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SEOUL - North Korea's foreign minister returned from Russia on Friday after a rare official visit and meeting with President Vladimir Putin as part of closer cooperation that Washington said could drastically change the security threat posed by Pyongyang.
Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui and a government delegation return... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-korea-envoy-returns-after-meeting-putin-in-moscow | 2024-01-19T01:45:54Z | blocked_url |
LONDON - Chaos in the Red Sea is starting to disrupt shipments of produce from coffee to fruit - and threatening to halt a slowdown in food inflation that brought some relief to strained consumers.
Vessels loaded with foodstuffs are among those avoiding Houthi attacks in the key waterway by sailing around Africa, a lon... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/red-sea-attacks-disrupt-food-trade-risk-higher-grocery-prices | 2024-01-19T01:46:04Z | blocked_url |
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Iswaran charged 6 months after CPIB arrest: How the case unfolded
West Coast residents’ needs will be looked after: Desmond Lee on Iswaran’s resignation
Iswaran’s resi... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/morning-briefing-top-stories-from-the-straits-times-on-jan-19-2024 | 2024-01-19T01:46:15Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Joe Schmidt was appointed head coach of the Wallabies through to the end of the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour on Friday, the New Zealander charged with reviving Australia's fortunes after the chaos of Eddie Jones's short spell in charge.
Schmidt is the second non-Australian to coach the Wallabies after ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/australia-turn-to-schmidt-to-revive-ailing-wallabies | 2024-01-19T01:46:25Z | blocked_url |
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson ripped off six straight birdies amid a 10-under-par 62 and is tied with Sweden's Alex Noren for the lead after one round of The American Express on Thursday in La Quinta, Calif.
Johnson and Noren each played their first rounds at La Quinta Country Club, one of three courses used for ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/golf/zach-johnson-fires-62-leads-american-express-with-alex-noren | 2024-01-19T01:46:35Z | blocked_url |
BRASILIA - The vaccination records of Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro are false, the country's comptroller general's office said on Thursday after an investigation regarding the alleged tampering of information on his COVID-19 vaccination card.
The records show that Bolsonaro, a COVID-19 skeptic who publicly o... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/brazils-bolsonaros-vaccination-records-are-false-authorities-say | 2024-01-19T01:46:46Z | blocked_url |
WASHINGTON - Jennifer Homendy, chair of the United States’ National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), on Jan 18 said that Boeing chief executive officer Dave Calhoun called after a cabin panel on a Boeing 737 Max 9 jet blew out in midair, and told her “they want to rectify” errors made in the past.
She made her remar... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/ntsb-chair-boeing-ceo-called-wants-to-rectify-errors-made-in-past-she-also-confirms-door-was-made-in-malaysia | 2024-01-19T01:46:56Z | blocked_url |
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump can remain on Washington state’s Republican presidential primary ballot, a judge ruled on Jan 18, rejecting the latest effort to disqualify the former president from running again based on his efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss.
As in other states, the voters who filed the challenge in ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/trump-to-stay-on-washington-state-ballot-3rd-party-group-asks-justice-department-to-probe-democrats | 2024-01-19T01:47:07Z | blocked_url |
WASHINGTON - Senior U.S. diplomat Victoria Nuland met Nigerian National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu and discussed "promoting accountability and transparency" in the aftermath of security operations in Nigeria, the State Department said on Thursday.
WHY IT IS IMPORTANT
Observers have noted a pattern of deadly aerial as... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/us-emphasizes-accountability-and-transparency-in-nigeria-security-operations | 2024-01-19T01:47:18Z | blocked_url |
Pierce Brosnan is set to make his wife Keeley Shay proud. Celebrated for being the only Irish actor to play the iconic role of James Bond, the 70-year-old will be honored at the 18th annual Oscar Wilde Awards on March 7.
This prestigious event, organized by the US-Ireland Alliance, is known for its casual atmosphere an... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/511626/pierce-brosnan-makes-wife-keeley-shay-proud-as-actor-is-set-to-receive-special-honor/ | 2024-01-19T02:52:20Z | blocked_url |
SEOUL - North Korea has conducted a test of its underwater nuclear weapons system in a protest against this week’s joint military drills by South Korea, the United States and Japan, state media KCNA said on Jan 19.
The test of the “Haeil-5-23” system, a name North Korea has given to its nuclear-capable underwater attac... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-conducts-test-of-underwater-nuclear-weapons-system | 2024-01-19T03:18:04Z | blocked_url |
SHANGHAI/BEIJING - For Chinese businessman Han Changming, disruptions to Red Sea freight are threatening the survival of his trading company in the eastern province of Fujian.
Han, who exports Chinese-made cars to Africa and imports off-road vehicles from Europe, told Reuters the cost of shipping a container to Europe ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/red-sea-crisis-pressures-chinas-exporters-as-shipping-delays-costs-mount | 2024-01-19T03:18:14Z | blocked_url |
BENGALURU - Amazon.com said on Jan 18 it is laying off fewer than 5 per cent of employees at its Buy with Prime unit.
