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[ad_1] Those eager to be on a plane again may have rejoiced at the opportunity to catch a flight with Singapore Airlines (SIA) again, after reports emerged that the SIA could launch three-hour ‘flights to nowhere’. However, several environmental groups in Singapore have raised concerns that this will lead to …

[ad_1] JAKARTA – Former Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama has used YouTube as a platform to criticize bad bureaucracy, rent seeking and systematic inefficiency in Indonesian state-owned companies. Speaking on the YouTube channel “Poin”, which has more than one million subscribers, Basuki, popularly known by his Chinese nickname Ahok, expressed …

[ad_1] A man who recently lost his iPhone would never have guessed it was a monkey business. When Zackrydz Rodzi couldn’t find his phone after searching his entire home in Johor, Malaysia, he thought someone had stolen it while he was sleeping on Friday (September 11) night. However, there were …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The President of the Workers’ Party (WP), Sylvia Lim, tabled a motion to adjourn in Parliament for its next session in October, following the controversial case involving Indonesian domestic worker Parti Liyani and the family of the prominent business leader Liew Mun Leong. The motion, tabled by …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The COVID-19 pandemic may have informed your vacation plans, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to travel, you’ll just have to do it locally. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said on Wednesday (16 September) that all Singaporeans over the age of 18 will soon receive SingapoRediscovers coupons worth …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The COVID-19 pandemic may have informed your vacation plans, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to travel, you’ll just have to do it locally. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said on Wednesday (16 September) that all Singaporeans over the age of 18 will soon receive SingapoRediscovers coupons worth …

[ad_1] Image copyright fake images Some of China’s largest tech firms are expanding their operations in Singapore as tensions rise between Washington and Beijing. Tencent and Alibaba are increasing their presence in the city-state, while TikTok owner ByteDance is reportedly investing billions of dollars. Considered neutral territory, Singapore has good …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Total coronavirus cases in India topped 5 million on Wednesday (Sept. 16), data from the Health Ministry showed, as the pandemic extends its grip over the vast country at an increasingly rapid pace. With its last 1 million cases recorded in just 11 days, a world record, …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Facebook will award around S $ 4.75 million in grants to small businesses in Singapore that have been affected by COVID-19, the company said on Wednesday (September 16). Some 800 local businesses employing between two and 50 people are expected to benefit from the grants, Facebook said in …

[ad_1] One man’s attempt to set fire to an online zi char post failed when it became the target of criticism. The reason? For calling the police about the grocer who had allegedly increased their order without their permission. In his attempt to name and shame the position, the man …