Doses are on sale for as much as US$1,000 (S$1,328) a shot, according to US media.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
The Grab-Altimeter Spac merger underscores how graduating from universities like Harvard still helps to open doors.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
It will help boost digital connectivity and offer network diversity between the regions.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
The Bangladeshi worker recovered after becoming infected last April but tested positive again last month.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
The authorities ordered Internet providers to enforce the latest ban “until further notice”.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
An online community named Bursabets was created on Thursday and already boasts over 4,800 members.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
The blast on Jan 10 badly damaged the exit ladder from the mine and the communications system.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
It could be the largest overseas share offering by a South-east Asian company.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - WhatsApp on Tuesday (Jan 12) reassured users about privacy at the Facebook-owned messaging service as people flocked to rivals Telegram and Signal following a tweak to its terms.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
Whether in Paris, Kuala Lumpur or California, they fear they can no longer survive on meagre earnings from jobs that leave them increasingly vulnerable.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
Zhang Zhan, 37, was convicted over her posts about China's response to the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
Digital banks will not have a physical presence and all banking services will be done online.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
BANGALORE - When the results of India's biggest engineering entrance exams came out last week, eight of the top 24 scorers were from the southern state of Telangana - the most for any region.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
The drugmaker said that the vaccine could be around 90 per cent effective, when administered as a half dose followed by a full dose a month later.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
It is aimed at strengthening Singapore's position as a leading tech hub.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
The highly pathogenic virus was found in wild bird samples 84km from Seoul.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
The results are generated automatically in under a minute.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
Users are promised anonymity when using the chatbot.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
SINGAPORE - A new labelling scheme to indicate the cyber security levels of home appliances has been launched in Singapore, with plans to have the standards adopted at an international level.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
STOCKHOLM (NYTIMES) - The scene at Norrsken House Stockholm, a coworking space, oozed with radical normalcy: Young, turtleneck-wearing hipsters schmoozed in the coffee corner. Others chatted freely, at times quite near one another, in cozy conference rooms. Face masks were nowher … | Continue reading
SMS alerts will also be sent to a smaller group of people who were at locations assessed to pose a higher risk of transmission at the same time as Covid-19 cases.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
The airborne pathogen may have wafted upwards through drain pipes, which was what happened in Hong Kong 17 years ago during the Sars outbreak.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
This will be the first Apple's third store in Singapore. . Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
This could provide new avenues for vaccine and therapeutic development, experts say.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
The Singaporean-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (SGC) has announced plans to establish a Plastics Recycling Association and a Centre of Excellence for recycling here, with the eventual goal of turning Singapore into a regional hub of excellence in plastics recycling.. Rea … | Continue reading
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's alcohol industry is in high spirits following the win of one of its own on the international stage.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
KYOTO - A globetrotter buddy pings me on WhatsApp one Sunday afternoon at 2.50pm. "Hey, my friend has a virtual Kyoto flower tour at 3pm," she says. "Somebody pulled out last minute. You interested?". Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
Yeo Jun Wei, also known as Dickson Yeo, pleaded guilty to one charge of operating illegally as a foreign agent.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
The stereotype of the chess player is someone who is smart, logical and good at maths. This is why so many parents around the world are keen to get their children playing chess - in the hope that the game might help to boost their child's intelligence levels and help him succeed … | Continue reading
Riders can use their devices only if they are mounted or used in a hands-free manner.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
Scientists in 32 countries have outlined evidence showing that smaller particles can infect people and are calling for the WHO to revise its recommendations.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
MANILA (REUTERS) - None of the US$2.1 billion (S$2.93 billion) missing from scandal-hit German payments firm Wirecard appears to have entered the Philippine financial system, the central bank said on Sunday (June 21).. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) - YouTube has been deleting comments critical of China's ruling party due to a software flaw, the company said on Tuesday (May 26) in response to criticism of the practice.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) - Some 108 million people in China's north-east region are being plunged back under lockdown conditions as a new and growing cluster of infections causes a backslide in the nation's return to normal.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
HONG KONG (AFP) - Tests on hamsters reveal the widespread use of facemasks reduces transmission of the deadly coronavirus, a team of leading experts in Hong Kong said Sunday (May 17).. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
BEIJING (REUTERS) - Chinese coffee chain Luckin Coffee Inc fired its chief executive and chief operating officers following an internal probe on fabrication of annual sales numbers, the company said on Tuesday (May 12).. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
WARSAW • Poland's election day yesterday will be one for the history books as polling stations remain closed and turnout will clock in at zero due to a political crisis set off by the coronavirus pandemic.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
The Spot robot is fitted with cameras to help it estimate the number of visitors in the parks.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
BRUSSELS (BLOOMBERG) - In an art deco building in the heart of Brussels, Belgium's leading scientists gather daily to announce the country's coronavirus toll. It's been grim reading.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
The rise and fall of Hin Leong is a tale of humble beginnings, business acumen, and luck. But above all, it shows that Mr Lim was willing to bet, and bet big, in the loosely regulated and opaque world of oil trading.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
Those who do not risk a $300 fine. Kids below the age of two and those engaging in strenuous exercise will be exempted.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
Don't want to unlock your phone by entering your six-digit passcode? Read on.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A new study examining air samples from hospital wards with Covid-19 patients has found the virus can travel up to 13 feet (four metres) - twice the distance current guidelines say people should leave between themselves in public.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
Zoom has since changed some default settings for education users, and is adding passwords for its free basic users.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Back in late February, when the US thought it had sealed itself off from the coronavirus, a Chicago resident with mild respiratory symptoms went to pay his respects at a funeral as a friend of the family.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
TAIPEI (REUTERS) - Taiwan's Cabinet has told government agencies to stop using Zoom Video Communications' conferencing app, the latest blow to the company as it battles criticism of its booming platform over privacy and security.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading
Dr Antonio Castelli shares what it is like to face Covid-19 on the front line at the Luigi Sacco Hospital in Milan. | Continue reading
The massive Bill passed the Senate and House of Representatives nearly unanimously.. Read more at straitstimes.com. | Continue reading