The Straits Times - August 16, 2022
The Straits Times - August 16, 2022
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August 16, 2022
China stages more drills near Taiwan as US lawmakers visit
China’s military said it carried out more exercises near Taiwan yesterday as a group of US lawmakers visited the Chinese-claimed island and met President Tsai Ing-wen, who said her government was committed to maintaining stability.
2 mins
Lower-wage retail workers to get pay hikes from Sept 1
Expansion of Progressive Wage Model aimed at attracting more locals to the sector
3 mins
Links with region’s police mean offenders will ‘likely be caught’
Luxury goods scam
2 mins
Thumb drive inventor pleads guilty to falsifying accounts, cheating
Henn Tan, who founded the company that developed the ubiquitous thumb drive, pleaded guilty yesterday to five charges of engaging in conspiracies to falsify accounts, forge documents to cover his tracks and cheat external auditors.
3 mins
Formula for calculating bus, train fares being reviewed
Any changes made will be applied from next year’s fare review exercise, says PTC
2 mins
Expect more Taiwan visits by officials from democracies like the US: Experts
The United States congressional delegation that landed in Taiwan on Sunday prompted China to respond with a fresh wave of military drills, and experts say this visit was likely planned months in advance and there will be more similar visits in the future despite the escalating tensions.
2 mins
Taiwan committed to safeguarding stability, status quo in the strait: Tsai
China’s military drills greatly affected regional peace and stability, Taiwanese leader tells visiting US lawmakers
2 mins
China’s central bank cuts key rate as growth slows; youth unemployment keeps climbing
China’s economic growth was unexpectedly weak last month, prompting the central bank to cut a key interest rate to spur business activity, while unemployment among young job seekers continued to climb to a record high.
3 mins
Shoppers flee Ikea store lockdown in Shanghai
Dozens scream and push against door being closed by guards until they break free
2 mins
Former navy chief says complaints about ship contract went unheeded
RM80k - The monthly remuneration that retiring Royal Malaysian Navy chief Abdul Aziz Jaafar would have received had he accepted a job offer as executive deputy chairman/managing director of Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation (BHIC).
2 mins
India aims to become a developed nation in 25 years: Modi
India will aim to become a developed nation within 25 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a national day address yesterday, with policies to support domestic production in power, defence and digital technology.
1 min
Japan plans fresh package to cushion blow from rising living costs
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida yesterday instructed his ministers to draw up additional steps to cushion the economic blow from rising living costs in a package due to be compiled next month.
1 min
Al-Qaeda has not regrouped in Afghanistan: US
US spy agencies have concluded in a new intelligence assessment that Al-Qaeda has not reconstituted its presence in Afghanistan since the US withdrawal last August and that only a handful of long-time Al-Qaeda members remain in the country.
2 mins
At 75, India is finally ready to join the global party
With its entrepreneurial spirit and an increasingly efficient welfare state, the country can thrive in a slowing world
4 mins
New research centre to help drive robotics development
$45 million facility at NTU aims to apply tech to logistics, manufacturing and eldercare
2 mins
Google Fiber plans biggest expansion in US since 2015
Google Fiber plans to bring its high-speed Internet service to multiple cities in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nebraska and Nevada over the next several years in its first big expansion since it spun out as an independent Alphabet unit in 2015.
2 mins
Browser cookies: The good and the ugly
Distinction between types of cookies crucial amid calls for greater transparency and autonomy
3 mins
Pent-up demand drives new private home sales
Overall sales rebound last month fuelled by demand for condo units in the suburbs
3 mins
Fly king Milak eyeing 100m free in Paris 2024
Kristof Milak had a busy Sunday, competing in three events over the span of an hour.
2 mins
Rolling Stone’s Sept issue brought forward for Jungkook’s birthday
Music magazine Rolling Stone will move up the publication of its September issue to coincide with the Sept 1 birthday of Jungkook, who is part of the superstar K-pop band BTS.
1 min
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