The Straits Times - March 21, 2023
The Straits Times - March 21, 2023
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In this issue
March 21, 2023
S'pore to set up public health centre, planning team for pandemics
Aim is to grow capabilities and help nation better fight future public health crises
3 mins
Electricity - Fixed price scheme for businesses to be suspended
A scheme to help commercial electricity consumers purchase power at fixed prices to cushion them against the volatility of wholesale prices will be suspended from May 1.
3 mins
Standing ovation for Covid-19 front-liners
Front-liners involved in the fight against Covid-19 received a resounding standing ovation in Parliament on Monday, as Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong opened the debate on Singapore's response to Covid-19.
1 min
Credit Suisse to continue S'pore operations without interruption, says MAS
The UBS takeover of Credit Suisse is not expected to have an impact on the stability of Singapore's banking system, with the latter to continue operating in Singapore without interruption and its customers having access to their accounts, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Monday.
3 mins
S'pore bank shares dip amid global rout as Credit Suisse stocks sink
Treatment of AT1l bondholders under UBS’ takeover adds to persistent market anxiety
2 mins
WP sought to not undermine national Covid-19 effort: Pritam
He outlines party’s approach to crisis, says it did not publicly criticise actions of Govt
2 mins
President calls for continued close S’pore-Malaysia ties
Economic interdependence, partnership benefit people on both sides, she says
2 mins
'Dear friends' Xi and Putin meet in Moscow as Ukraine war rages
Chinese President Xi Jinping met his \"dear friend\" Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday, seeking both to deepen economic ties with an ally he sees as a useful counterweight to the West and to promote Beijing's role as a potential peacemaker in Ukraine.
2 mins
UN report spells out feasible ways to defuse climate 'time bomb'
It shows options, many of them affordable, to cut greenhouse gas emissions
3 mins
UN chief calls for supercharged climate action on all fronts
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged climate action on all fronts - everything, everywhere, all at once.
2 mins
Stable unity govt helps Malaysia draw investors, says PM Anwar
All political parties in Malaysia's unity government are committed to political stability, which has, in turn, attracted a mega investment from Indonesia, said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
1 min
US keen to sync with Asean on worsening crisis in Myanmar
Myanmar's internal conflict and its spillover effects, triggered by the military's coup d'etat just over two years ago, will be a particular focus in an upcoming trip to Asean this week by top US State Department official Derek Chollet.
3 mins
Indonesia set to license foreign medical specialists
Parliament debating Bill seen as boosting healthcare quality and accessibility
2 mins
Indian state extends Internet ban in hunt for radical Sikh preacher
The Indian authorities on Monday extended a mobile Internet blackout across a state of about 30 million people as police hunted for a radical Sikh preacher.
2 mins
Indian, Japan PMs agree on respecting rule of law
India-Japan global strategic partnership key for a peaceful region, leaders say
3 mins
Bali deports 47 in crackdown on tourists misusing visas
The Indonesian authorities have deported 47 people as tourist destination Bali cracks down on foreigners misusing their visas to work.
1 min
Trump's arrest will put US at crossroads
It has never prosecuted a president, and act would challenge American exceptionalism
3 mins
No direct impact on Singapore's inflation trajectory from shocks in global banking industry
Recent developments in the international banking industry, such as the announced takeover of beleaguered lender Credit Suisse by rival UBS, would not have direct implications for the long-term path of inflation in Singapore.
3 mins
Man spotted 'sleeping' at hawker centre declared dead over 12 hours later
When cleaning supervisor Liu Zhen Guang arrived for work at a hawker centre at 9am on Sunday, he spotted a man who appeared to be sleeping at a table.
1 min
China Huarong shares dive after warning of $5.4 billion loss for 2022
Shares of China Huarong Asset Management plunged on Monday after the bad-debt manager forecast a massive loss for 2022.
1 min
US banks on 'bumpy' path as First Republic's woes deepen
Just weeks ago, they were bit players in the giant United States banking system. Now, a handful of regional lenders are at the heart of a crisis that has shaken the country.
3 mins
Taiwan chip exports to China sputter amid tensions, falling demand
Taiwan's exports of integrated circuit (IC) chips to China and Hong Kong fell for a fourth month in February as Washington Beijing tensions simmered and demand for electronics continued to drop off.
1 min
Shocked Credit Suisse staff in S'pore, HK worry about job cuts, retaining business
Credit Suisse staff arriving to work in Hong Kong and Singapore on Monday morning fretted about retrenchments and retaining business after Swiss rival UBS agreed to swallow the 167-year-old bank in a state-backed rescue.
2 mins
ChatGPT advances are moving so fast regulators can't keep up
Calls for governments to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) far predate OpenAI's release of ChatGPT in late 2022. But officials haven't come up with an approach to deal with Al's potential to enable mass surveillance, exacerbate longstanding inequities or put humans in physical danger.
3 mins
RED BULL 'MILES AHEAD'
Hamilton, rivals play catch-up after another dominant display from Verstappen’s team
2 mins
'Awesome feeling' for Moore after first PGA success
Unheralded Taylor Moore birdied two of the last four holes to win a back-nine shoot-out on Sunday and capture the Valspar Championship for his first PGA title.
2 mins
Rybakina eyes summit after first 2023 title
Elena Rybakina is targeting the world No. 1 ranking, after the Wimbledon champion defeated Aryna Sabalenka on Sunday to capture the Indian Wells crown for her first title of the season.
2 mins
MEDVEDEV CHEERS ALCARAZ'S STATUS
Beaten rival insists young Spaniard deserves to be world No. I despite Djokovic’s absence
3 mins
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