The Straits Times - November 18, 2022
The Straits Times - November 18, 2022
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November 18, 2022
Xi warns against waging a 'new Cold War' in Asia-Pacific
He says region should not become an arena for 'big power contests'
2 mins
9,500 BTO flats being launched; 3 projects under prime area model
Two Ulu Pandan Banks and Ghim Moh Natura - are in the mature estate of Queenstown. The third is Kallang Horizon in Kallang Whampoa, also a mature estate.
2 mins
Hyflux ex-CEO and 5 others charged over info omission
Charges linked to Tuaspring project follow 2020 probe
3 mins
Local bus builders hop on the electric bandwagon
First electric bus made here to go on trial as Govt seeks to electrify public bus fleet
3 mins
PM Lee and Xi reaffirm ties, discuss US-China relations
S'pore and Beijing's cooperation stayed strong amid pandemic, global challenges
2 mins
Activists use media spotlight to make their voices heard
Besides dressing up as characters from the Avatar movie and plastering Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's face on tuk-tuks around Bangkok, activists have even jumped into park ponds to get their messages across.
2 mins
Japan, China to turn page on fraught ties, communicate closely
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese President Xi Jinping met for 45 minutes in Bangkok on the sidelines of the two-day Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit, which begins on Friday.
1 min
No peace until Ukraine gets Crimea, Donbas back, says Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said taking back Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, as well as the country's long-occupied eastern Donbas region are conditions for bringing the nine-month war to an end.
1 min
S'pore right to take strong stance against crypto speculation: Wong
But Republic is open to innovation around digital assets with great potential
3 mins
US Republicans' House victory sets stage for a divided government
Control of one chamber of Congress gives party power to stop Biden's agenda
3 mins
Show up to vote, DAP urges amid apathy in Penang
\"The anger towards Barisan Nasional (BN) is very real,\" said Mr Lim.
2 mins
TikTok trumps flag wars: Parties woo young voters through social media
Malaysia's main political parties are ramping up their social media presence to draw out young voters and fence-sitters for the general election on Saturday.
2 mins
Melaka's diverse Alor Gajah seen as bellwether for Malaysia polls
The ward is viewed as a barometer of voter sentiment, as its racial demographics closely mirror the country's ethnic makeup.
2 mins
Calibrating China's Covid-19 plan vital to recovery: IMF
Cases surpass 23,000, near all-time high, since changes to zero-tolerance strategy
2 mins
Beijing says Xi was not criticising Trudeau in meeting at G-20 summit
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning told a regular media briefing that Beijing supports having frank exchanges as long as they are held on an equal basis, and said China hopes that Canada will take action to improve bilateral ties.
3 mins
Russia presses on in east Ukraine, hits energy infrastructure
Blasts in several areas, including capital Kyiv, Odesa in south, and Dnipro in centre
3 mins
Floods isolate rural towns in south-east Australia
The town's residents had only just begun to recover when more rain caused a return of the flooding this week.
2 mins
Dutch court confirms MH17 shot down by Russian-made missile
BUK missile fired from field in eastern Ukraine when Russia was in control, it says
3 mins
New 200m canopy link bridge opens in Botanic Gardens
Visitors to the Singapore Botanic Gardens can now explore the attraction seamlessly by using a 200m-long pedestrian bridge, which links two sections of the gardens previously separated by Tyersall Avenue.
2 mins
SAF, partners counter cyber attacks in drill
Malicious cyber-attacks could poison Singapore's water supply or cause a massive blackout, and over the last two days more than 100 people engaged in an exercise to learn how to defend the Republic against these threats.
2 mins
Grab narrows Q3 net loss to $449m, revenue grows 143%
South-east Asian on-demand player Grab narrowed its net loss to US$327 million (S$449 million) for the third quarter ended September, an improvement from the US$970 million loss in 2021.
2 mins
CELTICS' RESERVES RISE TO OCCASION
44 points from bench help Boston sweep aside Atlanta on way to eighth straight win
2 mins
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