20 years after the Bali bombings on Oct 12, 2002, victims recounted the attacks, the ordeal they went through and the psychological and physical scars they bear to this day. Continue Reading
BALI, Indonesia: Mourners from across the world gathered in Bali on Tuesday (Oct 11), ahead of the 20th anniversary of the 2002 bombings as they paid tribute to the 202 people who lost their lives. A commemoration event on Wednesday is expected to draw more than a hundred participants rangingContinue Reading
Singapore imports more than 90 per cent of its food source, and it is critical for the country to find ways to ensure the resilience of its food supplies, says Sustainability and Environment Minister Grace Fu.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: SPH Media Group announced several changes to leadership positions in its newsrooms on Tuesday (Oct 11), with new editors set to take the helm at its newspapers The Straits Times (ST) and The Business Times (BT). The editor-in-chief of SPH Media’s English/Malay/Tamil Media group (EMTM) and editor of STContinue Reading
Singapore’s Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant-General (LG) Melvyn Ong, who chaired the conference, said the defence chiefs discussed counterterrorism, sea piracy, new threats and how Russia’s war in Ukraine contributed to supply chain disruptions. “What all this just speaks to is the fact that the security environment that we faceContinue Reading
If reinfection rate hits 50 per cent, Singapore will be in for another COVID-19 wave, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.Continue Reading
Oct 12 marks the 20th anniversary of the 2002 Bali bombings. In the first part of a series looking at what happened, CNA focuses on how the security agencies pinpointed those responsible and strengthened their mechanisms to deal with the terror threat.Continue Reading
Oct 12 marks the 20th anniversary of the 2002 Bali bombings. In the second part of a series, CNA looks at how Jemaah Islamiyah has transformed itself and continues to remain a security threat.Continue Reading
A study published in August found that climate change has exacerbated more than 200 infectious diseases and dozens of non-transmissible conditions.Continue Reading
20 years after the 2002 Bali bombings, the threat posed by terror network Jemaah Islamiyah has taken a different form, with members infiltrating public institutions and raising funds through charities and humanitarian organisations, even as they trained fighters and amassed weapons.Continue Reading