Launched in 2022, Buy with Prime gives retailers, who are not Amazon merchants, fulfilment and delivery services through its logistics network.
Amazon said the unit remains a top priority and would “con... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/amazon-lays-off-about-5-of-staff-at-buy-with-prime-unit | 2024-01-19T03:18:24Z | blocked_url |
Peppermint and spearmint leaves look, taste and smell different
I have been growing this cutting in the plastic bag it came in, as I intend to let it stabilise before potting. My friend told me this is peppermint. Is it peppermint or another plant?
Chia Chiew Theng
Your cutting looks to be a cultivar of the spearmint (... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/home-design/root-awakening-spearmint-is-milder-and-sweeter-than-peppermint | 2024-01-19T03:18:35Z | blocked_url |
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with President of Italy Sergio Mattarella during his official visit to Rome on Jan. 18, his first visit to Italy in the capacity of the President, reported the Akorda press service.
Tokayev noted the long-term relations with Italy, which is a reliable partner of Kazakhstan i... | https://astanatimes.com/2024/01/tokayev-meets-with-president-mattarella-as-part-of-visit-to-italy/ | 2024-01-19T03:18:39Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Located in Sentosa Cove, this idyllic three-bedroom unit has a view of yachts at the berth.
Frenchman Eric Benghozi, who is in his 50s and a chief executive in the healthcare industry, found this 1,711 sq ft unit in his search for a bigger place.
He and his wife, who is in her 40s, enjoy entertaining friend... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/home-design/the-chic-home-couple-s-cosy-coastal-retreat-in-sentosa-cove | 2024-01-19T03:18:45Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Three storeys, 28,000 sq ft and plenty of cool kicks – that is what shoppers can expect when they step into Nike’s largest store in Asia outside of China.
Nike Orchard Road – located in the building known as 268, between Apple Orchard Road and The Heeren – opens on Jan 19.
The street-facing store, a joint p... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/style/running-the-game-nike-orchard-road-aims-to-be-known-for-more-than-just-its-size | 2024-01-19T03:18:56Z | blocked_url |
ABIDJAN - Egypt face an anxious wait on the extent of Mohamed Salah’s injury sustained in a lively 2-2 draw with Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) on Thursday, while Nigeria defeated hosts Ivory Coast 1-0.
Mohammed Kudus struck twice for Ghana on his tournament debut but record seven-time champions Egypt rescu... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/egypt-lose-salah-to-injury-as-nigeria-down-africa-cup-of-nations-hosts-ivory-coast | 2024-01-19T03:19:17Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Highlights of the sixth day of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Friday, all times local (GMT +11):
1245 ANISIMOVA KNOCKS OUT BADOSA
American Amanda Anisimova made it through to the fourth round of the Australian Open for a third time with a 7-5 6-4 win over former world number two Paula Badosa of Sp... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/australian-open-day-six | 2024-01-19T03:19:27Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka blocked out the political overtones of her third-round match against Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko at the Australian Open on Friday to ease into the second week of the Grand Slam with an easy 6-0 6-0 victory.
Sabalenka was last scheduled to face the Ukrainian at Indian Wells last year ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/no-handshakes-as-sabalenka-downs-ukraines-tsurenko-in-third-round | 2024-01-19T03:19:38Z | blocked_url |
CALIFORNIA – Google’s YouTube and Spotify Technology SA, the world’s most popular video and music services, are joining Netflix Inc. in steering clear of Apple Inc.’s upcoming mixed-reality headset.
YouTube said in a statement on Jan 18 that it is not planning to launch a new app for the Apple Vision Pro, nor will it a... | https://www.straitstimes.com/tech/youtube-and-spotify-won-t-launch-apple-vision-pro-apps-joining-netflix | 2024-01-19T03:19:48Z | blocked_url |
NEW YORK – An American Airlines flight attendant was arrested on Jan 18 for allegedly using his cellphone to secretly record a 14-year-old girl as she used the lavatory on a domestic flight in September 2023, federal prosecutors said.
The flight attendant, Estes Carter Thompson III, 37, of Charlotte, North Carolina, wa... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/american-airlines-flight-attendant-filmed-minors-using-lavatory-us-says | 2024-01-19T03:19:59Z | blocked_url |
WASHINGTON - The chair of the US House of Representatives Armed Services Committee on Jan 18 asked Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin to testify before the panel over the failure to timely disclose his recent hospitalisation, even to President Joe Biden.
Austin had been in a hospital receiving treatment for prostrate cance... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/us-defence-chief-austin-asked-to-testify-over-hospitalisation-non-disclosure | 2024-01-19T03:20:09Z | blocked_url |
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Lana Del Rey has recently made a dazzling appearance as the face of Kim Kardashian's SKIMS Valentine's Day collection, set to be released on January 23.
The 38-year-old singer has captivated fans with her alluring looks, showcased in a series of photos on Instagram.
The photos feature Lana embracing her signature roman... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/celebrity-style/511627/lana-del-rey-looks-sensational-in-revealing-lingerie-for-kim-kardashians-skims/ | 2024-01-19T04:24:25Z | blocked_url |
BEIJING - Six months after China sacked its foreign minister under mysterious and unexplained circumstances, it could be close to naming a successor, potentially during its annual parliamentary season in March.
