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Rush-hour downpour freezes HCMC traffic
Heavy rain during Wednesday afternoon’s rush hour triggered severe traffic congestion on roads around Tan Son Nhat Airport, while floodwaters quickly rose across many parts of HCMC.
Amid pressure for easy solutions and better tools, economists’ discipline is key: PM Wong
They must act based on the principles of economics – price, cost, incentives – when shaping policy decisions
Indonesia targets free public schooling amid funding concerns
Indonesia is pursuing plans to make public schools free at all levels, stretching from kindergarten to university, but mounting pressure on the state budget could hinder the government from pulling off the massive undertaking, analysts have said. President Prabowo Subianto summoned his ministers last week to discuss a plan to “accelerate the implementation of free education in public schools”, according to a statement released by cabinet secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya on September 23. “Free...
Bee Cheng Hiang customers’ e-mail addresses exposed in Singapore’s first case of AI-related data breach
There is no evidence of further misuse, says the Personal Data Protection Commission
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Ex-deputy IGP appointed as FAM Integrity Committee chair
Ayob to serve in role for the remainder of the 2025-2029 term.
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SNAPSHOT | New FAM chief regrets 'heritage' players scandal, vows no repeat; AG to liaise with Nepal on 55 missing M'sians
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From Gold to Platinum to Major: Sky’s the limit for Singapore’s national marathon, say new organisers
With all 9,000 local slots snapped up, up to 52,000 runners will hit the streets for the race
Marble Mountains calls for support to promote world heritage
The Mable Mountain landscape site, located 8km from the city on the banks of the ancient Cổ Cò River, was formed as an island around 25 million years ago.
Southeast Asia faces ‘sleeper’ food crisis from Hormuz fertiliser bottleneck
A hunger crisis could creep up on Southeast Asia if the region does not guard against export restrictions amid a fertiliser shortfall, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Secretary General John Denton has warned. On the sidelines of the Future of Trade Forum in Singapore on Wednesday, Denton urged the city state, as the next Asean chair, to prioritise the “sleeper issue” for the region. He argued that the real story centred on food, despite the Strait of Hormuz gridlock being widely seen as...