GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — UN rights chief Volker Turk on Friday slammed the human cost of Russia’s “senseless” year-old war in Ukraine and urged greater efforts to...
SINGAPORE — Indranee Rajah, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office has said that Singapore’s resident total fertility rate in 2022 hit a new low of 1.05,...
TOKYO, JAPAN — A virtual Group of Seven summit on Friday will call on countries to not send military aid to Russia, Japan’s prime minister said....
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA —Malaysia’s Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim confirmed that his administration would not implement the Goods and Services Tax (GST) due to...
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — After a gap of 26 years, Malaysia’s 10th Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim re-tabled Budget 2023 in Parliament today (24 February)...
TAIPEI, TAIWAN — Taiwan plans to send a combined arms battalion of at least 500 soldiers to the United States for training in the second half...
Cancer patients may have to pray, not just for them to get well but also that their treatment is included in the Cancer Drug List (CDL)...
BENGALURU, INDIA — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi added his voice Friday to calls for the reform of global lenders such as the World Bank, as...
SINGAPORE — Some people may hold negative perceptions towards logistic, service-oriented jobs by assuming that such jobs are low-paying and lack job security. To delivery rider...
by Dr Galyna Kogut As the world rang into the New Year, bombardment, air raid sirens marked Ukraine’s start of 2023, Russia continued intense attacks on...
MALAYSIA — Singapore has agreed to temporarily halt planning and land reclamation activities at Pedra Branca (Batu Puteh) following Malaysia’s verbal and written opposition, according to Malaysia’s...
by Thibault Marchand with Phil Hazlewood in Kramatorsk KYIV, UKRAINE — Ukrainians will hold ceremonies across their war-ravaged country Friday on the first anniversary of Russia’s...
MONTREAL, CANADA — Canadian privacy protection regulators said Thursday that they have launched an investigation into TikTok over its use and collection of users’ personal information....
I have noticed that Mr Henry Kwek, People’s Action Party’s Member of Parliament for Kebun Baru SMC, has written a letter to the Straits Times forum...
In his speech at the Budget 2023 debate on 23 February, Mr Leon Perera, Workers’ Party Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC, focused on the question...