Daily roundup: Singapore Airlines ranks 4th in Skytrax's 2019 list of world's cleanest airline cabins – and other top stories today, World News,Stay in the know with a recap of our top stories today. 1. Singapore Airlines ranks 4th in Skytrax's 2019 list of world's cleanest airl
Thailand tracking 200 people as infected returnees skip Covid-19 quarantine, Asia News,BANGKOK – Thailand was racing to track down about 200 people in its northern provinces on Monday to stop a potential coronavirus outbreak, after three Thai nationals entered the country illegally from Myanmar and
Sea of white: 'Hundreds of thousands' of fish dead in Australia, World News,SYDNEY – \”Hundreds of thousands\” of fish have died in drought-stricken Australia in the last few days and more mass deaths are likely to occur, the authorities warned on Tuesday (Jan 29). Locals around the Darling
Ballet to bicycle: Singapore conductor rides out pandemic with delivery job, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A year ago, Singaporean Chiya Amos was living his dream of leading orchestras around Russia as an aspiring classical conductor working with ballets and operas. Since January, he has been working 1
11 men charged over Shell oil heist at Singapore refinery, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Eleven men were charged in a Singapore court on Tuesday in connection with a large-scale oil theft at Shell's biggest refinery, while police said they were investigating six other men arrested in a weekend rai
US FDA to scrutinise vaccine design behind Covid-19 shots linked to blood clots, World News,CHICAGO/LONDON – With two Covid-19 vaccines now under scrutiny for possible links to very rare cases of blood clots in the brain, US government scientists are focusing on whether the specific technology behin
Defector soldier 'committed murder in North Korea': Report, Asia News,A North Korean soldier who defected to the South under a hail of bullets in November has confessed to committing murder in the North, a news report said Tuesday. South Korean officials said they had no comment, noting th
Navy officer in South Korea found dead after alleged sexual abuse by superior, Asia News,SEOUL – South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday ordered an investigation into the apparent suicide of a navy sergeant who had reported being sexually harassed by her supervisor, the second such case involvi
'It's unfair': British tourists fume as Portugal removed from safe travel list, World News,Tired of mixed messages, British sunseekers in Portugal reacted with fury and disbelief to their government's decision to reimpose a quarantine regime for travellers coming from the popular
Philippines' Duterte accepts 2022 vice-presidential nomination, Asia News,MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday (Sept 8) accepted his party’s nomination to run for vice-president in next year’s election, pushing ahead with a plan criticised by rivals as an attempt to mainta