Political pundits have their money on seasoned diplomat Liu Jianchao, after he made a recent high-profile vis... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/steady-reliable-humorous-liu-jianchao-seen-as-china-s-clear-choice-for-next-foreign-minister | 2024-01-19T04:50:24Z | blocked_url |
HONG KONG - Solina Chau, the co-founder of Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s venture arm, bought a luxury apartment next to Green Park in the heart of London.
The Hong Kong billionaire’s long-time partner spent £20.5 million ($35 million) on a flat in St James’s Place in August, according to a government filing. The ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/li-ka-shing-s-partner-solina-chau-buys-35-million-luxury-london-home | 2024-01-19T04:50:34Z | blocked_url |
TAIPEI - Semiconductor stocks from Tokyo Electron to Nvidia gained more than US$160 billion (S$215 billion) of market value after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s outlook for capital spending and revenue lifted hopes of a broad tech recovery in 2024.
TSMC’s better-than-projected numbers on Jan 18 underscored ex... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/tsmc-s-bullish-outlook-drives-215-billion-chip-rally | 2024-01-19T04:50:45Z | blocked_url |
aMoratorium
J’Sun Howard
Esplanade Theatre Studio
Jan 17, 8pm
The modern struggle to unpack masculinity took centre stage in aMoratorium as dancers Dedrick “D. Banks” Gray and Timothy “Solomon” Bowser performed a 50-minute duet.
Choreographed by Chicago-based dancemaker J’Sun Howard, the piece looks at black masculinit... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/dance-review-depth-and-range-of-black-masculinity-explored-in-amoratorium | 2024-01-19T04:50:55Z | blocked_url |
LOS ANGELES – A hot favourite for the Oscars in March, Poor Things is about a woman who embarks on a journey of self-discovery after being brought back from the dead.
The quirky science-fiction comedy reunites American actress Emma Stone and Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos, who collaborated on Oscar-winning historical ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/poor-things-was-the-most-fun-and-freeing-experience-stars-emma-stone-and-mark-ruffalo | 2024-01-19T04:51:05Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Now is probably the worst time to be a car lover.
I am not talking about certificate of entitlement prices, as needlessly painful as they are. I am referring to the transition to electrification, which, like most transitions, spells uncertainty and disorientation.
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Read the full ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/motoring/motor-mouth-bad-time-to-be-a-car-lover | 2024-01-19T04:51:16Z | blocked_url |
At my car’s last servicing two months ago, its wiper blades were replaced. Recently, whenever I use them, they leave those dreadful streaks, which the old blades used to do as well. How long exactly are wiper blades supposed to last?
Wiper blades are prone to wear, especially in a hot, humid and dusty climate like Sing... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/motoring/torque-shop-invest-in-quality-wiper-blades | 2024-01-19T04:51:26Z | blocked_url |
The recent outcry over changes to payment methods for public transport, involving the ez-link and SimplyGo platforms, holds a lesson that the needs of the actual end-user – the customer – must be the starting point.
From June 1, adult fares on public buses and trains can no longer be paid using ez-link cards that are n... | https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/simplygo-an-upgrade-but-for-whom | 2024-01-19T04:51:37Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - A free exchange of Nets FlashPay cards for Nets Prepaid cards that was originally due to start on Jan 19 at public transport ticket offices has been postponed “until further notice”.
This planned exchange is part of a move by the authorities to phase out Nets FlashPay and some adult ez-link cards for public... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/nets-postpones-free-exchange-of-flashpay-cards-at-simplygo-ticket-offices-until-further-notice | 2024-01-19T04:51:47Z | blocked_url |
Mickey Arthur, Grant Bradburn and Andrew Puttick have quit their positions at Pakistan's National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore, the country's cricket board has said.
Arthur was appointed the director of men's cricket in April last year, while Bradburn was made the head coach and Puttick the batting coach.
Pakistan's... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/arthur-bradburn-and-puttick-quit-pakistan-academy-roles | 2024-01-19T04:51:57Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Australia opener Usman Khawaja appears doubtful for the second test against West Indies after sustaining a blow on Friday to his jaw in the series opener in Adelaide.
Australia wrapped up a 10-wicket victory inside seven sessions but Khawaja retired hurt after being hit on the helmet by a short delivery fro... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/australia-to-monitor-khawaja-after-blow-to-jaw-in-adelaide | 2024-01-19T04:52:08Z | blocked_url |
Barcelona players must shoulder the blame for the club's dismal performances this season, defender Jules Kounde said as the reigning Spanish champions find themselves eight points off the top spot in LaLiga.
Barca suffered a heavy defeat against old rivals Real Madrid in the final of the Spanish Super Cup last weekend,... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/barca-players-must-share-responsibility-for-poor-run-says-defender-kounde | 2024-01-19T04:52:18Z | blocked_url |
LONDON – The last thing that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta would want, is for his Gunners to be misfiring.
