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Bangkok tuk-tuk driver fined after asking The Weeknd concertgoers $120 for 15-minute ride
A Bangkok tuk-tuk driver who demanded 4,000 baht (US$120) from two tourists for a ride from The Weeknd's concert has been fined after posting a video of the dispute online.
Singapore’s worsening haze threatens business activity, but GDP impact ‘limited’: analysts
Some firms face productivity losses, but others could benefit from higher demand for air purifiers, masks
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Govt risks erosion of public trust by shrouding Najib's house arrest in secrecy, say critics
They say the full details should be made public as the rakyat deserve to know.
Five security volunteers injured in pipe bomb attack in Yala
Two homemade pipe bombs were thrown into a security unit’s operational base in Bannang Sata district, Yala province late on Thursday evening, leaving five security volunteers injured.
Middle East war affects bunker sales in Singapore in September
This is despite more vessels arriving in the Republic
Middle East war affects Singapore’s September bunker sales
This is despite more vessels arriving in the Republic
Haze-hit Singapore parents call for Hong Kong-style school air con
Salon manager Alice Pang says her 10-year-old daughter has likened the visibility inside her classroom in Singapore to Malaysia’s Genting Highlands, but while the mountain resort is often shrouded in fog caused by water particles, her child’s active imagination may have been triggered by worsening haze plaguing the city state. Pang told This Week in Asia that her daughter, whose classroom did not have air conditioning, was already suffering from bad sinus, and the haze had made her eyes...
Haze-hit Singapore parents call for Hong Kong-style school air con
Salon manager Alice Pang says her 10-year-old daughter has likened the visibility inside her classroom in Singapore to Malaysia’s Genting Highlands, but while the mountain resort is often shrouded in fog caused by water particles, her child’s active imagination may have been triggered by worsening haze plaguing the city state. Pang told This Week in Asia that her daughter, whose classroom did not have air conditioning, was already suffering from bad sinus, and the haze had made her eyes...
Indonesian governor’s Singapore trip adds fury to forest fire, haze crisis
The governor of an Indonesian province bearing the brunt of weeks of raging forest fires has sought to douse anger over his trip to Singapore, as Jakarta “welcomed” help from its neighbours choked by transboundary haze to contain the crisis. East Kalimantan Governor Rudy Mas’ud, who was spotted having breakfast with his wife at the famous integrated resort Marina Bay Sands in a photo posted online on Sunday, said he travelled to the city state for a medical check-up. Rudy’s clarification came...
Indonesian governor’s Singapore trip adds fury to forest fire, haze crisis
The governor of an Indonesian province bearing the brunt of weeks of raging forest fires has sought to douse anger over his trip to Singapore, as Jakarta “welcomed” help from its neighbours choked by transboundary haze to contain the crisis. East Kalimantan Governor Rudy Mas’ud, who was spotted having breakfast with his wife at the famous integrated resort Marina Bay Sands in a photo posted online on Sunday, said he travelled to the city state for a medical check-up. Rudy’s clarification came...