The Straits Times - May 16, 2022
The Straits Times - May 16, 2022
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May 16, 2022
S'pore swimmers clinch 4 more golds at SEA Games
Quah Jing Wen reaching down to her sister Ting Wen as they celebrated Singapore's victory in the SEA Games women's 4x100m freestyle relay last night.
1 min
Car traders brace themselves for deeper supply chain crisis
Delays in model launches, longer delivery timelines
4 mins
Devotees celebrate Vesak Day with physical rituals again
Visitors abide by measures imposed at temple grounds and celebration venues
2 mins
Residents in dengue hot spot stay home, keep windows shut
Current largest cluster covering several areas in Bukit Timah has over 350 cases this year
3 mins
Shanghai To Start Reopening Businesses Today
Beijing declares three more days of mass daily tests as city battles small outbreak
3 mins
Summit with Asean a good opening move as US steps up its game in Asia
It is a slightly ageing adage, but nevertheless still true: that 90 per cent of success in life is just showing up.
2 mins
Britain Says Russia Has Lost A Third Of Its Forces In Ukraine
Battle for Donbas intensifies; Ukraine stages counteroffensive near Russian-held Izium
3 mins
Malaysian durians set to double in price as output falls
The price hike was due to a 50 per cent drop in the fruit's production due to weather conditions, he added.
1 min
Malaysian minister meets Myanmar counterpart from shadow govt
Malaysia's Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah has met his counterpart from Myanmar's National Unity Government (NUG), a shadow administration outlawed by the ruling military junta, in the group's first open engagement with a South-east Asian country.
1 min
Jokowi, Musk Discuss Investments In Indonesia's Nickel Sector
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has met Tesla chief executive Elon Musk in Texas to discuss potential investments and technology, Indonesia's government said in a statement.
1 min
N. Korea Reports 42 Deaths, Taking Swift Measures' Against Virus Outbreak
North Korea said yesterday that 42 people had died as the impoverished country began its fourth day under a nationwide lockdown aimed at stopping its first confirmed Covid-19 outbreak.
2 mins
Pope declares 10 new saints, including Dutch priest killed by Nazis
Pope Francis yesterday declared 10 people saints of the Roman Catholic Church, including an anti-Nazi Dutch priest murdered in the Dachau concentration camp and a French hermit monk assassinated in Algeria.
2 mins
Grace Fu Tests Positive For Covid-19 While In Copenhagen
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu has tested positive for Covid-19 while visiting Copenhagen to attend a ministerial meeting on climate change.
1 min
CHAMP'S LASER FOCUS EARNS HIM 2ND GOLD
Up a weight class to face stronger rivals, ju-jitsu fighter still walks away with title
2 mins
Silver feels like Atienza’s ‘biggest win’
For three days and 54 holes, Aloysa Atienza kept her cool. But after sinking her final putt yesterday for a seven-under 65 that secured her a silver in women's individual golf, she finally allowed herself to savour the moment.
2 mins
Silver feels like Atienza's biggest win
For three days and 54 holes, Aloysa Atienza kept her cool. But after sinking her final putt yesterday for a seven-under 65 that secured her a silver in women's individual golf, she finally allowed herself to savour the moment.
2 mins
Plenty of positives despite exit, say Lionesses' coach and captain
Sceptics had predicted that they would be cannon fodder, but Singapore's women footballers bowed out of the SEA Games yesterday with their dignity intact but also their reputation enhanced.
2 mins
FOUR GOLDS MAKE UP FOR SETBACK
Teong breaks mark while Quah, Gan and relay women also win
2 mins
Conte hails 'fortress' as pressure now on Gunners
Following Tottenham Hotspur's nervy 1-0 Premier League win over relegation-threatened Burnley yesterday, Spurs boss Antonio Conte joked he would be sweating over Arsenal's game at Newcastle United.
2 mins
Emotional win for Ukraine at Eurovision
Ukrainian rap and folk band Kalush Orchestra won the Eurovision Song Contest last Saturday, as European viewers and juries delivered a symbolic, pop culture endorsement of solidarity behind Ukraine in its defence against Russia's invasion.
3 mins
Britney Spears Stays Strong After Miscarriage
A month after announcing on Instagram that she was pregnant, pop star Britney Spears has posted an update saying she suffered a miscarriage, writing: “We have lost our miracle baby.”
2 mins
Kendrick Lamar drops new solo album
Kendrick Lamar (in a 2016 photo), the rapper whose poignant lyricism has soundtracked the Black Lives Matter movement and compelled many to call him the voice of a generation, dropped his first solo album in five years last Friday.
2 mins
Fred Ward was known for gruff, tough-guy roles
American film and television actor Fred Ward, best known for playing gruff, tough-guy roles in movies such as Escape From Alcatraz (1979), Tremors (1990) and The Right Stuff (1983), died on May 8. He was 79.
1 min
HK Actor Shawn Yue Had A Panic Attack On A Flight To New York
NEW YORK Hong Kong actor Shawn Yue had a panic attack when he flew to the United States recently.
1 min
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