As of Monday noon (26 Oct), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed three new cases of COVID-19 infection. This brings the total number of infection...
It has been disturbing to read that the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) has filed a disciplinary complaint to the Law Society of Singapore against human rights law lawyer...
In an opinion piece published by TODAY online last Thursday (22 October), titled “To boost fertility rate, do more to lower costs of raising children”, a...
It was reported by the Indian media last Wed (21 Oct) that Singapore High Commissioner to India, Simon Wong Wie Kuen, flew from Delhi to Chennai...
JAKARTA, INDONESIA — Russia’s state-owned oil and gas firm Zarubezhneft through its subsidiary ZN Asia Ltd is planning to invest in the Tuna Field in Natuna...
by Brian Knowlton US presidential challenger Joe Biden on Sunday accused Donald Trump of giving up in the fight against Covid-19 as the president faced a...
Thailand’s parliament opened Monday for a special session to discuss the growing youth-led pro-democracy movement, which is demanding Premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha’s resignation and reforms to the...
Early voting in the 2020 US election has surpassed all the pre-election ballots from four years earlier, an independent vote monitor said Sunday, with nine days...
In a bid to diversify its power supply and utilise clean energy resources, Singapore is aiming to commence a two-year trial of electricity import from Peninsular...
Safety netting was put up along parts of Changi Jurassic Mile on Saturday night (24 Oct) as an added safety measure following a recent incident involving...
A Singaporean netizen, Foong Swee Fong, spoke out on Facebook about how Singapore has turned into a “private limited (Pte Ltd)” government, claiming that the Government...
by Kang Jin-kyu As a devout Jehovah’s Witness Jang Kyung-jin was ready to be jailed rather than serve in South Korea’s military. After a landmark court...
前总理李光耀二媳妇、李显扬妻子林学芬,其中一幅手织作品“绽放的端庄(DIGNITY BLOOMS)”早前进行拍卖,所得将作为新加坡社会企业“厨尊”(Dignity Kitchen),旗下一座新设立培训中心的装修经费。 “厨尊”今日(26日)在官方脸书更新消息,指林学芬的手织作品,最终以3万3000元,被一名女士Geraldine Lim标得!与此同时,李显扬夫妇作一对一捐赠, 使得善款增至6万6000元。 We are delighted to announce that the winning bid for the Dignity Blooms auction was $33,000. A big thank you...
Civil society rights groups on Saturday (25 Oct) affirmed their support for and stand in solidarity with Thailand’s brave youth and independent media as they continue to...
曾在芽笼东开了30年小工作坊,一名擅长制作手工娘惹串珠鞋的老人,虽然行动不便,仍每周六日继续开修鞋的小铺子。 盛港集选区议员何廷儒,在本周六(24日)走访社区时,发现这名住在万国一带的老人苏先生。 苏先生坦言目前生意很差,即使行动不便,他还是要每周六天,到113座组屋楼下租的小铺子开档营生。 何廷儒到访时,不巧一名客户刚领走了一双串珠鞋。不过,老人也向何廷儒展示传统串珠鞋的样本。 对此,何廷儒则呼吁民众,可以周二至周日早上9时至5点期间,帮忙光顾老人家。一些网民则呼吁工人党,帮助苏先生宣传他难得的娘惹串珠技艺,这些民间好技艺在现今已凋零、不多见了。 Met Mr Soo this morning during our estate walk. He is a resident of Buangkok and has been renting a small...