The Straits Times - April 21, 2024
The Straits Times - April 21, 2024
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April 21, 2024
MOE: Info of parents, teachers of 127 schools leaked after app hack
The names and e-mail addresses of parents and teachers of 127 primary and secondary schools were leaked after a mobile platform on students' personal learning devices was hacked, said the Ministry of Education (MOE) on April 19.
2 mins
New Bedok hospital campus will be pandemic-ready and tech-enabled
The EGH Campus will have about 1,400 beds and be ready by 2030
4 mins
Russian bought 88m of gold from dealer here to launder funds for invasion of Ukraine
A Russian man bought more than US$65 million (S$88 million) worth of gold bullion held in Singapore in a money laundering conspiracy meant to fund the Russian military's invasion of Ukraine.
3 mins
Minister, MPS receive letters with fake photos and threats
Vivian Balakrishnan, Tan Wu Meng among dozens of people hit with extortion demands
1 min
Young addicts feed on easy online access
Online sellers send numbers in drug rehab to highest since 2008 - many are young and repeat offenders
5 mins
How followers help fund 'Appointed Son of God'
MANILA-Filipino domestic worker Reynita Fernandez, 50, once believed the salvation of her soul depended on rice cakes her church forced her to sell surreptitiously to other migrant workers spending their Sundays at Lucky Plaza mall in Orchard Road in Singapore.
6 mins
Blast at Iraq army base housing pro-Iranian forces kills 1, injures 8
One person was killed and eight wounded in an explosion and a fire at an Iraqi military base housing pro-Iranian armed groups in the early hours of April 20, said the Iraqi security forces' media unit.
2 mins
Hundreds flee Myanmar border town to Thailand as clashes erupt
Fighting ensues after an ethnic armed group, its allies overrun military bases around town
4 mins
Ukrainian drones strike Russian fuel depot, substations in major attack
KYIV - Ukraine attacked eight Russian regions with dozens of longrange strike drones, setting ablaze a fuel depot and hitting three power substations in a major attack early on April 20, an intelligence source in Kyiv told Reuters.
1 min
US House set to vote on 129.3b aid for Ukraine, Israel, Tatwan
Unusual four-Bill package, which includes potential TikTok ban, expected to pass
2 mins
Hotels shuttered and restaurants emptied in Hualien after quake
Normally vibrant tourism industry the latest quake casualty in the Taiwan county
3 mins
Remote Indonesia volcano erupts again after thousands evacuated
A remote Indonesian volcano sent a tower of ash spewing into the sky on April 19, after nearly half a dozen eruptions earlier in the week forced thousands to evacuate when molten rocks rained down on their villages.
2 mins
US expects to finalise new Aukus trade exemptions in next 120 days
The US State Department said on April 19 that it fully expects to finalise new trade exemptions for the Aukus defence project with Australia and Britain in the next 120 days, signalling a further delay in the move, but offering the prospect of a positive outcome in the project to counter China.
2 mins
X Owner Musk against US Bill to ban TikTok
Mr Elon Musk on April 19 came out against banning TikTok in the US, even if it would mean less competition for his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, as the initiative sees fresh bipartisan momentum in Congress.
1 min
Man dies after setting himself ablaze near Trump trial court
Ex-president not thought to be target of man labelled as conspiracy theorist by officials
2 mins
Retailers in France must warn shoppers about shrinkflation’
Govt orders food stores to display notices for items that have shrunk in size but not price
3 mins
Lack of storm drains means Dubai sees persistent flooding
When record downpours sent water flooding into his Dubai home, Mr Riaz Haq expected the water level to drop once it stopped raining. But instead of falling, the water kept rising.
2 mins
New initiative in Hougang to help youth with life skills
Grassroots organisations get together to help young people better cope with stress
2 mins
Travellers carrying over 20,000 into or out of S’pore to declare online
From May 13, all travellers entering and leaving Singapore will need to make an online declaration if they have more than $20,000 in cash or its equivalent in foreign currency.
1 min
LinkedIn rolls out passport verification feature
Biometric ID option aimed at curbing fraud on platform amid rise in job scams here
4 mins
Why it's not easy to get young voters onside
In January 2004, months before he took over as Prime Minister, then DPM Lee Hsien Loong laid out his political vision for Singapore in a speech to the Harvard Club.
4 mins
The surprising statistics behind supercentenarians
Lies, damn lies and longevity.
4 mins
Entrepreneur sells his home to fund biotech start-up
He regards decision as investing in a vision that could benefit many lives in the future
4 mins
Fancy working part-time as Al's tutor’?
After her second child was born, Ms Chelsea Becker took unpaid leave and found a side hustle: training artificial intelligence (AI) models for a website called Data Annotation Tech.
3 mins
Some US colleges will soon charge US$100,000 a year
It was only a matter of time before a college would have the nerve to quote its cost of attendance at nearly US$100,000 (S$136,000) a year. This spring, we're catching our first glimpse of it.
4 mins
NO STOPPING KOSI IN EW BARKER
Reigning Singapore Horse of the Year all set to chalk up win No. 19 in handicap feature
2 mins
ANSON GOING PLACES WITH SHOT PUT MARK
RI boy bounces back from discus setback to qualify for Asean Schools, SEA Youth meets
2 mins
Herro plays like Butler to turn on the Heat
The Miami Heat shrugged off the absence of star forward Jimmy Butler to crush the Chicago Bulls 112-91 in their playin eliminator on April 19, and earn a clash with Eastern Conference top seeds Boston Celtics in the first round of the National Basketball Association (NBA) play-offs.
2 mins
‘A LOT OF FUN’ FOR VERSTAPPEN
Champ has perfect day, taking pole after winning the sprint race in Chinese GP
2 mins
Al protection at Paris Games wildly beneficial’
American skiing great Lindsey Vonn has welcomed plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) to shield Olympic athletes from vicious online hate, recounting how she was \"wildly harassed\" before the 2018 Winter Games.
2 mins
Invest in the SPL or it won't grow: Pennant
Nearly eight years ago, former Arsenal and Liverpool star Jermaine Pennant bid farewell to the SLeague the same way he arrived with a lot of buzz and fuss.
2 mins
Chinese swimmers tested positive, won golds: Report
Twenty-three top Chinese swimmers tested positive for the same banned substance seven months before the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021.
2 mins
Cats and coffee mix in a quixotic but aimless novel
DEPLORABLE CONVERSATIONS WITH CATS AND OTHER DISTRACTIONS
2 mins
A lively history of otters, crocodiles and other Singaporean Creatures
What claims do animals - say, the Zouk otters of social media fame, the feared and dengue-carrying mosquito Aedes aegypti Singapore's most iconic orang utan Ah Meng Singaporean? or have to being Surely not by dint of legal citizenship or self-identification, but perhaps by the status Singapore's human denizens and policymakers have bestowed on these creatures.
3 mins
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