IN FOCUS: Can the supermarket bag charge break Singapore’s plastic addiction?
Singapore is set to implement a minimum 5-cent charge on all disposable carrier bags from large supermarkets from Jul 3. Will it change a nation’s habit of using such bags?Read…
Commentary: Launch of Disney Cruise Line checks many boxes for Singapore’s tourism sector
Singapore’s collaboration with Disney Cruise Line will bring much-needed buzz to the local tourism scene in the wake of COVID-19, says Professor Abhishek Bhati of James Cook University.Read More
I felt guilty when work took me from my kids, so I quit. But was it the best thing for them?
April Leong’s decision to go from career woman to stay-at-home mother left her with a different sense of guilt. She tells her story in the first episode of the new…
Ukraine able to resume electricity exports after six-month gap
April 08, 2023 5:32 AM Repairs have been carried out after repeated Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Read More
As China flexes its muscles, East Asian neighbours ramp up defences
April 08, 2023 5:00 AM Beijing’s recent assertiveness has given cause for Japan to drastically overhaul its defence strategy. Read More
Armed and ready: Asia-Pacific countries ramp up defence spending amid heightened tensions
April 08, 2023 5:00 AM The arms race risks spiralling into a major conflict. Read More
US Supreme Court justice defends lavish trips as ‘personal hospitality’
April 08, 2023 4:45 AM He is accused of accepting years of luxury travel trips from a Republican billionaire. Read More
Hundreds of thousands still without power in Canada after ice storm
April 08, 2023 4:37 AM About 500,000 homes in Quebec were in the dark, down from 1.1 million at the height of the outages. Read More
US radio broadcaster NPR halts tweets in Twitter row
April 08, 2023 4:26 AM Twitter has designated Washington-based National Public Radio as “state-affiliated media.” Read More
One killed, several injured in Tel Aviv attack
April 08, 2023 3:52 AM At least one person is treated for a gunshot wound, but police say a car may also have rammed into people. Read More