Following a disappointing 2022-23 English Premier League season, in which his team led for 248 days before collapsing and were overtaken by seasoned champions Manchester City, the Spaniard will be eager to make ame... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/misfiring-gunners-a-mentality-issue-says-william-gallas | 2024-01-19T04:52:29Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Highlights of the sixth day of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Friday, all times local (GMT +11):
1437 KHACHANOV ELIMINATES MACHAC
Russian 15th seed Karen Khachanov knocked out Czech Tomas Machac to book a ticket to the fourth round, winning 6-4 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(5).
The 27-year-old Khachanov had reac... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/australian-open-day-six-0 | 2024-01-19T04:52:32Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Twice runner-up Daniil Medvedev battled back from the brink of defeat to make the Australian Open third round on a day of close shaves but fellow third seed Elena Rybakina’s title bid was cut short after a 42-point super tiebreak on Jan 18.
An out-of-sorts Medvedev dropped the first two sets of his clash wi... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/medvedev-caps-off-day-of-great-escapes-rybakina-out-after-tiebreak-drama | 2024-01-19T04:52:43Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Fourth seed Jannik Sinner underlined his title credentials by racing into the second week of the Australian Open without dropping a set after a 6-0 6-1 6-3 demolition of Sebastian Baez in the third round on Friday.
The clean-hitting Italian banged down six aces and 34 winners to see off the Argentine 26th s... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/winner-sinner-storms-past-baez-into-fourth-round | 2024-01-19T04:52:53Z | blocked_url |
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Times plans to lay off a “significant” number of journalists, the newspaper’s guild said on Jan 18, adding that they would organise a one-day walk-out on Jan 19 to protest against the planned move.
The layoffs could impact at least 100 journalists, or about 20 per cent of the newsroom, in ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/la-times-plans-significant-layoffs-guild-says | 2024-01-19T04:53:03Z | blocked_url |
WASHINGTON – The US House of Representatives on Jan 18 approved a stopgap Bill to fund the federal government until early March and avert a partial government shutdown, sending it to President Joe Biden for final approval.
The measure passed 314-108, with 106 Republicans and two Democrats in opposition.
Earlier on Jan ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/us-congress-passes-bill-to-avert-government-shutdown-sends-it-to-biden | 2024-01-19T04:53:14Z | blocked_url |
WASHINGTON – A crippled American spaceship has been lost over a remote region of the South Pacific, probably burning up in the atmosphere in a fiery end to its failed mission to land on the Moon.
Space robotics company Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander was launched on Jan 8 under an experimental new partnership between the... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/us-spaceship-lost-over-s-pacific-following-failed-moon-mission | 2024-01-19T04:53:24Z | blocked_url |
TOKYO - Japan aims to become the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon when it attempts the precision landing of the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) probe on Friday.
Dubbed the "moon sniper", SLIM will put to the test an experimental technology the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) says is un... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/why-is-japans-moon-sniper-landing-mission-important | 2024-01-19T04:53:35Z | blocked_url |
Navigating through perimenopause, a phase often conflated with menopause, is vital for women approaching this significant life stage. Perimenopause, the transition leading up to menopause (marked by 12 consecutive months without a period), presents a spectrum of symptoms and experiences that vary widely among individua... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/health-and-fitness/511628/five-smart-ways-to-deal-with-perimenopause-according-to-a-nutritionist/ | 2024-01-19T05:12:40Z | blocked_url |
Off the coast of Belize exists a giant sinkhole in Earth's ocean. Known as the Great Blue Hole, it is 300 meters (984 feet) across and reaches a depth of 124 meters (407 feet). No light or oxygen is found at the bottom of the hole, so it's not a surprise that it has retained an aura of mystery about itself.
A recent ex... | https://www.iflscience.com/submarine-team-produced-the-first-3d-sonar-image-of-belizes-great-blue-hole-51689 | 2024-01-19T05:25:46Z | blocked_url |
Entertainment
Blusher’s “Rave Angel” Is Dedicated To All The Nighttime Freaks
Watch the band’s FOMO-inducing new music video exclusively on NYLON.
A perfect night out doesn’t always come easy. Sometimes, you have to search for it, hunt for just the right person to talk to at a busy function, trudge through the show to ... | https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/blusher-band-rave-angel-music-video | 2024-01-19T05:59:34Z | blocked_url |
Lana Del Rey has always been vocal about clothing she wears: blue jeans, white shirts, red dresses, white dresses, black bathing suits, Waffle House uniforms — you get the point. Now, the singer-songwriter is adding something new to her wardrobe: SKIMS.
Del Rey is the latest face of Kim Kardashian’s ubiquitous shapewea... | https://www.nylon.com/life/lana-del-rey-skims-valentines-day-shop-collection | 2024-01-19T05:59:40Z | blocked_url |
Astrology
Your Pluto In Aquarius Horoscope Resets Your Karma
Pluto in Aquarius sets off a two-decade reinvention of technology and culture. Where do you fit in this new future?
