SINGAPORE: The Singapore Police Force (SPF) will deploy a team to disaster-hit Nepal, including officers specialising in disaster victim identification, following deadly flash floods and landslides…
REQUESTED BUDGET MAY INCREASE The Nikkei newspaper said the defence ministry’s request may jump to more than 10 trillion yen, citing an unnamed ruling party lawmaker. The current request did not…
Moving longan farms to areas less exposed to typhoons is not a simple solution. Li said longan growers depend on ready buyers, while factors such as climate and growing conditions affect the fruit’s…
Under Chinese law, people who intentionally spread rumours or falsely report dangers, epidemics, disasters and police alerts, disrupting public order, can be detained for up to 10 days and fined up…
KUALA LUMPUR: Four areas in Sarawak recorded “hazardous” air quality on Monday (Aug 31), the second day running that Malaysia has hit such levels as it continues to grapple with haze linked to forest…
Khanal also called for forensic testing kits to identify corpses and freezer units to store them, saying bodies that have been in water could decompose at a faster rate. The minister has highlighted…
SINGAPORE: Heavy traffic is expected at the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints during the upcoming September school holidays. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Monday (Aug 31) issued the…
NOT SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN LATEST DISASTER Nepal raised similar concerns last year, officials said, though experts and officials cautioned that what they describe as slow progress was not a…
MORE GRADUATES THAN GRADUATE JOBS According to a report by Azim Premji University released in March, India produced about 5 million graduates each year on average between 2004 and 2023, but graduate…
THE MUSCLE BEHIND SHEIN’S MODEL There is, however, one group with reason to celebrate: the vast network of suppliers in southern China that powers the retail juggernaut. Concentrated in the southern…
JAKARTA: The success of Indonesia’s plan to launch a commodity exchange will hinge on whether it can build a credible benchmark and persuade producers and traders to use it, experts say. The…
Chen makes 3D-printed rocket models and aerospace education products. The money is modest for now – enough, he says, to cover little more than basic living expenses – but he hopes eventually to start…
