Primary and middle school students in Mongolia to have milk 3 times a week
The program will be implemented in phases starting May 1. In the first phase, 19,300 primary and middle school students of 8 schools will be included.
National affairs
All employers in Singapore must fairly consider flexi-work requests from Dec 1 under new rules
The tripartite workgroup aims to sensitise employers, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises with less advanced human resource processes, to consider flexi-time and…
Opposition victory upends South Korea’s ruling party’s plans
The People Power Party's plans to merge Gyeonggi Province's Gimpo into Seoul— known as the so-called “Megacity Seoul" project—could be scrapped, as well as the relaxing of…
Dengue cases on the up in Singapore; patients say the illness can be dreadful
More than 5,500 people have contracted the infection in the first 14 weeks of 2024, according to the National Environment Agency, and seven people – most of them elderly –…
What led to South Korea’s ruling party’s defeat?
A slump in the economy coupled with pressure from rising food prices and loan interest are factors in the defeat of the ruling party, according to an expert.
Vietnam property tycoon sentenced to death for fraud, ordered to pay $27 billion compensation
Truong My Lan’s company had a network of 1,000 fake companies and the value of her asset appropriation, which occurred during a 10-year period, was equivalent to over 10 percent…
Malaysia orders Meta, TikTok to counter harmful content amid religious controversies
The move came after a spike in reports on offensive material made to social media platforms, even as the government grapples with rising tensions over religious controversies in…
Presidential office denies deferring South Korea’s medical student hike
Despite the continued impasse, Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong said the government is ready to discuss the quota hike with the medical community in an “open manner.”
South Korean assembly race heats up as early voters turn out in historic numbers
The main opposition Democratic Party, while stating that the high turnout would be to its benefit, is wary of more people voting early, leading to a drop in voting on the day of…
Senior doctors positively assess meeting with President Yoon
A major doctors' association on Sunday vowed a unified response with trainee doctors and medical professors to the government's medical school quota hike plan.