Since 2008, Pluto, the planet of karma and metamorphosis, has been in Capricorn, where it has commanded a harrowing meltdown of the economy, sp... | https://www.nylon.com/life/pluto-aquarius-horoscope-2024-2044 | 2024-01-19T05:59:46Z | blocked_url |
HAMBURG, GERMANY - Indonesian state purchasing agency Bulog has issued an international tender to buy 500,000 tonnes of rice, European traders said on Jan 18.
The white rice was sought for arrival in February and March, with the offer deadline set at Jan 29.
Accepted origins are Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Pa... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-tenders-to-buy-500000-tons-of-rice-traders | 2024-01-19T06:22:34Z | blocked_url |
JAKARTA - At 53, Mak Luke, a transgender woman, will go to the polls for the first time when Indonesia holds an election on Feb 14 after finally obtaining a government identity card.
Like many transgender Indonesians, Mak Luke left her family as a teenager and ended up living on the streets, making it difficult for her... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/long-sought-ids-give-transgender-indonesians-the-right-to-vote | 2024-01-19T06:22:44Z | blocked_url |
BANGKOK - Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Friday his government will move ahead with its flagship $14.3-billion 'digital wallet' handout scheme, though it may be delayed.
Srettha, who has been touting the policy as a stimulus measure necessary to revive a sluggish economy, did not specify a launch date. Ea... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/thai-pm-digital-wallet-handout-scheme-may-be-delayed | 2024-01-19T06:22:55Z | blocked_url |
YOKOSUKA, Japan - The United States and Japan will look at the viability of using Japanese shipyards to overhaul U.S. navy warships that patrol East Asian waters, the U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said on Friday at the Yokosuka naval base near Tokyo.
Doing refits in Japan could help the U.S. keep more of its sh... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/us-eyeing-japanese-shipyards-for-warship-overhauls-says-us-ambassador | 2024-01-19T06:23:05Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - The Singapore Business Federation (SBF) wants to bring firms and policymakers together to put a damper on costs in 2024, with a new grouping it has named Alliance for Action (AfA) on Business Competitiveness.
New green taxes, rising utilities rates, a shrinking workforce, expensive raw materials and supply ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/an-alliance-to-tackle-business-costs-sought-for-2024-singapore-business-federation | 2024-01-19T06:23:16Z | blocked_url |
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia’s economy grew at a slower-than-estimated pace in the fourth quarter as exports to China fell, signaling that a firmer recovery is taking longer than expected.
Gross domestic product grew 3.4 per cent in the October-December period from a year ago, according to advance estimates released by Mala... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/malaysia-s-economic-growth-misses-estimate-as-china-weighs | 2024-01-19T06:23:26Z | blocked_url |
M1 Singapore Fringe Festival
Motherland
Very Shy Gurl by fendy
Practice Space, The Theatre Practice
Jan 18, 8pm
Inspired by the 1993 Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, this creation by former Substation artistic director Noor Effendy Ibrahim – performed by his collective Very Shy Gur... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/theatre-review-motherland-a-tense-violent-vignette-of-two-soldiers-in-love | 2024-01-19T06:23:36Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – American pop star Bruno Mars has added a second night to his Singapore concert at the National Stadium and will perform on April 6 too.
Tickets from the Live Nation pre-sale for the first show on April 5 sold out quickly after kicking off on Jan 19 at 11am on livenation.sg. General sales for both shows will... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/bruno-mars-adds-second-concert-in-singapore-after-pre-sale-tickets-sell-out | 2024-01-19T06:23:47Z | blocked_url |
Europe’s carmakers are bracing themselves for slower growth in 2024 after sales fell for the first time in 17 months in December on waning enthusiasm for electric vehicles (EVs).
New vehicle registrations declined by 3.8 per cent to 1.05 million units last month, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association said ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/motoring/ev-sales-cool-in-europe | 2024-01-19T06:23:57Z | blocked_url |
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SINGAPORE - A man who held multiple directorships, secretarial and shareholder positions in 185 firms has had his registration as a qualified individual (RQI) cancelled by the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Acra).
On Jan 19, Acra said the registrations of filing agent (RFA) LW Business Consultancy (LWBC... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/acra-sanctions-bedok-resident-behind-185-companies-over-links-to-28b-money-laundering-bust | 2024-01-19T06:24:18Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – What started out as a night of merrymaking for a 21-year-old woman at a Turf Club Road restaurant turned into a nightmare when a man carried her out of the premises and took her to a nearby field.
Indian national Erugula Eswara Reddy, who was in Singapore on a student pass, then lay the Briton on the ground... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/jail-caning-for-man-who-carried-woman-to-field-and-molested-her | 2024-01-19T06:24:28Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – A new office was launched on Jan 19 for those who have an idea and want to work together with the Government, amid a push to broaden and deepen partnerships between the Government and the people.
The Singapore Government Partnerships Office (SGPO), which will serve as a first stop for such partnerships, wil... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/new-partnerships-office-launched-to-broaden-and-deepen-government-citizen-partnership | 2024-01-19T06:24:39Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – A two-person medical team from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has arrived in El Arish, located in the north of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, to support ongoing medical operations to treat casualties from Gaza.
