[ad_1] PONTIAN: Around 100,000 Malaysians working in Singapore are expected to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the second phase of Malaysia’s coronavirus immunization program. Johor Prime Minister Hasni Mohammad said that together with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), the authorities will create a system to register Malaysians …
Read More »World Cup 2034, an ‘aspirational goal’ for Singapore, will not determine the success of the new national project: FAS
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Qualification for the 2034 World Cup remains an “aspirational goal” for Singapore and will not determine whether the new national project to grow local football is a success, the vice president of the Singapore Football Association said on Tuesday. (FAS), Bernard Tan (Mar 9). Speaking at a press …
Read More »Commentary: Elon Musk is betting big on bitcoin to keep Tesla strong
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: In February 2021, Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, said the company had bought $ 1.5 billion worth of bitcoins. He also announced that Tesla would start accepting bitcoin as a form of payment for its products soon. Commercial Commercial Tesla has done nothing wrong by buying bitcoins. Maybe …
Read More »Malaysia to Buy More Doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Targets China’s Single Dose Vaccine
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will purchase additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech, bringing the total insured to 32 million, enough to cover half of its population, said on Monday (March 8) the science minister of the country, Khairy Jamaluddin. The Southeast Asian country last month embarked on a …
Read More »Possible purchase of COVID-19 vaccine by private sector ‘on our radar’: Malaysian official
[ad_1] KUALA TERENGGANU: The limited global supply of COVID-19 vaccines has made it necessary for the Malaysian government to monopolize purchases to ensure the success of its national immunization program, Vice Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Ahmad Amzad Hashim said on Saturday (6 of March). ). He said that …
Read More »PUB to study ways to protect Singapore’s northwest coast
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The national water agency PUB will study ways to protect the northwest coast of Singapore against rising sea levels, after the completion of coastal protection studies for City-East Coast and Jurong Island, it said on Thursday (4 of March). PUB also provided an update on these two studies, …
Read More »Singapore Relies on Global Effort to Address Climate Change: Teo Chee Hean
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: While Singapore must do everything possible to address climate change, the country is ultimately dependent on a collective global effort to address the problem, Chief Minister Teo Chee Hean said on Thursday (March 4). Singapore contributes about 0.1 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, said Teo, who is …
Read More »Singapore’s first university of the arts is established in the NAFA and LASALLE alliance
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore’s first university of the arts will be established in a partnership between the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) and the LASALLE College of the Arts, Education Minister Lawrence Wong announced on Wednesday (March 3). It will be a private university supported by the government, with LASALLE …
Read More »The Navy could deploy unmanned maritime security ships that can navigate themselves and avoid obstacles by the end of 2021.
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) could deploy four unmanned surface vessels (USV) for maritime security by the end of this year, depending on the progress of final tests at sea. Once operational, the USVs will conduct 24-hour patrols, investigate and intercept suspicious vessels in Singapore waters. They …
Read More »In Search of the Invisible: How the NEA Protects Against Radiation Risk
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: From oil refineries to petrochemical plants, veterinary clinics and ground checkpoints, the work of National Environment Agency (NEA) officer Parthiban Balachandran takes you all over Singapore. Technical Supervisor of NEA’s Department of Radiation Protection and Nuclear Science, Mr. Parthiban is on the lookout for invisible radioactive sources and …
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