The Straits Times - June 20, 2022
The Straits Times - June 20, 2022
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June 20, 2022
Commuters welcome restart of KTM train service to JB
Tickets for popular time slots around weekends mostly sold out
2 mins
DPM Heng tests positive for Covid-19 while in Germany
Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat has tested positive for Covid-19 while in Germany, and will not be attending the inaugural financial technology (fintech) conference Point Zero Forum.
1 min
Treating EV charging as essential service will drive consumer adoption: Experts
Proposed safeguards to ensure networks are not disrupted will boost confidence, they say
4 mins
Indonesia cattle farmers battle disease outbreak ahead of festive demand
Late last month, livestock farmer Sulistiyanto observed that two of his 12 cattle had lost their appetite.
2 mins
Sri Lankan troops open fire to quell unrest over fuel
Sri Lanka’s military opened fire to contain rioting at a fuel station, officials said yesterday, as unprecedented queues for petrol and diesel were seen across the bankrupt country.
1 min
Thousands pay tribute to fallen activist in Kyiv memorial
Mr Roman Ratushny was a leading figure in Ukraine’s pro-European Maidan (independence) movement, an anti-corruption activist who fought against Russian forces with the Ukrainian army.
2 mins
Aboriginal flag to fly permanently on Sydney Harbour Bridge
The Aboriginal flag will fly permanently on the Sydney Harbour Bridge as part of a “healing process” and reconciliation efforts with Australia’s indigenous community, New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet said yesterday.
1 min
Death toll mounts as mudslides, floods hit Indian state
Massive flooding and mudslides in India’s north-eastern state of Assam killed at least 17 people over the weekend, bringing the death toll to 62 since the region’s rainy season began about a month ago, officials said yesterday.
1 min
S. Korea's Blue House now open to public
President's office, 'returned to the people' after 7 decades, listed as a must-visit site for tourists
3 mins
France votes, with Macron's majority at risk
Initial projections expected from polls that could change the face of French politics
3 mins
Spanish PM set for big defeat in key battleground of Andalusia
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialists were yesterday heading for a heavy electoral defeat in the country’s most populous region of Andalusia, highlighting the scale of the challenge he faces to win re-election in a national vote due next year.
2 mins
Biden takes tumble during bike ride in Delaware
President Joe Biden said he was fine after briefly falling off his bicycle while coming to a stop to meet onlookers after a morning ride near his Delaware beach home.
1 min
Europe's travel sector faces more disarray amid labour woes
After 21 years as a service agent at Air France, Mr Karim Djeffal left his job during the Covid-19 pandemic to start his own job-coaching consultancy.
3 mins
Israel says warplanes hit Hamas sites in Gaza after rocket fire
It says it will suspend an increase in Israeli entry permits for Gazan workers
2 mins
Hurkacz and Berrettini serve notice
Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz and Matteo Berrettini of Italy warned the tennis world yesterday that they are ready for Wimbledon, after winning grass-court finals at Halle and Queen’s Club respectively.
2 mins
INDONESIA IS 'SPECIAL' FOR TAI OPEN TITLE
World No. 2 wins women’s singles on eve of 28th birthday, cheered by full-house stadium
2 mins
WONG STRIKES WIN NO. 200
In-form Malaysian jockey reaches milestone with the Shane Baertschiger-trained Be You
2 mins
'10.6: ONLY A FEW CAN ACHIEVE IT'
Ahead of July's world meet, Fraser-Pryce clocks year's fastest time of 10.67sec again
2 mins
POSITIVES DESPITE STALEMATE
Both sides winless but Albirex get first point while Balestier break scoring duck
2 mins
Haaland, Nunez show how the No. 9 has evolved
It took Erling Haaland a couple of seconds to notice something had changed. Late last month, the Norwegian striker was inside the Manchester Institute of Health and Performance, patiently and quietly going through the many and monotonous steps of the medical exam that was part of his move to Manchester City.
4 mins
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