The move is in support of Singapore’s humanitarian aid contributions to Gaza, wrote Defence Minister ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/saf-sends-medical-team-to-egypt-to-treat-casualties-from-gaza | 2024-01-19T06:24:49Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Enhanced security measures and road closures will be in place at Chinatown in anticipation of large crowds thronging the Chinese New Year bazaar which will be held till Feb 9, the eve of Chinese New Year.
Police officers, auxiliary police officers and security officers will be deployed from the evening of J... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/security-and-traffic-measures-at-cny-bazaar-in-chinatown | 2024-01-19T06:25:00Z | blocked_url |
ABIDJAN – Egypt coach Rui Vitoria said that it was “too early to say” whether Mohamed Salah would play again at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations, after he suffered an injury in the 2-2 draw with Ghana on Jan 18.
The Liverpool striker went off late in the first half of the Group B game in Abidjan after appearing to clu... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/too-early-to-say-as-egypt-sweat-on-mohamed-salah-injury | 2024-01-19T06:25:10Z | blocked_url |
MIAMI – Some golfers need to be fully focused on their game during competitions, but for Japan’s Ayaka Furue, she just wants to have fun despite the difficulty of the course.
On Jan 18, she fired a seven-under 65, closing with back-to-back birdies to seize a two-stroke lead after the opening round of the LPGA Tournamen... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/golf/japan-s-ayaka-furue-fires-65-to-lead-lpga-tournament-of-champions | 2024-01-19T06:25:20Z | blocked_url |
New Zealand opener Devon Conway was ruled out of the fourth T20 International against Pakistan hours before the match in Christchurch on Friday after testing positive for COVID-19.
"Conway has been in isolation at the team’s Christchurch hotel after testing positive yesterday," New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said in a state... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/new-zealands-conway-misses-t20-match-v-pakistan-due-to-covid | 2024-01-19T06:25:32Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Emma Raducanu is looking forward to the future after a positive run at the Australian Open, as the 2021 U.S. Open champion looks to rediscover her best form following an injury layoff.
The 21-year-old Briton began her campaign in Melbourne with an impressive 6-3 6-2 win over American Shelby Rogers before lo... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/raducanu-excited-by-future-after-return-from-injury | 2024-01-19T06:25:53Z | blocked_url |
MOSCOW - A senior Houthi official has promised safe passage for Russian and Chinese vessels through the Red Sea, where the Iran-backed Yemeni rebel group has been carrying out attacks on commercial ships in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
In an interview published by Russian outlet Izvestia on Jan 19, senior Hout... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/houthi-official-promises-safe-passage-for-russian-chinese-ships | 2024-01-19T06:26:03Z | blocked_url |
WASHINGTON - The Iran-backed Houthi militia launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles at a United States-owned tanker ship late on Jan 18 that hit the water near the vessel but caused no injuries or damage, the US military said.
The incident, the latest amid growing tensions in the Red Sea that have disrupted global tr... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/us-says-houthis-launched-missiles-at-tanker-ship-but-no-damage-caused | 2024-01-19T06:26:13Z | blocked_url |
The Duchess of Edinburgh is no stranger to charitable causes. This Christmas, Sophie rolled up her sleeves and served lunch to Ukrainian refugees, and earlier last year, she visited Colombia to champion women impacted by war. Prince Edward's wife isn't afraid to truly get stuck in and give her all to causes close to he... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/511281/what-duchess-sophie-is-like-behind-closed-doors/ | 2024-01-19T06:44:42Z | blocked_url |
King Charles was caught looking rather miffed when his son and daughter-in-law the Prince and Princess of Wales arrived a few minutes late for his and Queen Camilla's coronation on 6 May 2023.
The history-making event, which was watched by millions of people around the world, was meticulously planned and executed. Howe... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/511549/real-story-king-charles-anger-prince-william-and-kate-middletons-lateness/ | 2024-01-19T06:44:48Z | blocked_url |
Before Princess Mary embarked on her journey to become the Queen of Denmark, she was just a regular ‘girl-next-door’ living in Bondi.
But like her, I too found myself at a crossroads in life, looking to redefine my self-image and harness my potential.
That's when I enrolled in the same course at Starmakers that Mary di... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/511629/i-tried-queen-marys-1195-starmakers-course-and-this-is-what-i-discovered-exclusive/ | 2024-01-19T06:44:54Z | blocked_url |
AYODHYA, India - The private jet parking lots at airports near the Indian city of Ayodhya are full and the shops have run out of gold-plated idols, as wealthy devotees prepare for the invite-only opening ceremony of one of Hinduism's holiest temples.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Asia's richest man Mukesh Amb... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/indian-devotees-splurge-on-jets-gold-idols-as-hindu-temple-opens | 2024-01-19T07:54:41Z | blocked_url |
JAKARTA - Indonesia's finance minister "continues to carry out her duties in managing state finances," her ministry said in a statement on Friday, amid reports she may resign from cabinet ahead of the Feb. 14 presidential election.
