The Straits Times - May 06, 2022
The Straits Times - May 06, 2022
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May 06, 2022
John Soh, Quah Su-Ling found guilty on 349 charges
Duo masterminded scheme to manipulate share prices of 3 firms via web of 187 accounts
3 mins
Eating Wide Variety Of Fruits, Veggies Cuts Cognitive Decline Risk: S'pore Study
Kolette Lim Individuals who consume a wide variety and substantial quantity of fruits and vegetables during their midlife are less likely to suffer cognitive impairment in their later years, a study has found.
2 mins
HDB resale prices increase 1.1% in April, up for 22nd straight month
4-room Pinnacle flat transacted for record $1.228m; 22 units sold for at least $lm
3 mins
Many still trapped in Mariupol steel plant
Fighting said to be preventing evacuation of civilians, but Russia promises halt in activity
2 mins
Belgium does U-turn on nuclear power exit amid current crisis
"Sometimes you have to be more pragmatic and less ideological," said Mr Collignon, who remembers the first plant opening in 1975, adding that everyone in Huy knows someone who works there.
2 mins
Drone swarm takes flight in the wild
A swarm of 10 drones lifts off in a bamboo forest in China, then swerves its way between cluttered branches, bushes and over uneven ground as it navigates the best flight path through the woods.
2 mins
India's Power Crisis Looks Set To Continue For Months
Heatwave fuelling energy demand as supply falters; electricity outages and curbs hit over half of all states
3 mins
Philippines could revive nuclear plant in quake zone if Marcos Jr wins presidency
A mothballed nuclear power plant built near a fault line and volcanoes in the Philippines during Ferdinand Marcos' dictatorship could be revived if his son wins next week's presidential election.
2 mins
Aussie PM urges calm after Solomons leader cites invasion threat
PM of Pacific island irritated by US, Aussie criticism of security pact with China
2 mins
Thai man who kept wife's body at home for 21 years finally lets go
A 72-year-old man who lived with the body of his late wife for 21 long years is finally letting her go - but he is keeping her cremated remains in his house.
2 mins
Local, Regional Elections In UK A Major Test For Johnson
Poor results in the wake of recent scandals may revive calls for his ouster as party leader
2 mins
What's Behind The Strong British Support For Ukraine?
Operation Orbital, a military training programme for Ukrainians, started in 2014, predating Brexit or PM Johnson's domestic troubles
6 mins
Scammers dupe man into acting like he was kidnapped
They then send video of him tied up to parents in China for ransom
2 mins
New $5m Augmented Reality Studio Here First Of Its Kind In S-E Asia
Rei Kurohi Local media tech company Oceanus Media Global (OMG) has launched a production studio equipped with technology similar to what was used to create virtual sets for the Star Wars TV series The Mandalorian.
2 mins
NTU lab aims to create robotics, automation solutions
A video and analytics system that monitors humans and their robot co-workers in a factory, and sounds an alarm when an accident is about to occur.
2 mins
Maersk posts record quarter, but warns of shocks to come
Inflationary pressures, falling demand may shrink margins, slow container volumes
2 mins
Sun Ops Set To Shine Again
Trainer Desmond Koh prays the speedy sprinter has overcome his bleeding problem
3 mins
GOH GOES FOR FOUR MEDALS ON THE TRACK
S'porean runner, who is closing in on three national records, also hopes to break them
3 mins
HK actor Nick Cheung worries about wife Esther Kwan after her brother's death
Lim Ruey Yan Retired Hong Kong actress Esther Kwan's younger brother died in a hiking accident last month and her husband, actor Nick Cheung, is worried about her.
1 min
Kim Cattrall Talks About Sex And The City Reboot For First Time
Actress Kim Cattrall (right), who played the sexy publicist Samantha Jones in the television series Sex And The City (1998 to 2004), has opened up about her exclusion from new reboot And Just Like That... (2021 to present).
1 min
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