The 62-year-old met with Tan Cheng Bock, the leader of new opposition group Progress Singapore Party (PSP), Wednesday morning and revealed that he had recently become a member. "I joined the party ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Grab Puts Partnership With Troubled Wirecard on Hold
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Southeast Asian ride-hailing and payments company Grab said it had put a partnership with scandal-hit Wirecard on hold, days after the German payments firm disclosed a $2.1 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore telecoms operators select Nokia, Ericsson to build 5G networks
Telecoms operators in Singapore said they had selected Nokia and Ericsson to build infrastructure for new 5G networks. A joint venture between M1 and Starhub awarded one of the city-state's licences s ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Tracing Token to Have Battery That Can Last 9 Months
Singapore is about a week away from rolling out its portable contact-tracing device to help curb the spread of Covid-19. It will be small and may eventually come in different colors. ( read original story ...)
Incheboroun railway journey with Turkmenistan recoveries
The spokesman of Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) declared that Iran's Incheboroun railway boundary crossing with Turkmenistan was revived after four months because a cargo ... ( read original story ...)
‘No-one wants to stay’: Ethiopia under pressure to rescue maids in Lebanon
After she flew to Lebanon in 2017 to work as a maid for a family of eight, Birtukan Mekuanint managed to call her own relatives in Ethiopia only a handful of times. Now he's joining the chorus of Ethi ... ( read original story ...)
‘End neo-slavery’: Lebanon maid abandonment sparks outrage
After preparing dozens of rice packages for out-of-work domestic staff, 30-year-old Tirsit breaks down in tears recounting life as a foreign housekeeper in crisis-hit Lebanon. "The (recruitment) ... ( read original story ...)
Empty Fridges As Lebanon Economic Crisis Bites
Lebanon's economic crisis has led to a collapse of the local currency and purchasing power, plunging whole segments of society into poverty as exemplified by near-empty fridges in many households. ( read original story ...)
European lawmakers protest Israel annexation plans
More than a thousand European lawmakers have signed a joint letter protesting Israel’s planned annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank, saying such a move would “be ... ( read original story ...)
European MPs condemn Israel’s annexation move
Letter by 1,080 parliamentarians from 25 nations urges world leaders to prevent Netanyahu's controversial land seizure. ( read original story ...)