There has been speculation that Sri Mulyani Indrawati is one of several ministers who ma... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/indonesia-finance-minister-continues-to-carry-out-duties-ministry | 2024-01-19T07:54:52Z | blocked_url |
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's top civilian and military leaders will carry out a security review on Friday regarding the standoff with neighbouring Iran, the information minister said, following their strikes on each other with drones and missiles.
Pakistan's Thursday strikes on separatist militants inside Iran were a retalia... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/pakistans-civil-military-leaders-to-review-iran-standoff-minister | 2024-01-19T07:55:02Z | blocked_url |
Synopsis: Every first Friday of the month, The Straits Times chats with ST’s correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe, about life as it goes on, amid the screaming headlines and bubbling crises.
Japan is in transition - where younger Japanese are questioning the rules and strictures that traditionally gove... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/social-trends-that-will-take-off-in-japan-in-2024 | 2024-01-19T07:55:13Z | blocked_url |
Mod parts for Ioniq 5
Hyundai Motor has unveiled the Ioniq 5 N NPX1 concept, its line of N Performance Parts which fans can buy to spruce up their Ioniq 5 electric cars with. These include a carbon front splitter, side skirts, rear diffuser, rear-wing spoiler, lightweight hybrid carbon wheels, high-performance brake pa... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/motoring/fast-lane-volkswagen-cars-with-chatgpt-new-taycan-s-record-lap-electric-elise-equivalent | 2024-01-19T07:55:23Z | blocked_url |
SHANGHAI – A craze for Shanghai is sweeping China thanks to a television drama set in the city in the 1990s that has tapped into growing nostalgia for a past era, at a time of deep economic malaise in the country.
Blossoms Shanghai, which aired the last of its 30 episodes on China broadcaster CCTV on Jan 9, tells the s... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/travel/director-wong-kar-wais-first-tv-series-stokes-nostalgia-for-90s-shanghai | 2024-01-19T07:55:34Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Stepping onto a tennis court to take on a Russian or Belarusian opponent is a painful reminder for Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko of her war-torn country, the 34-year-old said after losing to second seed Aryna Sabalenka at the Australian Open on Friday.
Almost two years after the Russian invasion, which Moscow ca... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/ukraines-tsurenko-perseveres-with-painful-reminders-of-war | 2024-01-19T07:55:44Z | blocked_url |
LONDON – Carbon dioxide emissions are on track for one of the biggest increases on record in 2024, pushing the planet closer to catastrophic climate change.
That jump is the result of human-induced pollution, including the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation, compounded with the El Nino weather pattern, which wea... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/near-record-jump-in-co2-emissions-expected-in-2024-risks-climate-goal | 2024-01-19T07:55:55Z | blocked_url |
OSLO – Climate activists won a court case in Norway against the state over development plans at a handful of oil and gas fields under the sea off the Nordic country’s coast.
Greenpeace Norway and Young Friends of the Earth argued that development plans at the Breidablikk, Tyrving and Yggdrasil fields, approved by the m... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/norway-loses-court-battle-with-climate-groups-on-oil-fields | 2024-01-19T07:56:05Z | blocked_url |
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated that Russia’s maximalist objectives in Ukraine remain unchanged and that Russia is not interested in negotiations with Ukraine or the West, the Institute for the Study of War reports.
Some Western actors advocate for Ukraine to engage in negotiations with Russia to brin... | https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/01/19/russian-fm-lavrov-reiterates-russias-maximalist-goals-in-ukraine/ | 2024-01-19T08:08:36Z | blocked_url |
Natasha Raskin Sharp has announced the arrival of her first child. Taking to social media on Thursday night, the Antiques Road Trip star shared the exciting news alongside an adorable photo of her newborn's tiny hand.
"What a way to start the year: the last few days have been nothing short of immense," penned the 37-ye... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/mother-and-baby/511630/natasha-raskin-sharp-welcomes-first-child-confirms-break-from-bbc-role/ | 2024-01-19T08:16:45Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Smaller firms here can now borrow an expert to help them decarbonise their business activities and meet reporting rules on sustainability issues.
The initiative will allow local manufacturers – mainly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – to harmonise with the disclosure rules their multinational part... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/singapore-manufacturing-federation-launches-upskill-guide-sustainability-service-for-smes | 2024-01-19T09:26:48Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Honda’s latest CR-V has grown since it last appeared with seven seats in 2017. At 4,706mm long and 1,866mm wide, its footprint has increased by 2.2 per cent.
While that seems miniscule, it is enough to make the CR-V one of the biggest mid-sized crossovers in town. The most tangible difference lies in its wh... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/motoring/car-review-sixth-generation-honda-cr-v-charms-with-user-friendliness | 2024-01-19T09:26:58Z | blocked_url |
When it comes to giving pirates a hard time to keep the arteries of global trade flowing, the United States is definitely your go-to country. For decades, America’s navy has patrolled the world’s shipping lanes to deter maritime marauders, a job deserving great credit.
The Houthis, whose attacks on container ships and ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/the-world-cannot-depend-on-the-us-to-keep-trade-peace | 2024-01-19T09:27:09Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - Su Baolin, one of the 10 accused in the $2.8 billion money laundering case, was handed eight more charges on Jan 19.
