[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, …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Three Myanmar police officers crossed into northeastern India’s Mizoram state to seek refuge there, instead of following orders given by the military junta, an Indian police officer said on Thursday (4 May March). The three men crossed the border near the city of North Vanlaiphai on Wednesday …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singaporeans can look forward to 130 hectares of new parks over the next six years, as part of a broader effort to make Singapore’s urban environment greener and more sustainable. In addition to the new parks, it will also focus more on creating energy efficient buildings. Research …
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[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 …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – In another push for cleaner vehicles here, no more diesel cars and new taxis will be allowed to register here starting in 2025. Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung announced this in a debate on the government’s sustainability plans on Thursday (March 4). This is five years before …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Thirty-one people were arrested in four cases of illegal speed trials between 2018 and 2020, Minister of State for Internal Affairs Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim told Parliament on Thursday (March 4). These cases are pending investigations or legal proceedings, he said. Commercial Commercial Associate Professor Faishal was responding to …
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[ad_1] Myanmar’s pro-democracy activists pledged on Thursday (March 4) to hold more demonstrations after the United Nations said 38 people had been killed in the most violent day of unrest since last month’s military coup. Police and soldiers opened fire with live bullets on Wednesday without warning, witnesses said. Commercial …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Over the past three years, around 50 employers in Singapore have had their job pass privileges suspended due to discriminatory hiring practices. About 60 percent of these cases each year involved discrimination based on nationality, State Minister for Manpower Gan Siow Huang told parliament on Thursday (March 4). …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden on Wednesday (March 3) criticized “Neanderthal” decisions by Texas and Mississippi to remove the mandates to wear masks, underscoring that the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States is far from being overcome. . “I think it’s a big mistake. I hope everyone has …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The US Department of Justice refused to investigate or prosecute then-Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao after the inspector general’s office referred allegations of possible misuse of the position for review, according to a report made. public on Wednesday (March 3). The report included allegations that Chao ordered staff …
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