The Straits Times - May 13, 2022
The Straits Times - May 13, 2022
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May 13, 2022
Surcharge for taxi rides from Changi Airport to go up by $3
The surcharge for taxi trips starting from Changi Airport will be raised by $3 from next Thursday until June 30, in a move to increase the supply of cabs there.
2 mins
Shanghai Combs For Last Virus Cases; Beijing Suspends Some Taxi Services
The Shanghai authorities combed the city yesterday for its last Covid-19 cases in the hope of clearing the way for escape from a six-week lockdown, while Beijing curbed taxi services to keep a lid on its smaller outbreak.
2 mins
North Korea Orders National Lockdown
It confirms first Covid-19 outbreak, with Omicron variant detected in capital
2 mins
Ukraine Claims Gains On Battlefield, Shuts Russian Gas Flows On One Route
Ukraine Wednesday reported pushing back Moscow's forces in a counterattack that could signal a shift in the momentum of the war and shut gas flows on a route through Russian-held territory, raising the spectre of an energy crisis in Europe.
2 mins
Russia Poses Most Direct Threat To World Order, Say EU Leaders
They also discuss growing concerns on role of China in Asia and beyond at talks in Japan
2 mins
Umbrella body of Indian groups can engage youth, help businesses: President
A newly formed group of Indian organisations can engage youth with activities that encourage sharing of new ideas and expertise, and bonding, between people from different backgrounds, said President Halimah Yacob yesterday.
1 min
TerraUSD And Luna Crash, Triggering Cryptocurrency Sell-Off
Investors panic after stablecoin loses US dollar peg due to massive withdrawals
3 mins
PM Lee meets Vietnam leader ahead of summit
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh in Washington yesterday, ahead of the AseanUnited States Special Summit.
2 mins
Astronomers Reveal First Image Of Black Hole At Milky Way's Centre
An international team of astronomers yesterday unveiled the first image of a supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy - a cosmic body known as Sagittarius A*.
2 mins
Sri Lanka Gets New PM Amid Efforts To Quell Civil Unrest
Political veteran Wickremesinghe has to lead nation through crippling economic crisis
3 mins
Chinese jet aborts take-off, catches fire, causing minor injuries from evacuation
China's Tibet Airlines said all passengers and crew had been evacuated from an Airbus A319 plane that caught fire after an aborted take-off in the south-western city of Chongqing yesterday.
1 min
Najib, Anwar cross swords over political stability, integrity
Ex-PM argues for bailout of oil and gas firm while opposition chief calls for forensic audit
2 mins
FOSSIL OF PREGNANT REPTILE RECOVERED
Chilean scientists have successfully recovered one of the world's most complete ichthyosaur fossils with intact embryos from the Tyndall Glacier in Chile's Patagonia region.
1 min
Take Global Food Crisis As An Opportunity To Raise Awareness Of Wastage
Letter of the day
1 min
ICA: Avoid Peak Hours If You Are Driving To Malaysia This Weekend
Expect jams today from 3pm to midnight, as well as tomorrow morning and evening
2 mins
Seven taken to hospital after accident involving taxi and two cars
Seven people, including a twoyear-old boy, were taken to hospital after an accident involving two cars and a taxi on Wednesday afternoon.
1 min
Safety criteria for urban robot use in the pipeline
Benchmarks aimed at minimising chances of accident such as between a robot and person
2 mins
Dream Cruises calls for creditors to file proof of claims
Troubled cruise operator Dream Cruises has called for its creditors to file proof of their claims by next Thursday.
1 min
Zverev, Tsitsipas on semi-final collision course
Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas made it through to the quarter-finals of the Italian Open yesterday, increasing the prospect of a last-four clash between the pair.
2 mins
Vietnam celebrates as party kicks off
The SEA Games returned to Vietnam after almost 20 years last night with a dazzling light show and spectacular pyrotechnics witnessed by over 20,000 spectators in a packed My Dinh National Stadium.
2 mins
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