Su, 42, who was originally from China, holds a Cambodian passport and now faces 10 charges in total.
One of his latest charges alleges that on or around Dec 24, 2020, he used $657,980 – his a... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/8-new-charges-for-money-laundering-accused-who-allegedly-funded-three-properties-at-scotts-road | 2024-01-19T09:27:19Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - What is pleasing to the eye to one may not be the same to others.
That, along with safety during emergencies and clutter in common areas, is a thing to consider when it comes to decorating these spaces in HDB estates, experts and authorities told The Straits Times.
The issue arose after reports in January 2... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/nice-or-not-decorations-in-senja-estate-raises-questions-about-what-s-acceptable-in-common-areas | 2024-01-19T09:27:30Z | blocked_url |
MADRID -Antoine Griezmann and Rodrigo Riquelme scored in extra time to give Atletico Madrid a 4-2 derby victory over last year's champions Real Madrid that earned Diego Simeone's side a Copa del Rey quarter-final place on Thursday.
A week after the rivals clashed in a 5-3 Real win in the Spanish Super Cup semi-finals i... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/atletico-earn-gutsy-4-2-win-against-real-to-book-cup-quarter-final-berth | 2024-01-19T09:27:40Z | blocked_url |
MINNESOTA – The Minnesota Timberwolves have been relentless this National Basketball Association (NBA) season, and they showed again on Jan 18 why they are top of the Western Conference.
Coming off a three-game win streak, the Timberwolves started slow but poured it on in the fourth quarter, surging to a 118-103 home v... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/basketball/minnesota-timberwolves-rally-to-beat-memphis-grizzlies | 2024-01-19T09:27:50Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Mirra Andreeva dug deep into her reserves to defeat Frenchwoman Diane Parry at the Australian Open on Friday and the 16-year-old was thrilled to catch the attention of one of her idols, saying she would print and frame Andy Murray's words of praise.
In a rematch of their French Open second-round meeting las... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/andreeva-says-plans-to-frame-murrays-praise-after-melbourne-fightback | 2024-01-19T09:28:01Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Title contenders Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and Stefanos Tsitsipas all made light work of their third-round ties at the Australian Open on Friday to storm into the second week of the year’s first Grand Slam.
After a day of close scrapes, marathon tiebreaks and upsets at Melbourne Park on Thu... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/big-guns-lead-charge-into-second-week-of-australian-open | 2024-01-19T09:28:11Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Title contenders Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and Stefanos Tsitsipas all made light work of their third-round ties at the Australian Open on Friday to storm into the second week of the year's first Grand Slam.
After a day of close scrapes, marathon tiebreaks and upsets at Melbourne Park on Thu... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/sabalenka-sinner-lead-charge-into-second-week-in-melbourne | 2024-01-19T09:28:21Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Stefanos Tsitsipas hopes to tap into "big moments" from his 2023 Australian Open campaign to fuel his quest to reach back-to-back finals, the Greek seventh seed said after easing past Frenchman Luca Van Assche to reach the fourth round on Friday.
The 25-year-old fell to 10-times champion Novak Djokovic in t... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/tsitsipas-hopes-emotions-of-2023-will-boost-australian-open-title-bid | 2024-01-19T09:28:32Z | blocked_url |
BRUSSELS – Defence chiefs from 31 member states of Nato, the United States-led military alliance in Europe, met in the Belgian capital to put the finishing touches to their most significant military exercise since the end of the Cold War more than three decades ago.
Codenamed Steadfast Defender 24, the military drill w... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/90000-troops-nato-s-upcoming-drill-a-show-of-force-in-preparation-for-conflict-with-russia | 2024-01-19T09:28:42Z | blocked_url |
BRUSSELS – The European Union’s executive arm is set to recommend a 90 per cent net reduction of greenhouse gases by 2040, a target backed by climate scientists and criticised by the industry in the face of high energy prices and growing international rivalry in clean technologies.
The European Commission plans to endo... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/eu-set-to-seek-ambitious-goal-of-90-emissions-cut-by-2040 | 2024-01-19T09:28:52Z | blocked_url |
MOSCOW - The lower house of the Russian parliament, the State Duma, plans to formally ask France's National Assembly if it is aware that French mercenaries have been fighting on Ukraine's side, Vyacheslav Volodin, the Duma's chairman, said on Friday.
Volodin, an ally of President Vladimir Putin, made the statement afte... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/russian-parliament-to-ask-french-counterpart-if-it-knew-of-french-mercenaries-in-ukraine-official | 2024-01-19T09:29:03Z | blocked_url |
MADRID – Global tourism is set to fully recover from the pandemic in 2024 as international tourist arrivals will likely be 2 per cent more numerous than in 2019, the United Nations’ World Tourism Organisation said on Jan 19.
Increased global air connectivity and a strong recovery of Asian markets will allow a full rebo... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-nations-sees-international-tourism-fully-recovering-in-2024 | 2024-01-19T09:29:13Z | blocked_url |
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