The Straits Times - June 15, 2022
The Straits Times - June 15, 2022
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June 15, 2022
Imports of kampung, black chicken can resume as Malaysia eases ban
Malaysia has partially lifted its ban on chicken exports, allowing poultry producers and importers in Singapore to bring in live kampung chickens from across the Causeway.
2 mins
Hot demand for peak-time tickets ahead of S’pore-JB train service resuming ops
Travellers have snapped up weekend peak-time tickets for the train service between Johor Bahru and Woodlands, which resumes operations on Sunday.
2 mins
South Korea’s truckers reach deal with government, end strike
Striking truck drivers in South Korea reached an agreement with the government late yesterday, ending an eight-day strike that added to the strain on global supply chains.
2 mins
Singapore offers environment tech firms need to thrive: Heng
It has infrastructure, backed by constructive regulation, to facilitate innovation, he says
2 mins
Beijing In ‘Race Against Time' To Contain Virus Surge
Testing and lockdowns loom as police probe bar linked to cluster of close to 300 cases
3 mins
Food Security A Key Priority On G-20 Agenda This Year
Food security will be a key priority this year for the Group of 20 (G-20), amid concerns that more people worldwide are at risk of going hungry due to challenges.
2 mins
Affordable transition to clean energy vital: Indonesian minister
Financing will affect projects relevant to transition and the prices consumers pay
2 mins
Covid-19 Opened Up Opportunities For Companies To Digitalise
Covid-19 has presented companies around the world with new areas for growth, despite the challenges and disruptions it threw up over the past two years.
2 mins
Indonesia can overcome next Covid-19 wave: Health minister
He says that barring new variants, nation will be ready to treat virus as endemic later this year
3 mins
G-20 To Set Up Fund For Initiatives To Deal With Next Pandemic
The Group of 20 (G-20) will be establishing a new financial intermediary fund that will support international initiatives to prepare the world for the next pandemic, said Indonesia’s finance minister.
2 mins
Spain Melts Under Earliest Heatwave In Over 40 Years
Fans, air-conditioning, swimming pools, cold drinks or ice cream – all remedies were welcomed on Monday in Spain, as Spaniards weathered the earliest heatwave in over 40 years.
1 min
Ukraine Says Forces Holding Out In Eastern City, Last Bridge Gone
Russia to open corridor to evacuate hundreds of civilians from chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk
3 mins
Cambodian court jails rights activist, 60 others for treason
A Cambodian court handed down jail sentences yesterday to about 60 opposition figures, including prominent lawyer Theary Seng for conspiring to commit treason, in a mass trial condemned by the United States and human rights groups as politically motivated.
2 mins
Ohio Law Makes It Easier For School Staff To Carry Guns On Premises
Teachers and other school employees in Ohio will be able to carry firearms into school with a tiny fraction of the training that has been required since last year, after Governor Mike DeWine signed a Bill into law on Monday.
2 mins
Trump ‘Detached From Reality', Full Of Conspiracy Theories
Former A-G also says Trump claimed major fraud ‘right out of the box on election night’
3 mins
Famed Jumbo Floating Restaurant fades into the sunset
Jumbo Floating Restaurant, a famed but ageing Hong Kong tourist attraction that featured in many Cantonese and Hollywood films, was towed out of the city yesterday after years of revitalisation efforts went nowhere.
1 min
Exhibition to showcase batik as shared S-E Asian cultural heritage
Batik is traditionally linked to Java, but batik clothing today weaves together Indian, Chinese and Malay elements to create a distinctly South-east Asian cultural heritage, said local fashion designer Tan Sheau Yun.
2 mins
Common World View The Basis Of S'pore-German Friendship: Wong
DPM Wong holds fruitful talks with visiting President Steinmeier
2 mins
Brunei commander conferred top Singapore military award
The commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, Major General Pahlawan Haji Muhammad Haszaimi Bol Hassan, was conferred Singapore’s Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) or Meritorious Service Medal (Military) by President Halimah Yacob yesterday.
1 min
LOOK FOR GOLD IN SATURDAY’S SPRINT
Silent Is Gold and Golden Monkey stand out in $110,000 Group 3 feature for three-year-olds
2 mins
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