Singapore – First Singaporean to win the renowned Vautrin Lud Prize in Geography, Professor Brenda Yeoh of the National University of Singapore (NUS) has won the top prize in geography for her exceptional accomplishments. It’s been given every year for the last 30 years and is known as the “Nobel Prize” of geography. A five-person international jury in Saint-Die-des-Vosges, France, …
Singapore – Primary school students will return to school for face-to-face lessons progressively from next week, while the year-end examinations for Primary 3 and 4 students will be cancelled, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said on Thursday (Oct 7). Year-end examinations for Primary 5 pupils will, however, still proceed under strict Covid-19 infection controls, MOE said in a statement. This …
Singapore – Singapore’s parliament has approved a law that gives broad powers to the government to deal with foreign interference that has sparked concern from the opposition and experts about its wide scope and limits on judicial review. The small and open city-state, which says it is vulnerable to foreign meddling, targeted fake news with a far-reaching law in 2019, …
Singapore – Panasonic is laying off 700 employees in Singapore because it will cease producing refrigeration compressors by September 2022. According to Panasonic’s news statement released on September 23, in order to guarantee that all impacted workers are “well-supported”, they have been collaborating with the relevant authorities, government agencies and United Workers of Electronics and Electrical Industries (UWEEI). The company is …
Yesterday (September 22), a bus driver and two passengers were transported to the hospital after an SBS Transit bus seemed to have collided with a pillar along Airport Boulevard at Changi Airport, according to witnesses. An accident at 65 Airport Boulevard, between Terminal 3 and Terminal 1, between Terminal 3 and Terminal 1 was reported to the Singapore Civil Defense …
Singapore and the UAE would contribute around 400,500 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Johor. Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad said Singapore’s vaccine donation reflected the state’s close bond with the island republic. He claimed Singapore had previously sent Johor 20,000 Sinovac doses on July 29. Related Posts100 Terengganu teachers rejected Covid vaccines, says MB396 out of 779 teachers in Johor refuse …
The ASEAN’s progress in Myanmar has not been as successful as anticipated, according to Singapore‘s foreign minister. United Nations and many countries have urged the bloc, which includes Myanmar, to restore stability via diplomacy. Vivian Balakrishnan remarked that ASEAN is not as effective or fast as they expected. “But this is a difficult situation.” she added. Related PostsA Hazardous and …
President Rodrigo Duterte is confident that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) would overcome Covid-19, just as it has overcome many obstacles in the past. Duterte made the statement as ASEAN marked the 54th anniversary of its foundation. He said that the ASEAN member nations are no strangers to adversity, adding that the regional bloc’s ties of amity and …
Government data shows that three quarters of Singapore’s COVID-19 infections in the last four weeks were among vaccinated individuals as the country accelerate its vaccinations which leaves only a small number of unvaccinated people. About 75% of Singapore’s population of 5.7 million people had already been vaccinated which ranked the country as the world’s second highest after the United Arab …
Shane Pow, who is previously a Mediacorp actor, has been imprisoned for five weeks, fined S$6,000 (RM18,589.55) and banned from driving for five years today after driving his van while drunk in the Bugis area last year. The 30-year-old Singaporean pleaded guilty in the State Courts to one count of drink-driving under the Road Traffic Act. Related PostsSingapore Suicides hit …
