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  2. Posts tagged: The Straits Times (Page 164)

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Taiwan says 5 Chinese coast guard ships entered waters near front-line islands

China’s coast guard in February began regular patrols around the Taiwan-controlled Kinmen islands, which are close to China’s coast, after two Chinese nationals died trying to…

  • Published: February 28, 202411:30 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Can discarded oyster shells help shape a greener future for Singapore?

Ms Yukie Yokoyama, 27, an ecologist at Dutch environment and engineering consultancy Witteveen+Bos, and her team created Singapore’s first artificial oyster reef near the jetty…

  • Published: February 28, 202411:12 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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More Malaysians opting for gig work, raising fears of skilled worker shortage

The record numbers, representing more than 17 per cent of the country’s workforce, are a marked 25 per cent rise from the 2.4 million self-employed workers recorded in 2021.

  • Published: February 28, 202410:50 am
  • Author Zunaira Saieed
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Singapore to build world’s largest facility to help remove CO2 from ocean

The planned facility will also produce some 300kg of hydrogen daily, which can power the plant or be used in other industrial applications.

  • Published: February 28, 202410:05 am
  • Author Cheryl Tan
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Taylor Swift lands in Singapore ahead of first concert on March 2, convoy arrives at Capella

Even before her first concert at the National Stadium on March 2, Taylormania has swiftly drummed up excitement in the singer’s sole South-east Asian destination.

  • Published: February 28, 20248:55 am
  • Author Aqil Hamzah
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Malaysian NGOs march to demand that PM Anwar government implement promised reforms

The NGOs pointed out that it has been more than a year since Mr Anwar took power in December 2022 but the reforms that he promised, such as abolishing detention without trial…

  • Published: February 28, 20248:40 am
  • Author Azril Annuar
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Indonesian media outlets expect to conclude deals with digital platforms by August

The new publisher’s rights regulation takes effect in August and aims to level the playing field between the media and big tech firms, which have garnered the lion’s share of…

  • Published: February 27, 20242:30 pm
  • Author Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
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‘What’s happened to the human soul?’: Former S’pore president Halimah on Gaza crisis

In a Facebook post, Madam Halimah highlighted the dithering on efforts to reach a ceasefire, stating that “international laws and international bodies are rendered irrelevant”.

  • Published: February 27, 202410:23 am
  • Author The Straits Times
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Satellite images reveal floating barrier at mouth of disputed atoll in South China Sea

One of the images taken by Maxar Technologies on Feb 22 showed the barrier blocking the mouth of the shoal, where the Chinese coast guard last week claimed to have driven off a…

  • Published: February 27, 20248:29 am
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Businessman Philip Chan designated politically significant person under S’pore’s foreign interference law

The Ministry of Home Affairs said that Mr Chan should be designated as a politically significant person, as his activities are “directed towards a political end in Singapore”.

  • Published: February 26, 20242:28 pm
  • Author Aqil Hamzah

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