The Straits Times - July 31, 2022
The Straits Times - July 31, 2022
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July 31, 2022
One-week wait for new passports by year end: ICA
Singaporeans who apply for a new passport can expect a processing time of one week by the year end, similar to before the Covid-19 pandemic, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA).
3 mins
Govt committed to all residents no matter which ward, says PM Lee
The Government is committed to serving residents, whether they live in a ward controlled by the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) or the opposition, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said.
2 mins
‘Logic of brute force’ gaining traction in Indo-Pacific: Japan foreign minister
Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, during a visit to Washington, has sounded the alarm about China’s behaviour in the Indo-Pacific, saying the “logic of brute force” was gaining more traction over the rule of law in the region.
1 min
America’s LGBTQ community confronts virus and its stigma
The spread of the monkeypox virus and its prevalence among gay men have sparked widespread fear, growing anger and a number of uncomfortable questions for a community still scarred by the early years of the HIV/Aids epidemic.
1 min
Spain and Brazil report first deaths linked to monkeypox
The three fatalities believed to be the first recorded in current outbreak outside of Africa
2 mins
Gazprom halts gas flow to Latvia, citing ‘violations’ of purchase conditions
Russian gas producer Gazprom said yesterday that it had stopped supplying neighbouring Latvia with gas, accusing it of violating conditions of purchase.
2 mins
Australian PM Albanese reveals plans for landmark indigenous referendum
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveiled plans for a referendum on changing the Constitution to set up a representative indigenous body in Parliament, moving a step closer to fulfilling a major part of his policy agenda.
2 mins
One-child policy back in focus amid ‘reallocated’ case in China
Outcry over use of term in case of elderly parents searching for son forcibly taken from them in 1990
3 mins
India to ground Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter jets
India will ground all its Soviet-era Russian fighter jets, the MiG-21, by 2025, following the death of two officers in a crash, the latest in a series of casualties involving the single-engine jet’s failure, a newspaper reported yesterday.
1 min
Airline safety in India under scrutiny after spate of incidents
Regulatory audit focusing on issues such as manpower availability and quality assurance
3 mins
Death toll climbs to 25 in Kentucky floods
The death toll in the US state of Kentucky has reached at least 25 as flooding unleashed by torrential rainfall swept through homes, washed out roads and pushed rivers and streams over their banks, the state authorities said, warning that more fatalities were expected.
1 min
Flood havoc
Extreme weather events said by experts to be linked to climate change have caused heatwaves in some countries and unusual heavy rain in others. Heavy flooding has inundated the state of Kentucky in the US and provinces in Iran in the last few days following heavy rainfall.
2 mins
Pelosi’s Taiwan visit will inflame US-China crisis, analysts warn
US House Speaker’s planned trip could provoke military response from modernised People’s Liberation Army
4 mins
19 tonnes of korban meat given out to 5,000 beneficiary families: Muis
Mosques here have distributed more than 19 tonnes of korban meat to more than 5,000 zakat – or alms – beneficiary families this year, said the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) yesterday.
1 min
Be wary of upbeat stock forecasts
Investors should always take a long-term view and not be dazzled by rosy numbers
4 mins
SINGAPORE ON COURSE FOR BEST SHOWING
With 2 golds and 7 finals to come at silat world meet, team could eclipse 2018 haul
2 mins
FROM ‘WORST FRIDAY’ TO POLE FOR RUSSELL
Briton bags first career pole position and Mercedes’ first since 2021 Saudi Arabian GP
3 mins
Crisis takes toll on Sri Lankan athletes
The huge jump in petrol prices in Sri Lanka had threatened to derail Ruchira Fernando’s sporting dreams.
2 mins
S’PORE AVOID BIG GUNS
Sparked by mixed doubles opening win, they beat England to top their group
2 mins
Women paddlers could face tricky Australian test
Singapore’s road to regaining the Commonwealth Games table tennis women’s team gold is now trickier after the draw for the knockout round yesterday.
2 mins
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