Day: 27 August 2021

17 posts

It’s urgent to address economic, social, cultural rights of victims of enforced disappearance: UN experts

States should further recognise the connection between enforced disappearance and economic, social,…

122 new cases of COVID-19 infection in S’pore; 47 cases linked to Bugis Junction cluster, 26 unlinked

As of Friday noon (27 Aug), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has…

Netizens say high salary don’t deter corruption as former LTA deputy group director admitted to taking bribes worth S$1.24 million

A former deputy group director of the Land Transport Authority (LTA) pleaded…

Yale-NUS College to cease by 2025 as NUS plans to open new college from 2022

Yale-NUS College, Singapore’s first liberal arts institution set up by Yale and…

DIY rooftop garden at Bukit Batok can stay, to be converted into proper community garden: Mayor Low Yen Ling

A few days after the Housing Development Board (HDB) put up notices…

Actress Zheng Shuang hit with $46 million tax fine as China targets celebrity culture

Top Chinese actress Zheng Shuang was hit with a $46 million tax…

Indonesia’s state power giant to sign long-term contract to secure coal supply for power plants

Coal scarcity triggered by numerous factors such as weather conditions, price disparity,…

Workers’ Party reiterates position on Minimum Wage, avoiding GST hike, public housing and employment insurance ahead of National Day Rally

Ahead of the National Day Rally this coming Sunday (29 Aug), the…

South Korea’s former justice minister’s daughter’s admission to Pusan Medical School nullified following academic fraud scandal

Pusan National University (PNU) announced on Tuesday (24 Aug) that it will…

Thai police station chief arrested over drug suspect death in custody

A Thai police chief at the centre of a manhunt over accusations…