading
Commentary: Why tropical Singapore sent an expedition to icy Antarctica
2023-04-21
Melting Antarctic ice could have catastrophic consequences for coastal cities. Seeing the massive ice shelves with his own eyes helped him grasp the scale of the problem, says NTU Earth Observatory of Singapore’s Professor Benjamin P Horton.Continue Reading
30 years after SEA Games heartbreak, Lim Tong Hai returns as Team Singapore official
2023-04-21
Lim said it was a “big honour” to be given the opportunity “I’m a sports person, sports runs in my blood. I’ve been involved in sports as a player, as a coach, as a manager. Now eventually I have the opportunity to come on board as an official in theContinue Reading
Fixed deposit interest rates dip in Singapore amid uncertain economic outlook
2023-04-21
FOREIGN BANKS Some foreign lenders have also lowered their fixed deposit interest rates. “Given the recent market movements, we saw time deposit rates, especially those with longer tenors, to have fallen slightly compared to two months ago,” a HSBC spokesperson said, adding that there was still a strong take-up ofContinue Reading
ICA considers additional safety measures after officer injured in Tuas Checkpoint accident
2023-04-21
A suspected drink driver was arrested after seriously injuring a Certis auxiliary police officer at Tuas Checkpoint on Mar 24. Continue Reading
Think you got lucky with bargain ANA business class tickets? Not so fast, experts say
2023-04-21
Are airlines obligated to honour fares that were sold cheaply by mistake? And what should travellers do if they see ticket prices that are unusually low?Continue Reading
COE quota to rise slightly; higher bid deposit among new measures for motorcycles
2023-04-21
SINGAPORE: The supply of Certificates of Entitlement (COE) will go up slightly for the May to July quarter, while the bid deposit for motorcycles will be raised from the next tender. Announcing this on Friday (Apr 21), the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said the COE quota for May to July willContinue Reading
Opposition has a role to play in Singapore’s maturing democracy, DPM Wong says to Pritam Singh
2023-04-21
“If the government were ever to fall short of these standards, we expect the opposition to call us out,” says Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.Continue Reading